Hi Everyone,

I've been reading this message board a lot lately as my PN is getting worse and I'm looking for answers. I wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions.

First of all, I'm a 45 year old male that started having symptoms probably 4 to 5 years ago. Initially I would get burning, pain and cramping in both of my feet at night. Usually worse when I just finished a bike ride. Over time, the pain in my feet got worse and worse to the point that it hurts to walk for any length of time greater than 5 minutes. I can't walk on my hardwood floors because they hurt so bad.

I first saw my family doctor and he did some blood tests which showed a number of things including high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, glucose a bit high - 118, and a few positive ANA readings that had me sent to a Rheumatologist.

She ordered two EMG's over two years, but really didn't do much else. The EMG's showed mild deficiencies, but nothing great.

Through all of this, my feet have gotten worse and worse and now they burn almost all of the time. I started seeing a Neurologist who prescribed Gabapentin. He then referred me to the University of Penn to their Peripheral Neuropathy specialist. The gabapentin was really bothering all of my joints. I had a hard time typing on my keyboard (and I work on a computer all day). So, he has now switched me to Elavil.

Both medications are making me terrible. Neither Doctor has suggested anything else other than increasing the meds and trying different ones until I get some relief. I'm not feeling very positive at all about any of this.

So, I saw the posts by Wing42 - A program to heal nerve damage and reduce PN symptoms - that has a whole plan laid out. I see these were written in 2006. It's been a number of years and I'm wondering how people who have followed this program are feeling now. How long does it take to feel some relief? Where do you buy all of the supplements? Looks like it could cost a fortune.

Sorry for the long post. I'm in a lot of pain and not feeling very good about the path that the Neurologists are laying out.

Hoping to find some other alternatives.