Avoided Shoulder Replacement Surgery and Reduced A1C from 8.1 to 5.7

Toby Arnold (00:00) I'll tell you, I went from... from April to just three weeks ago from an 8.1 in April A1C to a 5.7 and losing about 35 pounds. it's the lifestyle change that incorporates into Schacter's approach to joint health and I think that's springboarding everything into healing and repair. My name is Toby Arnold. I live in Seymour, Texas, an hour west of Wichita Falls, and I work for a John Deere dealership, and I'm a field technician. I figured out that I was overweight, and my A1C was really high at 8.1 at 52 years old. That's not good. I'd had a previous shoulder surgery repair for labrum, rotator cuff, bicep tendon and some bone scurs. It's fairly major and the ortho had said I'd had about five years and I would probably need a replacement and this is the third year after the surgery, and... middle of the night, waking up with shoulder pain, and my wife had watched the video with Josh and we got on board and started taking some treatments. I've done one platelet and one bone marrow and life's been a lot better. What made me say "yes" to Pinnacle was just the fact that I didn't want another surgery. I didn't want to face a shoulder replacement. night was a big issue. But just seeing the webinar with Dr. Schacter, and... I did watch some testimonials on YouTube, and I really thought that it was just worth the shot. If there was one thing that would prevent me with the program would perhaps have been the cost. it costs a lot, yes, but can you afford not to do it? And that's where I was, and I couldn't afford not to take this chance. The things that I tried in the past that did not work were, physical therapy, bio freeze, other pain relievers. I think that this was kind of detrimental, but I was on a pretty heavy regimen of ibuprofen and Tylenol three to four times a day. But it was just masking it. What surprised me the most with Pinnacle was just... they made me feel like I was just part of their team. Being able to just personally reach out to Dr. Schacter and the whole office. Just the overall personal feel that you get, and the care. They listen. To me it's very amazing. And that was my experience with them and encourage everyone else just to... at least just sit down and talk with them. What I'm doing now after Pinnacle, before - not to get too personal - but my wife is a hugger, and laying in bed, I'm on her right side, and my left shoulder was the one with all the pain and I couldn't, for... less than a minute's time, be able to hold her with my left arm without it just shooting pain. I've been able to allow her to go to sleep right there, and be holding her. And just overall at work. I'm able to do my job a whole lot more efficiently now. I still have a little pain but it's nothing of a severe, uncomfortable level where I I have recommended Pinnacle to five friends so far, and I'll continue. I definitely recommend it to everybody that I can.