Dr. Blacklock or Dr. Trask?

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Hi

Happy Monday everyone

I've been asked to go see either Dr. Blacklock or Dr. Todd Trask by

one of my doctors but I've never even heard of them. I'm trying to

see if anyone here knows of either doctor?

Tons of thanks.

Marilyn

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Hi Marilyn...

Neither doctor is a member of the Scoliosis Research Society, so I doubt they have much experience with revision patients.

Regards,

On 3/5/07 8:51 AM, " Marilyn " <ahlan_warda@...> wrote:

Hi

Happy Monday everyone

I've been asked to go see either Dr. Blacklock or Dr. Todd Trask by

one of my doctors but I've never even heard of them. I'm trying to

see if anyone here knows of either doctor?

Tons of thanks.

Marilyn

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Marilyn,

If they are not members of the SRS..I would not even consider them.

While membership doesn't necessarily " qualify " a doctor, it certainly

shows where their professional interest is and gives you a starting

point in determining the liklihood that the surgeon has handled adult

spinal deformity surgeries often enough to have an excellent shot at

getting you where you need to go.

I know you had a consult with DrLaGrone. I always think it is a good

idea to get a second opinion....but I would recommend it be on par with

DrLaGrone.

I can't recall, was it you who had a brother-in-law who was a

doctor...is he the one that thinks you should see one of these guys?

Take Care, Cam

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Cam, I'm the one who has the brother-in-law who is an ortho surgeon in a small town near Amarillo and referrs to LaGrone. He is going with me to my initial appt with LaGrone on April 5th. I was concerned about the person who recently had surgery in Amarillo and had a rough first night; wasn't allowed to have family with her the first night. Any suggestions about how to make sure that doesn't happen if I need surgery? I know my husband won't stand for that; he is very protective and can be aggressive (in a good way!). That must have been horrible for that person (i think Alpine?) Cam, did LaGrone do your surgery? He did back surgery (not Harrington rod revision) on my mom's best friend and she loved him. Thanks, Melindacammaltby <cammaltby@...> wrote: Marilyn,If they are not members of the SRS..I would not even consider them. While membership doesn't necessarily "qualify" a doctor, it certainly shows where their professional interest is and gives you a starting point in determining the liklihood that the surgeon has handled adult spinal deformity surgeries often enough to have an excellent shot at getting you where you need to go.I know you had a consult with DrLaGrone. I always think it is a good idea to get a second opinion....but I would recommend it be on par with DrLaGrone.I can't recall, was it you who had a brother-in-law who was a doctor...is he the one that

thinks you should see one of these guys?Take Care, Cam

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Thank you so much for your much needed advise Cam. I love Dr.

LaGrone but after reading so many on this site stating that I should

get a second opionion, I took the advice to do so. No, it is not me

that has a brother in law doc. I wish! You guys are going to laugh,

but do you know who recommended I see either of those two docs? My

dentist. Yep...my dentist because he suffers from flatback also.

What hoot so find out that the dentist I've been going to for over 4

years also has what I have. Go figure. lol

Thanks again.

Marilyn

>

> Marilyn,

>

> If they are not members of the SRS..I would not even consider them.

> While membership doesn't necessarily " qualify " a doctor, it

certainly

> shows where their professional interest is and gives you a starting

> point in determining the liklihood that the surgeon has handled

adult

> spinal deformity surgeries often enough to have an excellent shot

at

> getting you where you need to go.

>

> I know you had a consult with DrLaGrone. I always think it is a

good

> idea to get a second opinion....but I would recommend it be on par

with

> DrLaGrone.

>

> I can't recall, was it you who had a brother-in-law who was a

> doctor...is he the one that thinks you should see one of these guys?

>

> Take Care, Cam

>

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Melinda,

You can ask your brother-in-law, but I think all ICUs have very, very strict rules on visitation. But, not everyone goes to an ICU. I spent my first night in a post-anesthesia room, more commonly called the recovery room and there, too, visiting is quite restricted. My husband and daughter were allowed to see me there for just a minute. I would have loved to have them there the whole night, but that was just not possible. Besides, the only time I was awake was when I needed to push the switch to give myself more morphine. I had private duty nurses 24/7 once I was in a regular room. They won't even allow a private duty nurse in the ICU or post anesthesia room. But there are so many nurses in those locations, that you'll be fine there. If I so much as peeped that first night, the nurse was almost immediately at my bedside.

Bonnie

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Blacklock or Dr. Trask?

Cam, I'm the one who has the brother-in-law who is an ortho surgeon in a small town near Amarillo and referrs to LaGrone. He is going with me to my initial appt with LaGrone on April 5th. I was concerned about the person who recently had surgery in Amarillo and had a rough first night; wasn't allowed to have family with her the first night. Any suggestions about how to make sure that doesn't happen if I need surgery? I know my husband won't stand for that; he is very protective and can be aggressive (in a good way!). That must have been horrible for that person (i think Alpine?) Cam, did LaGrone do your surgery? He did back surgery (not Harrington rod revision) on my mom's best friend and she loved him. Thanks, Melindacammaltby <cammaltby > wrote:

