Same here. I never complained for years about the PN pain. Last April I had spinal reconstructive surgery done (unrelated to PN) which went well but I caught all those infections you never want to catch in a hospital. I ended up staying in the hospital for 8 months. There were days I didn’t think I was coming home. I don’t remember a lot of things that occurred during those 8 months. My wife and daughters talk about what happened but I don’t recall most of it. My wife and daughters were there for me every day so you may want to chat with your husband about your pain. PT and OT are painful but I want to get back to a normal life. We travel a lot and I still have a bunch of places left on my bucket list. And our grandchildren are getting married and having children . So my plan is to see all 9 grandchildren married and meet my great grandchildren. No matter how long that may take. Dream on. Sorry you had to give up teaching. Two of my daughters are teachers and they love what they do. I walked away from engineering at MIT after 33 years because they were downsizing their Oceanography program and I accepted their buyout package. Then I went to work for BAE Systems on Long Island as an engineer for 9 years before retiring for good.