Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Hi Judy... Dr. Polly is at the Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis: http://www.tcspine.com/physician.asp?id=13 Regards, On 12/16/03 2:49 AM, " Judy " <judyanthony@...> wrote: > I'm referencing a message from Racine back in September that said Dr. > Polly will be retiring from the military and going into private practice. Does > anyone know how he can be contacted and whether he's retired from military > yet? Thanks, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I had my last surgery done at the Twin Cities Spind Center by Dr. Perra. They take excellent care of their patients and go out of their way to make sure that you have everything you would need. I highly recommend them. > > > I'm referencing a message from Racine back in September that said Dr. > > Polly will be retiring from the military and going into private practice. Does > > anyone know how he can be contacted and whether he's retired from military > > yet? Thanks, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Thanks, it sounds as if you've had a good outcome. Was it revision surgery and did you live in that area at the time? Re: Dr. Polly I had my last surgery done at the Twin Cities Spind Center by Dr. Perra. They take excellent care of their patients and go out of their way to make sure that you have everything you would need. I highly recommend them. > > > I'm referencing a message from Racine back in September that said Dr. > > Polly will be retiring from the military and going into private practice. Does > > anyone know how he can be contacted and whether he's retired from military > > yet? Thanks, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Yes it was revision surgery and I live about 400 miles from the Cities, I couldn't find anyone closer who would even look at me, much less take the time to try and fix the problem. The ride home was not easy but the nurses made sure that I had taken pain medication in advance and sent extra with my parents so that when I did wake up they could give me more. They also had very good instructions on what we should do on the ride home so that I would be more comfortable. They have an entire wing in the hospital dedicated to the spine surgery patients and the nurses are specially trained to deal with us and are, in my opinion, much more understanding than the nurses I dealt with in previous surgeries where I was mixed in with other patients. After my surgery in the Cities one of the nurses stayed several hours later one evening when I was having complications, he had been there with me through the worst and just decided he wanted to sit with me so that I wouldn't be alone that evening. I don't know that I have ever heard of a nurse taking time of their own to spend with a patient. > > > > > I'm referencing a message from Racine back in September > that said Dr. > > > Polly will be retiring from the military and going into private > practice. Does > > > anyone know how he can be contacted and whether he's retired from > military > > > yet? Thanks, Judy > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 The recovery has been slow, but that is to be expected from what I have been told. I had surgery on September 23, 2003 and I am trying to return to work, that isn't going as well as I thought it would so when I go back for my return visit on January 2nd I am going to have Dr. Perra fill out forms for Long Term Disability. They have been really good about answering all of my questions and getting the necessary paperwork to my employer to see that I continue to have financial support as well as medical insurance. That has helped me to not worry as much about my finances so that I can focus more on my recovery. Best of luck to you with your surgery, you are in good hands. > Thanks for the additional info. I hope you're doing well now. It certainly sounds like the Twin Cities facility is exceptional. When I saw an orthopedist several years ago, he told me I would eventually need surgery and Lohnstien at Twin Cities was where to go. Hope you had a great holiday! Thanks again, Judy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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