Living with Neuropathy

I am 51 yrs old. I was and am very active. I was a competitive cyclist for 8 years. Riding between 250 and 400 miles a weak. In fact a had a “heart” attack when I was 49 after I came in from a 50 mile bike ride. The “heart” attack was caused by a peice of plack that broke off of an artery wall and got stuck in the one artery that had a 20 percent build up.

According to the cardiologist I was lucky since the other 3 had NO build up and I could have died if the plack made its way to my brain. So why is this important- I was relatively pain free and healthy apart from the plack getting stuck. The doctor put a stent in and then started me on 80 mils of Lipitor. I had a terrible reaction to the Lipitor BUT the doctor refused to take me off. I had terrible muscle cramps and this buzzing in my head like an electrical wire that had a short in it. After 8 months I took myself off Lipitor. But during that time I developed a pain in my feet that hurt so bad I could hardly walk.I have NEVER experienced such pain. I went to a foot doctor who diagnosed me with Neuropathy

I got injections in my feet that releived the pain for a while. I changed my diet to exclude caffein and hard alchohol- I also began a vegan diet. The diet changes have given me releif to the point that I can exercise again. I have gotten to where I can walk and run up to 6 miles a session. The book that really helped was “Reversing Heart Desease” by Dr. Dean Ornish. If you are up to it you may want to implement the diet changes outlined in his book. JWS