Update
I got a response from the website I just mentioned. One of the ambassadors called me and said she will get me in touch with a patient Ambassador that had same Surgery. I told her in details what I was looking for, why I contacted them and why I was unhappy with my Doctor's referrals. She said she didn't have in her data any Scoliosis Ambassadors who were my Doctor's patients. She said she will get me in touch with a good Ambassador who matches my criteria, she was very sweet and helpful. I even asked her to refer Doctors to me that do Xlif Surgeries.
Well, I did receive a phone call from an Ambassador a couple of hours later, a lady who had Xlif Surgery 9 months ago. She had a 16 degrees Scoliosis and had a surgery for 2 Herniated Discs. Her Scoliosis she said seemed to stay the same as one of her legs is longer than the other and it is a result of this. She did say her body did change after Xlif surgery as her spine was fused into place, her bones shifted into place and she stands straighter, her posture is better. She had a traditional Herniated Disc surgery 9 years ago and 9 months ago an Xlif one, she couldn't put enough words of how much better the Xlif Surgery results are, she was very happy with her choices and had a fast recovery.
My Doctor did not respond yet, neither his assistant.
I am still missing a piece of the puzzle, why no one get me in touch with scoliosis patients only. I don't want to hear about no other surgery condition involved, just a scoliosis fixation I think my requests are pretty clear..
I was planning the surgery mid June, I already put together all the 'logistics'. For now until I get answers I am still searching..
I got a response from the website I just mentioned. One of the ambassadors called me and said she will get me in touch with a patient Ambassador that had same Surgery. I told her in details what I was looking for, why I contacted them and why I was unhappy with my Doctor's referrals. She said she didn't have in her data any Scoliosis Ambassadors who were my Doctor's patients. She said she will get me in touch with a good Ambassador who matches my criteria, she was very sweet and helpful. I even asked her to refer Doctors to me that do Xlif Surgeries.
Well, I did receive a phone call from an Ambassador a couple of hours later, a lady who had Xlif Surgery 9 months ago. She had a 16 degrees Scoliosis and had a surgery for 2 Herniated Discs. Her Scoliosis she said seemed to stay the same as one of her legs is longer than the other and it is a result of this. She did say her body did change after Xlif surgery as her spine was fused into place, her bones shifted into place and she stands straighter, her posture is better. She had a traditional Herniated Disc surgery 9 years ago and 9 months ago an Xlif one, she couldn't put enough words of how much better the Xlif Surgery results are, she was very happy with her choices and had a fast recovery.
My Doctor did not respond yet, neither his assistant.
I am still missing a piece of the puzzle, why no one get me in touch with scoliosis patients only. I don't want to hear about no other surgery condition involved, just a scoliosis fixation I think my requests are pretty clear..
I was planning the surgery mid June, I already put together all the 'logistics'. For now until I get answers I am still searching..
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