Hi, I don’t have pins and needles but I do have a bit of an uplifting story. I broke a toe four years ago and within a month, had EM. It took a few years to get a diagnosis and in that time, I became disabled. Couldn’t walk very far. Could not even trick-or-treat around the block with my kids. I am a professor and would sometimes give the class a quick break and run out in the snow or cold to cool off my feet. The pain was debilitating.
I got diagnosed about 15 months ago and am now doing really well. It took about 9 months for my doctor to settle on a med regimen but she found one that works pretty well, so well that my family and I are in Paris this term where I walk 4-5 miles a day. I haven’t flared much since we got here in January. It is warming up and with that comes flares but they are not as painful or as long lasting as they were. I’m not hiking in the mountains or skiing or anything, but I did get my mobility back.