As a 4th grade teacher, I was on my feet all day and began experiencing severe leg tingling and pain. When the pain in my legs became too uncomfortable, I was referred to a neurologist who performed some tests and decided that I have peripheral neuropathy for which he prescirbed the drug Neurontin. I began taking this drug and the pain in my legs did lessen considerably but I began to lose my memory and would even jumble up words as I read to my class. I became quite concerned.
Dr. Alomar spent considerable time investigating my eating habits. He found that I was eating large quantities of artificial sugars. He advised that I completely remove those from my diet and added more organic whole foods. With this, my leg pain lessened and is almost non-existent. Even though this result was good, Dr. Alomar ordered tests that showed that I did not have neuropathy but rather peripheral arterial disease in my legs. So I was being treated for the wrong condition with the strong medicine by the neurologist.
Dr. Alomar has continued to monitor my progress and has added herbs to my diet rather than medications. With this change in diet and the addition of herbs, Dr. Alomar is hoping that my peripheral arterial disease will also improve.
I had also been on hormonal replacement treatment for over 15 years and Dr. Alomar has successfully taken me off that and replaced the medicine with an herb so I have no hot flashes or other side effects of menopause. He continues to monitor my bone density with tests that hopefully show no further loss due to healthy eating patterns.
I had also suffered from migraine headaches in the past and was given codeine to control the pain. I am now eating healthy foods, exercising daily and taking herbs and have not had a migraine in months.
I can't thank Dr. Alomar enough for his help in getting me off the medications that I was taking. I actually enjoy my appointments with him because he is such a caring, compassionate listener.
