“How’s the neuropathy?” is a hard question to answer well. Most people say “about the same,” which is usually a guess. Symptoms fluctuate, memory smooths things out, and the things that matter most — balance, foot safety, function — aren’t what you notice day to day. So here’s a structured self-audit across five domains. Score each one, add them up, and you’ll have something considerably more useful than “about the same” — both for tracking yourself over time and for handing to a clinician.