I saw Dr. Hey last Friday and was very impressed with him and his office set-up. I took all of my old xrays, CT scan and MRI's. They were all scanned and put into his computer system. With his computer system, he is able to bring up old and new x-rays to compare them side by side. He showed me what was going on and explained everything very clearly. Sad to say, the disc above my fusion is gone and I have arthritis at the L1-L2 level now. We will treat it non-invasively for the time being with water therapy and the use of a back brace when needed. If I don't feel any better after the winter, we will move up to the next step of cortisone shots. He told me that he thought my nerve pain is probably permanent. I was thankful for his honesty. My pain is annoying but not disabling, and is helped with Neurontin, so I am thankful for that. To save my having to travel two and 1/2 hours to see him, he said we could communicate by telephone and email. I thought that was great.
Interestingly, he told me that he and Dr. Rand worked together several years ago to develop the anchor bolts for pelvic fixation.
Good thoughts to all who are considering surgery or have recently had surgery. I do check up on you but don't always have time to weigh in.
Sally
Interestingly, he told me that he and Dr. Rand worked together several years ago to develop the anchor bolts for pelvic fixation.
Good thoughts to all who are considering surgery or have recently had surgery. I do check up on you but don't always have time to weigh in.
Sally
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