That's interesting George - when you look back over the last few years, and you question the aches and pains that, well I did anyway, I put down to 'getting older'. I did ask Professor Yin how long he thought I had had Amyloid for before diagnosis and he seemed to hint it would have been a good year or two and judging by the amount I have in my kidneys I guess he could be right. I know for a split second sometimes say when I was making the bed, I would really catch my breath, but as soon as I did, it passed, however, I now know with my cholesterol level reaching 20.7 that it was putting pressure on my heart.
The neuropathy is such a weird feeling but the thing that hurts me the most is kneeling down - if I'm on my own I actually allow the 'ouch' to come out (it helps!). I really feel like a 'Wooden Top' - remember them from many years ago? Sometimes I experience shooting pains. I have a pain in my left arm that feels like someone is cutting it off with a blunt knife (though I'm sure a sharp one would hurt too!). But is it all Amy. Non Amy sufferers like to tell me that they too suffer aches and pains on getting old! Irritates me a bit that one!
Lovely to hear from you - whereabouts in England are you?
Lesley