[daniellar]

Hi,
My fiance has just been temporarily diagnosed (has not yet been confirmed u ntil test results come in) with herditary PN, symptoms being severe and debilitatin burning in his feet and shins. He initially herniated a disc (L5-S1) back in November 2006 and thought that the burning in his feet and legs was caused by sciatica. After 8 months off work and in excrutiating pain, he finally had a discektomy to remove part of the herniation that was pressing on his nerves. His back got better but the burning in his feet worsened. It took doctors here in Canada until September 19th 2007 (2 months shy of a year) to diagnose him with PN.
He has been taking Gabapentin since the surgery and this has not helped. The only other drug he has been perscribed to try and alleviate some of the burning sensation is a new drug called Lepryn (I think this is the name?). Otherwise he's been told there's not much else that can be done. He has been off of work for 10 months and can not go back unless the pain is somehow managed.
Has anyone had a similar experience or heard of any other treatments that may work??