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when symptoms constantly change. Just as a few of my foot pains were subsiding a little bit, I get hit with possibly the worst pain to date. (well maybe only the worst because it's the newest) The toe on my right foot has been a little sore the past 3 weeks, but yesterday it really manifested itself.

The feeling will be familiar to many of you. The toe pain that feels like you are walking on broken glass with each step. This might be the one that costs me my job as I have to be on my feet several hours a day. I have a similar feeling in the ball of my left foot but it's a little less painful and manageable.

This whole 1 step forward 1 step back nonsense is very frustrating. I'm not even sure how long I'm going to have to hold out for a medication that will give me some relief. I just started gabapentin and I'm sure the neurologist will want to wait a few weeks before even considering a different medication. I'm just not confident that gabapentin is going to help with this sharp debilitating toe pain.

They still haven't found a PN cause either so it's hard to be optimistic that I'll get this under control at the rate I'm going. The only hope I can hang on to is that if I can get 1 symptom/pain under control, maybe there is hope for the others. (rant over)