If there was ever anyone that deserved more than 5 stars it would be Dr. Naeem! I was diagnosed with Very Severe Gastroparesis in July of 2016. This is my story.... After an Abdominal CT scan, a Colonoscopy, an Endoscopy, and a Nuclear Medicine Gastric Study, I was diagnosed with Grade 4 (Very Severe) (68% of anything I put in my stomach was still in my stomach 4 hours later) Gastroparesis, Moderate Chronic Gastritis, and Microscopic Lymphocytic Colitis. Until June of 2016, I was perfectly fine with no symptoms of anything. Unfortunately, I had a sudden bout of the flu that left me with a severely paralyzed stomach that rendered me unable to eat or drink much of anything while being in pain so severe that I couldn't get out of bed. I had never even heard of Gastroparesis... What I came to find out was that the treatment depends on the severity of the condition and that in most cases, treatment does not cure the disease, that it is a chronic condition and once you have it, you better find a way to live with it. Unfortunately, because I was diagnosed with Grade 4, which is the worst level on the scale, I needed to come to terms with learning to live with this. My gastrointestinal doctor gave me a prescription for Reglan and said that was all that was on the market to treat the symptoms of the disease. I never filled the prescription. I learned that the medication had been black-boxed by the FDA because the side-effects were permanent. I did not want to end up with body twitching, tics, tremors, slurred speech, and Tardive Dyskinesia - an irreversible neurological movement disorder that is permanent from taking the medication!
My daughter-in-law suggested that I try acupuncture. I asked her to do some research and make me an appointment. I was so sick and was losing weight fast because I was unable to eat anything but rice and chicken broth. That is when Dr. Naeem came in to the picture. The first week or two I saw him three times a week, and he made me some Chinese herbs to help my stomach calm down. After the very first week, my stomach pain was all but gone. I was still eating cautiously, but I stopped losing weight and began to steadily improve. I graduated to two times per week in a hurry and stayed at twice a week for the first year and a half. My gastrointestinal doctor was completely shocked that my symptoms were all but gone because of Acupuncture and that I had never taken the medication that he had prescribed. After two years of witnessing my improvement, my gastro doctor asked me to provide Dr. Naeem's contact information because he had other patients that he felt needed to be informed about Acupuncture as an alternative treatment to mainstream medication! Now that is progress!
While gastroparesis does not have a cure, my symptoms are completely under control because of Dr. Naeem! I continue to see him once a week and over the years he has treated me for a variety of other issues that have come up. I had a mountain bike accident, I tore the tendons away from the bone in my elbow, cataracts are forming in my eyes, various aches and pains, and I have three bulging discs in my neck. Just the perils of getting older, I guess. The great news is that while he keeps my gastroparesis under control, he also treats all of the other things that might be ailing me. I have come to learn that there is simply nothing that he can't either fix completely, treat the symptoms of, take the pain away from, or just make feel better! And, he does it all without the use of any of those medications that you see on television with three full minutes of warnings of what will happen when you take the drug! My appointments with Dr. Naeem are all about me and it's the only time each week that I get to relax and enjoy my time. As a business owner, wife, and mom, I don't have much of that. I am so pleased with what he has done for me that he has me as a patient for life! You will never find a more kind, genuine, caring, compassionate, loving doctor. If you want to feel better, go see him! He will change your life, just like he changed mine! read more
