Ain't it the truth. Like you, I had never heard of neuropathy until about eight months ago. I had severe pain in my lower back and buttocks from a ski fall in 2016. I got the pain under decent control until 2021 when it came back with a vengeance, sort of out of the blue. We moved to Delaware in 2023. Had to get new docs for Pain Management and PCP. Had a pain pump implanted after an excellent trial. It did not provide any relief. In July of 2024 I had an EMG that showed neuropathy, aka nerve pain. It wasn't until about November of 2024 that the more insidious symptoms began to show up... pain and tingling in extremities. Now, even walking is problematic. I never felt "old" (I'm 77) until these symptoms showed up. Yes. the pain, tingling and whatever is happening at the moment occupies just about every waking moment of my day. We can only hope and pray(seriously, PRAY) that medicine will be able to find some answers to this plague called neuropathy.