Here's another note about the OMEPRAZOLE : I never took the full dose of one capsule/day. I divided the 18 pellets that were in each capsule, and and just consumed 6 pellets for a daily dose - which was the minimum to soothe my GERD condition. It may likely be the reason that my "single affected point" neoropathy is justified as a minimal damage exposure. I am currently trying the vitamin regiments off the internet to encourage the so-called Mitochondria to repair the effected nerve - of which some are stating that usually takes several years to travel from the spine of origin to the end of a limb. In contrast, my current VA primary (including the nursing staff) tell me ..."there is no cure". A PCP had given me B-12 along with the Gabapentin, which rhyme's with some of the natural concoctions found on the web. Eventually, the local VA hospital said I had gall stones, and then finally found a 3 cm cialic anyurism via ultra-sound. The CT scan confirmed, and the doctor asked me if I felt pain after eating a large meal...and I get to figure it out later, that I probably never had GERD to begin with. I became fatter after quiting cigarettes, and it took less food in my stomach to put pressure upon the cialic anyurism, that would cause the discomfort after I had eaten. Lazy PCP should have ordered an ultra-sound from the onset of the original complaint. My records altogether will have the evidence to file a VA malpractice claim if it results in amputation, and I think the drug Mfg'rs of Omeprazole should see a day in court likewise for not speaking of the known peripheral neoropathy side affect.