Hi, I'm a new member. I'm 61.

My neuropathy journey:
My peripheral neuropathy was originally misdiagnosed as nerve entrapment caused by being overweight, and also as a podiatry concern (tight shoes), then lumbar radiculopathy. It is still undiagnosed. Most of the likely candidates have been at least tentatively ruled-out: I don't have diabetes, and it could have been alcohol related, or brought on by obstructive sleep apnea, but it's progressing too fast for those (especially since my apnea is treated and I stopped drinking). I've had a spinal MRI, an EMG/NCS test and a full neuropathy blood workup, as well as seeing a podiatrist. My neurologists are currently trying to get me admitted to speed up the testing cycle. Their current guess is either auto-immune or paraneoplastic syndrome, but they'll be looking at genetics, heavy metals, and other things as well.

At this point my feet are about 1/2 numb with pain and some muscle loss. My fingers are and hands are starting to go numb, I get tingling and numbness in my calves and thighs, and have some autonomic symptoms (difficulty swallowing being the most concerning), and a few other things. I had very few symptoms last spring - just intermittent big-toe numbness and some thigh pain while exercising. Now I notice new or worsening symptoms almost weekly. If you're new to neuropathy, I wouldn't let this worry you, my doctors tell me it's very rare for it to go south this quickly.

Other than that, I feel fine :).

Anyway, thank you all for sharing your stories and allowing me to share mine. Cheers.