Hello John, Thank you for your prompt reply and for your welcome to the group. I hope to find some solace here while sharing my experience with others who can relate. It is very lonely out there. I have just recently started to investigate this further as a client of mine who is now a friend told me she has post-herpetic neuralgia caused by the herpes viruses. She has small fiber neuropathy also and we share the same symptoms. She was diagnosed by an infectious disease specialist and is now going to a pain clinic. Thank you for sharing the article. I will add it to my pile... and I hope to hear from others as well.