Hi John thanks for responding. I read your story and it seems like, for you, it took several years for it to reach your knees? I checked out the foot care discussion group thanks for referencing it. I will check out the FB page that you mentioned. I do not have any numbness in my feet at this point just the burning feeling. I was worried about the numbness causing a person to be unsteady on their feet, have you had any issues with that? I have heard about the medicine gabapentin and that it has some nasty side effects as well as Lyrica. Do these medications slow the progression or just help with the pain? I am already on some medications for my chronic pain so hoping to not add any additional meds to that. Do you find that walking helps with your neuropathy? That was a suggestion given to me. I didn't really understand that the nerves were being damaged from, in my case, the diabetes and I find that a bit scary. I also was hoping that there was better care that could be given to help with the neuropathy other than with just the pain. Do you find the numbness to be hindering with activities that you want to do? or do you just power through anyway? I had thought my neuropathy came on quickly, but when I thought about it more I realized that I had a light burning feet feeling off and on for many years just not bad enough to be bothersome. Sorry if I am rambling. lyssia