After reaching the end of the modern medicine road and still being in a lot of pain, tons of side effects, new muscle spasms and nerve pain, I decided to try natural medicine. My neighbor told me about this herbal specialist in Portland that helped a friend of hers who had severe liver problems and was given only two months to live. She is doing fine now. The guy is a little bit "far out there", but I have an open mind and am willing to try whatever to get well. It has been one week without any pills and I am doing pretty well, not perfect, but a lot better. I am taking 8 different herbal remedies and bee pollen as well as not consuming any red meat, milk, cheese, peanuts or soy. My stomach feels great, I have more energy, I seem to be losing weight, no headaches and the pain levels have gone down. I hope this continues....I will let you know.