It does help NYCGirl. $10,000 is a lot of money to find out that it is idiopathic, but I bet I have spent close to that as well. It is very scary to not understand what is happening. You can't help but wonder where it is going. I hope mine lets up a bit soon or I think I will lose my mind. It was a great let down to have my doctor tell me that he doesn't expect it to worsen and within days have it do just that. He said that most cases of idiopathic sfn reaches a plateau within the first two years. What have you been told as for the likely progress of this condition?