[Ragtop262]

Last night I realized that it had been exactly one year since this crazy journey began. I took some time to go back over my notes and reflect a bit on what has happened, where I’ve been, and where I’m headed.

I realized that I've been so focused on the little roller coaster of how I feel from one day to the next, that I haven't been thinking about the big roller coaster of how things have progressed over the period of a year.

I'll spare many of the details, but I went from waking up one morning last July with ringing ears, to twitching muscles, then cramping, to bottoming out in December when I had to take time off work because I could barely get up and down the stairs (looking back - more due to "fatigue" than actual muscle weakness).

After testing at least ruled out MS/ALS, or any other really bad problems, my strength started to come back, only to be replaced by the burning feet and other signs of SFN. By February, I really thought I was once again going to be missing work due to the pain in my feet.

Shortly after that, I landed on this site and eventually joined the forum. Based on the advice gained here, I improved my diet, began exercising again, reduced stress, and began taking supplements (17 different ones at last count). More recently I had genetic testing done, and found that I have significant mutations affecting methylation - so I'm addressing those as well.

It honestly wasn't until I started looking back, that I realized I have regained much of the life that I had lost back in the dark days last winter. My strength and energy level is back up, and my feet don't seem to hurt as bad as they once did (or maybe I'm just getting used to it).

Anyway, I realize I have much to be thankful for. One of those things is the great people that frequent this forum. I'm not sure what caused my problems, I'm not sure why they have improved, and I'm not sure if the improvement is temporary or permanent. But, I'm pretty sure all the suggestions everyone has provided are helping significantly.

I'll keep checking in here, and hopefully I'll be able to offer some helpful advice to someone else. I hope and pray that my improvements continue - and that everyone else here finds some comfort and improvement as well.