I pushed myself today. I walked over 4 miles broken down into two different walks. I felt like I was walking with lead shoes on especially towards the end but I did it! I have a walking buddy and I have made a commitment to walk with him at least 4 days a week. except during the summer heat and then we have a pool so that will suffice for my exercise.

Someone here was dissing on Philly. Yeah I know but this is my city and despite all, it has excellent healthcare services in fact some of the best in the country. I understand University of Penn has an amazing Neurology Program and someone on another forum mentioned it and all his doctors are doing for him. I was surprised as most these doctors just throw drugs at you but these guys do initial testing and then set you up with a program and do regular rechecks to access the progress. They do not believe the condition is permanent but rather just slow in healing but improvement will be seen if you live right. Sign me up!

Feeling good and keeping the faith.

Was it me?

My son lives there, near Temple, and I have watched the decline of the City for years now. I used to LOVE Philadelphia....now I only go there to see the kid and get a Cheesesteak from the guy near the bell.....

Icehouse, yeah, Philly has gotten very bad. That area by Temple is especially bad. I see just last night another cop is dead and a couple years ago a friend of my son's was robbed and killed right in broad daylight while walking his little dog. They had the video and showed it on news. Wished I had never watched that. Somethings can't be unseen. The kid is very compliant, hands over his wallet and was murdered anyway. His little dog just sat by his dead body. This DA is very soft on crime and so criminals rule.
I am building up my stamina in walking. It's kinda fun with a pedometer and it has become a game of sorts. I am always trying to one up my buddy.

Oh, and I started Alpha Lipoic Acid. I have read it takes several weeks to be effective. Perhaps that is why none of these supplements seems to help? I give them only a few days and then just assume they aren't helping. I must give them more time to work.

Don't know what's going on with our weather but I find it scary. Other than a couple very cold days it has otherwise been springtime weather. I would rather it get colder than warmer.

442 days sober. I have had some neuropathy symptoms lately probably due to stress (I am leading a construction), still it is managable. Also had no chance to sleep 8 hours every day, but I found that a stable sexlife helps too, which now I am lucky to have after a long period of abstinence. I am still fighting it. I discovered that the same level of stress or sugar gives me less symptoms as time passes. I take that as improvement. Still neuropathy is a good indicator I might slow down and eat well and not to drink again.

4230 days sober!

Feeling good, walked about 2 miles today in the mountains and spent too much money at the Belk

Trees are starting to bud and it's warm...I love living this far south!

So some questions as I realize still being within two years of last drinking is still fairly early in any recovery process, but I have a couple questions for some of you more veteran members.

First, does anyone else have some GI issues when their neuropathy flares up? I have noticed in times I feel the worst, I am also in the bathroom more.

Also, has anyone else gone from stretches of what you might call mostly mild flaring to much more significant? Again, I am probably in that year and a half range of things, and this has been a very surprising uptick considering I hadn’t had much flaring, and certainly of any significant note, recently.

Again it’s awesome to see those who continue to grow that days since number, and mine is well beyond the one year mark, too!