@mikead63
At first I disagreed with your statement "that it will probably get worse not better." Although mine did get worse for awhile as far as the condition itself, going to stage 4, but as far as symptoms are concerned it improved greatly. The pins and needles, aching, burning, stinging, stabbing, and all the other horrible pain sensations eventually all went away and were replaced with numbness. Even
though I have complications of neuropathy induced E.D., bladder & bowel issues and leg weakness. I feel my neuropathy symptoms have gotten worse but also significantly improved over the last 40 years. I don't assume any of my conditions will necessarily get worse. Just because an illness is getting worse, that doesn't mean it will always continue to worsen. Like my neuropathy I also have epilepsy for almost 60 years, 45 of those years my seizures were uncontrollable but at age 59 after 13,000+ thousand seizures for whatever reason my seizures stopped as long as I didn't miss my medicine. So regardless of how bleak the future may seem thankfully conditions don't always continue to get worse. I believe when we have a negative attitude it does far more harm to our bodies.
Take care,
Jake