[FRIAM] Spine Surgery

[Owen Densmore]

Good to know! Good luck with your surgery. And .. it must be the weather ..
Dede is having a hip replacement!

Aging: an Art. .. and as usual, not for sissies!

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 7:13 PM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This morning at "physical Friam" we talked briefly about the severe neck
> and back pain I experienced, before I got the medications that relieved it,
> and the prospect of surgery that I face. Shortly after that I met with the
> surgeon and I thought some of the things he said were interesting.  For
> example he said some people with the same presentation in terms of MRI feel
> mild pain and others feel excruciating pain.  Some people benefit from the
> surgery greatly and some don't.  Some people get relief from a given
> medication that doesn't help others.  It sounds like it's a very
> frustrating, ambiguous area. I decided to go ahead with the surgery. I
> think the fact that my left arm is partially paralyzed makes this a more
> clear decision and may make coverage by insurance more certain. For people
> with pain only sometimes the pain resolves after a few months anyway.  I
> was very impressed with Dr. Watson. He's extremely straightforward, willing
> to explain technical medical things in detail. I decided to have the
> surgery done and by Monday I should know the date. Another thing I learned
> because I mentioned to him the all the ads on television for Laser Spine
> Institute and that my neurologist said to stay away from those people.  He
> said that on March 1st they closed all offices nationally and they are out
> of business.   I had no idea but it'll be a relief not to have to watch all
> those ads.
>
> Frank
>
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