Hello. I want to start off my first thread by saying I have had physical pain since February 1996, when I fell 20 feet off a repelling board while training for the Air Force. I ripped my ACL and other ligaments apart in my right knee. That injury has had a domino effect over the years and now I've got numerous other conditions and I was diagnosed with autonomic neuropathy yesterday and was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy about a year ago. The V.A. will be running more tests on me and I am seeing a neurology specialist in a month to see how severe it is. I have been seeing a podiatrist for 6 years now. I've had one surgery on my left foot and 4 on my right knee. I'm at the point of feeling like I want to give up. The pain is becoming so unbearable that I just sit in my recliner with my head back and my eyes closed. I don't enjoy TV and movies like I used to. I can't really follow plots well because I zone in and out so much. I play chess sometimes on my computer but I've lost cognitive abilities to think. I'm not dumb either. I have 3 degrees including a masters degree in business management I earned while in the Air Force taking night classes. Five years ago I was in pain but could deal with it and it wasn't terrible. Now, however, it is completely unbearable! I just don't know what to do. My podiatrist told me that being 42 years old and dealing with this type of pain, that if I live to be 70 or 80 I will most likely be in a wheelchair. I already have a wheelchair in my garage but keep staring at it with horror. I don't want to go in it. I used a wheel walker now (with a seat to sit on) that I get around in. I have to go in an electric cart at Wal-Mart. I'm just so scared with this pain. I don't know where it is going. My mother and 3 dogs are my only comfort besides meds (including 4 hydrocodone pills a day). Does anyone have any suggestions or maybe would talk to me if they have this condition. I truly would invite anyone's support and encouragement. God bless you and thank you for taking the time to read this.