Marilyn,If they are not members of the SRS..I would not even consider them. While membership doesn't necessarily "qualify" a doctor, it certainly shows where their professional interest is and gives you a starting point in determining the liklihood that the surgeon has handled adult spinal deformity surgeries often enough to have an excellent shot at getting you where you need to go.I know you had a consult with DrLaGrone. I always think it is a good idea to get a second opinion....but I would recommend it be on par with DrLaGrone.I can't recall, was it you who had a brother-in-law who was a doctor...is he the one that thinks you should see one of these guys?Take Care, Cam

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Bonnie, Thanks for your reply. Do you recommend a private duty nurse? once out of ICU? Where did you have your surgery? MelindaBonnie <bonnie@...> wrote: Melinda, You can ask your brother-in-law, but I think all ICUs have very, very strict rules on visitation. But, not everyone goes to an ICU. I spent my first night in a post-anesthesia room, more commonly called the recovery room and there, too, visiting is quite

restricted. My husband and daughter were allowed to see me there for just a minute. I would have loved to have them there the whole night, but that was just not possible. Besides, the only time I was awake was when I needed to push the switch to give myself more morphine. I had private duty nurses 24/7 once I was in a regular room. They won't even allow a private duty nurse in the ICU or post anesthesia room. But there are so many nurses in those locations, that you'll be fine there. If I so much as peeped that first night, the nurse was almost immediately at my bedside. Bonnie Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Blacklock or Dr. Trask? Cam, I'm the one who has the brother-in-law who is an ortho surgeon in a small town near Amarillo and referrs to LaGrone. He is going with me to my initial appt with LaGrone on April 5th. I was concerned about the person who recently had surgery in Amarillo and had a rough first night; wasn't allowed to have family with her the first night. Any suggestions about how to make sure that doesn't happen if I need surgery? I know my husband won't stand for that; he is very protective and can be aggressive (in a good way!). That must have been horrible for that person (i think

Alpine?) Cam, did LaGrone do your surgery? He did back surgery (not Harrington rod revision) on my mom's best friend and she loved him. Thanks, Melindacammaltby <cammaltby > wrote: Marilyn,If they are not members of the SRS..I would not even consider them. While membership doesn't necessarily "qualify" a doctor, it certainly shows where their professional interest is and gives you a starting point in determining the liklihood that the surgeon has handled adult spinal deformity surgeries often enough to have an excellent shot at getting you where you need to go.I know you had a consult with DrLaGrone. I always think it is a good idea to get a second opinion....but I would recommend it be on par with DrLaGrone.I can't recall, was it you who had a

brother-in-law who was a doctor...is he the one that thinks you should see one of these guys?Take Care, Cam The fish are biting.Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing.

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Hi Melinda,

I had my revision surgery with Dr. Boachie at Hospital For Special Surgery (HHS) in NYC over 9 years ago, at the age of 56.

I don't think a private duty nurse is necessary for everyone. For me, it was. Basically because of my family situation and my personality. My husband is one of those who just didn't "get" it. Pre-surgery, he didn't know anything about the surgery and refused to learn, insisting it would not/could not be as bad as I thought. It was, of course. It's not that he's a bad person; he's just the all time champion optimist. My daughter, 30 at the time, didn't get it either. And my son lives in Chicago and has his own issues with this surgery. My son and daughter-in-law came to visit for a weekend two weeks after surgery. My husband came every day at about 11 am and stayed till about 8 pm and as I suspected he would be, he was afraid of my situation. My daughter came after work, at 6 and stayed till 9pm. (They both were there the entire day of surgery) Otherwise, I was alone. I knew it would be that way, and I knew I could not tolerate being so alone and dependant. That's just me. I was in the hospital for 9 days and could not get out of bed by myself the whole time, could not bathroom by myself, could not even reach a tissue or a glass of water, and certainly could not turn by myself, nor help myself through some periods of nausea. A floor nurse would have come, eventually, of course. But hospital's are notoriously understaffed these days. I just couldn't face it. And very luckily, we could afford the private nurses. I knew that I would feel so alone in any time of need that it would effect my emotional state which I knew would be bad for the healing process. So, I had private nurses. They were just outstanding. I had the same two the whole time. They were so caring and nurturing. One even called me about two months later to see how I was. For me, the private nurses were a good investment.

Bonnie

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Blacklock or Dr. Trask?

Cam, I'm the one who has the brother-in-law who is an ortho surgeon in a small town near Amarillo and referrs to LaGrone. He is going with me to my initial appt with LaGrone on April 5th. I was concerned about the person who recently had surgery in Amarillo and had a rough first night; wasn't allowed to have family with her the first night. Any suggestions about how to make sure that doesn't happen if I need surgery? I know my husband won't stand for that; he is very protective and can be aggressive (in a good way!). That must have been horrible for that person (i think Alpine?) Cam, did LaGrone do your surgery? He did back surgery (not Harrington rod revision) on my mom's best friend and she loved him. Thanks, Melindacammaltby <cammaltby > wrote:

Marilyn,If they are not members of the SRS..I would not even consider them. While membership doesn't necessarily "qualify" a doctor, it certainly shows where their professional interest is and gives you a starting point in determining the liklihood that the surgeon has handled adult spinal deformity surgeries often enough to have an excellent shot at getting you where you need to go.I know you had a consult with DrLaGrone. I always think it is a good idea to get a second opinion....but I would recommend it be on par with DrLaGrone.I can't recall, was it you who had a brother-in-law who was a doctor...is he the one that thinks you should see one of these guys?Take Care, Cam

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