Good question. They clearly indicate that there are many causes of PN, so I'm guessing that they mean to imply something similar about what PN itself can cause. (And if PN always led to OA, I assume I would have heard that from either my neurologist or my orthopedic doctor.) I'd just be interested in learning if a lot of others who post here have had both.

HAVE had? I have both, and would love to be in the "had" category (past tense, meaning have no longer)!

However, I've had OA much longer than I've had PN.

Doc

Sorry! I'm learning that any form of the past tense is probably inappropriate for this disease and its various ramifications..... And along the same lines, I'm facing a problem that's probably all too familiar to others on this board: how to respond to well-meaning friends and relatives who wish me a speedy recovery and say things like, hope you feel better and better every day....

IMO, Grin & bear it. Say something like, "Thanks, I'm working on it," or whatever works for you. Yes, these folks mean well, but don't & can't understand, and never will unless it happens to them. Hopefully, you do or will have a few very special friends/relatives who you can be frank with, and explain the situation in more detail, or give them some websites/articles whose explanation fits what you'd like them to know.

Other than that, it's like when folks say, "Hi, how are you?" or "How ya doin'?" It's a polite greeting; they don't really want to know in any detail. It's Ok.

We've had some discussions on this subject, though I can't recall or find them at the moment, and I don't want to drag this thread off on that tangent....

Doc