Most of me accepts that PN is going to be with me for the rest of my life since it came on six years ago. Lucky for me it's never progressed past my knees, although I notice quirky things like I can no longer feel injections in my arms. The "pain" aspect of it hasn't gone past my knees, it's just those occasional flares that cause me to go 4-6 weeks with excruciating pain that I can't accept. I'm just out of a six week cycle, brought on myself trying to wean myself from flexeril, bad mistake, I have to accept that my med cocktail is what keeps me at a tolerable level. It works and that acceptance is what I need to come to terms with, and yes I do occassionally have a pity party and want the old me back, but its a party of one so its over rather quickly.....Coming here has been more beneficial than anything else, we are all in this together!