I was told today by my neuro in front of my mom (who drive me cause I still don't feel safe driving right now) that I have painful polyneuropathy. He took a pin to my whole body and the only part it hurt was mid to lower back...the rest he poked and jabbed and if i closed my eyes I would have thought it was his finger...he said I have significant nerve damage and my diabetes needs to be in better control. They have been high due to fever and wheeze and low grade fever, which means it is out of my control. And then he went on to say that I just started on cymbalta today and at only 30 mg, I have to wait 3 more weeks before I contact him and he thinks my pain will be significantly less. Until then, oh well............even though my dx is now including PAINFUL polly blah blah...so why cant he provide me any relief??? I just don't understand....and the best part-get this- he told me I need to excercise every other day at the BARE minimum and get my heart rate up for 20 minutes...Ok, lemme get this straight 1)I am hurting 2)I have chronic pain as said by the dx he gave me 3)My legs wanna fall off just walking to bathroom and back from living room4)I was told I need to strengthen my tummy and my legs will hurt less 5)I can't lock my legsbecause it worsens vertigo...but I can't walk as if I have been walking in space and come back to gravity 6)He says the MRI will mostly be normal, he isnt holding any hopes it wont be anything but normal and show nothing to suggest something other than neuropathy 7) that what he sees is totally nueropathy, and that's all...so what now??? I go to MRI tomorrow and hold no candle of hope for anything changing...become a whiner about pain when the meds don't work...suffer silently and give up any hope of leading a life other than ugghhh, grrrr, i hurt, another day wasted, no quality or substance to enjoy...he said i am young, i can go do it. yea, I hurt and am going through chemical upset with medchanges adding and subtracting...ssssssssssooooooooooo, i guess...well, nothing...pathetic huh?? 'It's just me' keeps running thru my mind...sorry, just kinda feeling sorry for myself. ~ melanie