After being hospitalized for pancreatitis, I stopped drinking for 5 years.
It was during this hospital stay that I was Dx'd with PN for the first time.
I had been self medicating with alcohol and had overdone it.
I'd had the same sx for years, but my PCP in the HMO was a real incompetent dud saying it was in my head cause he hadn't a clue. I fired him and changed insurance. Now I'm on Medicare with supplemental, and choose whichever doctor I wish.
When I drink now, sometimes I can feel it in my feet after one drink- but other times not.
I now limit my consumption more reasonably.