Mine started mildly at 38 and went full blown at 39.

Oh, I wish I were in my 30's or 40's. Well, maybe not. I like being in my 60's some days.

But if you are asking when NT members first had PN symptoms, then I would have to go even lower than your question. Mine began in my late 20's.

If you are looking for members that are in your age group that are experiencing the same plight, then I am too old.

Hope all the young ones here will respond to your thread.

Mine fully blasted me the week of my 38th birthday in Feb 2014. I has some pretty obvious signs the year or so leading up to that.

I am. Have been dealing with chronic pain for more than a decade.

Well Hopeless, then you are the one we shall look for wisdom since we don't have that yet

How did yours start? Was the cause ever found?

I will be 69 soon.... but mine started when I was about 30 or so, and worsened during my pregnancy...due to hypothyroidism not properly diagnosed at the time. After medication in my 40's my PN reversed in my feet, except for a bit of numbness in two toe tips. I can still get flares in my hands and have to wear my wrist braces if I overdo my hand use. I cannot hand sew with a needle for over 10 minutes. I had to give up crochet when I was pregnant.
But I don't have symptoms in my hands on a daily basis anymore.

My PN today is relatively stable. Severe low pressure weather will flare pain for me, but I have escaped progression. My arthritis/lupus now is much more problematic for me. And I am prediabetic like many here now.

Hi mrsD,

So glad to see that I was not the only one in the 60's category brave enough to respond to this thread which was directed to a younger audience.

Thanks for not leaving me alone in this thread of younger people.

Sad to see that so many are afflicted at such an early age and that most of us older ones have been dealing with PN for so many decades.

Hoping everyone with any type of PN will have better days in their future.

Hi Healthgirl,

You are so sweet to mention wisdom BUT, I only said I was OLD, not wise.

With age comes wisdom. (Not for everyone.) I may have missed that boat.

There is a lot of learning that can be had from those younger than oneself, too.

Hi Healthgirl,

Sorry I forgot to answer your question in my first reply to you.

The general consensus is nerve damage occurred during a surgical procedure in 1977 and then just continued to worsen with time.

Since then, other nerves have been affected but from other reasons.

What nerves were damaged?