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I remember her - Gilda Radner of SNL -I believe she was married to Gene Wilder of Blazing Saddles and Stir Crazy fame.

Well, I guess my point here, is that when we experience new types of pain, or in my case, pain occurring in other areas where I hadn't had it much before - I get frightened.

I primarily thought that PN mainly just affected your hands and feet, not pinching your scalp or caused burning episodes on your back. ...Well - does it? I'd like to know that I'm not the only one feeling this stuff.

I'm also very alone about this condition. The only time I can talk about this appropriately is here -I don't want to be a downer for my girlfriend or family so I do my very best not to mention my pains, even when I'm in a bad flare up. It has already put a big strain on our relationship. It's hard to be the fun-loving guy I used to be, but as time passes, I'm getting better.

I've heard of marriages breaking up over such things.

I think fear itself, has a lot to do with depression and emotion regarding PN. If I knew I was going to be alright after feeling some newer type of nagging pain (as it always does between flare ups) I would not be so stressed over it.

As it was, most of the hot stinging in my back and skin faded out today, and I felt, that had I not stressed out over it so much in the morning, I would have had a much better day.

I've had PN for over a year now, and I'm much better now than a year ago, so, I should have known better. In many ways, I'm healthier now than before, since I don't get ill very often and the only thing that really bugs me now-a-days is the PN pain.

I really have to learn how to control my anxiety over these things. I wonder if any of you feel the same? As well as how you guys cope with it.

I'd really like to know if you guys feel pains in other parts of your body, too. It would make me feel less like a hypochondriac and calmer to know these are normal for PN victims.

Also on another note - I have been seeing new commercials coming out about Neuropathy and treatment clinics and such. It's as if more and more people are getting PN; I've never seen commercials about it before, so why now?

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