AdeleARONOW

The Villages

“I went to a podiatrist who thought my pain was coming from bilateral neuromas. He operated on me, gave me injections, cortisone and therapy and it went on and on. I had crevices in the bottoms of my feet you could put your fingers in. The pain was so bad I could hardly walk. I saw five physicians in all. Got lots of opinions — but no diagnoses. Somebody told me what I really needed was a vein doctor. Well, my veins were fine. But then she said, there’s only one doctor I would trust to see you. She said, ‘I wouldn’t let anyone else touch you but him.’

“She referred me to Dr. Qamar.

“When I met him, the minute he walked in and extended his hand, I knew I had met a very caring human being. I’d been an administrator in the medical field for 40 years and never met a human being like Dr. Qamar. He examined me, talked to me about my problems and what he thought. Within 14 days I was on the road to recovery. I asked him once, ‘If I hadn’t come to you when I did, how long before I would have had to amputate my foot?’ ‘Not long,’ he said. ‘Maybe a few weeks.’ Someone upstairs was really looking out for me.

“In all I had like nine catheterizations. I have 11 stents. But I can walk now. I can do stairs. I can even dance. My daughter is an R.N. in California and very concerned, naturally. Dr. Qamar gave me his cell number to give to her for her to call anytime if she had questions. Who does that? My granddaughter is going to get married soon and thanks to Dr. Qamar, I am going to dance at her wedding.

“This man takes his time with you. He leaves no stone unturned and he listens. Look, none of us is a doctor. It’s scary and frightening. I’m sure some don’t even know what questions to ask. So, we need someone who cares. Every one of his employees is the same way. He’ll spend the time it takes with you. If that means I may have to wait a bit to see him, I’d wait 24 hours for that man.

“The thing I learned through all this is, if you have doubts about your doctor, if your doctor’s opinion doesn’t sit well, keep looking. Go with your gut and look for the best in their field. You’ll eventually end up with Dr. Qamar.”