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Yes. I paid a chiropractor in Bellingham, Washington about $9000 in January for a 12 week program. They claimed a 97% success rate. The doctor, as well as others in the clinic were very pleasant and helpful. However, it was all consuming. About 4 hours per day at home of anodyne light treatments, Rebuilder TENS foot baths, a completely different diet consisting only of fruits, vegatables and most meats, many supplements that they provided and twice weekly visits to the clinic with the chiropractor or for red light therapy and foot vibrations. After 3 months I was devastated to find no improvement in my neuropathy. I did everything asked of me religiously. My neuropathy was fairly mild. Yet they claimed I was in the 3 percent that didn't respond to the treatment. I became quite depressed and anxious for a month after processing my anger. Feeling I had been scammed. Today I went to a neurologist. A real doctor of neurology and a specialist. He told me it had to be a scam since none of the treatments I received would bring relief. I am now on 100 mg of Pregabalin per day. After only three days of the drug the pins and needles have been reduced by about 75%. Apparently it takes up to a month for the drug to take affect, but the doctor is absolutely convinced that it will take care of most of my discomfort, although my feet will always be numb on the bottom. People in pain are desperate, and we will try desperate measures. I also watched all of the testimonials on the chiropractor's website. They seemed authentic But admittedly, I should have been sceptical about any reviews on the chiropractors website. They could well be biased. In any case, I am moving on and I would recommend anyone considering these treatments not to let them get your hopes up too high. You will be poorer and Things will seem even more hopeless if it should turn out to be completely ineffective. Not to mention feeling relatively stupid for falling for the whole thing. My wife was sceptical the entire time, but she stuck with me because she loves me. It will require an entire change of life style for your spouse as well for the duration of the treatments. The program is called Blueprint for Neuropathy. This is the second time I've tried an alternative treatment with American chiropractor. The doctor I went to was a very good chiropractor. However, when a Chiropractor offers treatments for any condition outside of their area of expertise, such as spinal adjustments, I would be very skeptical. I hope this helps.

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I know exactly what you went through. In our area a chain called Disc Centers of America offered specialized decompression therapy using their machines. You went five times a week for a month to get "decompressed". Along with supplements that supposedly helped to correct bulging discs. I took my latest MRI. The chiropractor in charge didn't like the quality of the MRI (the interpretation showed no significant problems). So, he sent me for a fast CT scan at a local imaging center(they owed him a favor). When we came back, he had the scan ready to show us. "Look at this, see this disc" Very bad. That one is really bulging, etc.". He could get me started the next day. There was a "special". Only $9000 instead of the usual $12,000. Had the loan application ready to go. After clearing my mind, I said that I would take a day or two to decide. I did my due diligence. Turns out these places are mainly a scam, taking seniors hard-earned money for no real help. like you. Yes, when we are in pain, we will grasp at any stick floating by to help us... no matter how unlikely they are. Sorry that this charlatan managed to suck you into that scam. "If it sounds too good to be true, it likely isn't".

Very helpful, thanks.

Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience. We have a community of great folks willing to share their experiences of what works/what doesn’t. I hope you will county to chat with folks in this group.