--sounds length dependent--and bilateral/symmetrical--very common presentation. The difference for you is that more areas of the body were involved than just the extremities. But, while that is less common than neuropathies that stay confined to the arms/legs for long periods, it is not unheard of in autoimmune/toxic/infectious or even some nutritional neuropathies.

The spread seems relatively quick--but would still be classified as sub-acute to chronic, rather than acute ("acute" spread is hours/days to a week or so).