[FRIAM] Spine Surgery

[Gillian Densmore]

Re: Back issues. You have my empathize(?)! Have doctors  flummoxed  on that
one. Hope it goes well for you! And yes their are tons of medical adds on
TV for conditions you didn't know you had. But you really should ask the
doctor. Or Ask the doctor if (treatment here) works for you!. .

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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