Dr. Allen Miner, Health Quest, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

Elisa ~ August 26, 2004

I sought care because, after 3 sinus surgeries, 1 ear surgery, chronic sinus infections, along with chronic ear infections and ears filling with fluid, asthma, and immune deficiency I decided to try chiropractic care.

I began chiropractic care with Dr. Miner in August 2003. I had been on several medications and medical care since November 1998. Neither the medical care nor the medications was working on a long term basis. I decided to try chiropractic care, with much apprehension after trying acupuncture, kinesiology, and other natural methods. With the infections recurring almost every other month, I was prescribed antibiotics and Prednisolone. I was diagnosed with asthma (which I never had before) and was diagnosed with an immune deficiency (never had before). I believe the immune deficiency was because of all the infections, antibiotics and steroids.

Since August 2003, when I began chiropractic care, I have been on one bout of antibiotics, and at times a small dosage of Prednisolone, I have had five doctor appointments since January 2004; four of those were check-ups or follow-ups. My IG levels are slowly improving, which means my immune system is getting stronger. I had suffered nauseas-ness, vomiting, dizziness, vertigo and I was also missing work and missing my active and full life. I am a hot air balloon pilot, and feeling sick had put a damper on my flying. In 2003, I flew only a total of 7.5 hours. By April 2004, I had already logged that many hours, and I continue to fly. The nausea, vomiting, dizziness and vertigo have virtually disappeared, and I am taking one-fourth of the meds I had been taking a year before. It is a joy to wake up in the morning and literally not feel sick. Slowly, my health has improved and Dr. Miner has made a believer out of me, that chiropractic care does work and that your body can heal itself. It is amazing to me that something so simple can work so well!

I first asked myself how I could afford the time and money to do what Dr. Miner offered. I now know I cannot afford not to do chiropractic care. My only regret is that I did not do this sooner. Both my doctor appointments and my prescriptions have cut back tremendously. The best part is I am able to function so much better and I can live my life, actively in a healthy manner. You can’t put a price on that! We so take health for granted, but I know without it, everything else doesn’t matter much because you don’t feel well enough to really care. I know all of this probably sounds corny. I read some of these testimonial letters, and I wasn’t sure how true they were and yes, they sounded corny to me. Trust me, I feel like I was a poster child of ill health and all of that has improved. Yes, I still have a ways to go, as I was sick for many years, so it is going to take time to be 100% or close to it. My world and my future is brighter because my health is better and it took coming to Dr. Miner, trusting in him and in the process of the chiropractic care that he provides.