Ryan...I told a *former* primary care physician that my forearm hurt for a solid year and got smiled and nodded at. I explained that I hadn't injured it and there was no reason why it hurt like that. Luckily - or a word like that - my lower back just went and died on me and I went to a much better specialist. The forearm hurt because of the fibro. I went through hell before the neuropathy was diagnosed, though, so I understand how you feel.
The first time I fired a doctor the feeling was orgasmic. You have to be so damned proactive when you're any kind of a patient that it's almost as if you have to go to medical school before you can be ill.
There are so many things that can cause intense pain. Some big, some small...like the wrong chair, or the keyboard at the wrong height, or twisting your head to see the monitor.
One of my favorite comments about chronic pain is: "The good news is: it won't kill you. The bad news is: it won't kill you."
Aren't nerve conduction studies *fun*?
