Re: Questions - SUSAN

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Hi , While I'm not sure were on the same page on this, I do appreciate your insights - some of which are very helpful.. It's great to have access to this group. Take care, Ken. Kirkaldie <.Kirkaldie@...> wrote: Dear Ken, Okay, time for some tough love. What is it that you want, the perfect doc,and how would you know who's perfect for you till you either see

one, or two or three, or at least work on getting some phone consults done. Sacrifices made to get to a good doc is worth the cost,of time, and pain, and money. You have a excellent doc within your state in Dr. Hu, and while the City can be a pain to get around in all major metro area's are. You are lucky to have a terrific doc in State, many here have traveled across country to get to a qualified doc, I know from dealing with Carla Kay who traveled from West Virginia to see Kumar here in Denver, and also LaGrone in texas since there was no qualified doc's in Flatback surgery in her state.Her level of disability was shocking to even me, literally bent in half, using a walker full time to get around. Still she wanted to get to a good doc, and even though her primary income is Social Security disability, she found a way to get donated flights and get to see the two doc's she had on her list. I'm lucky, my doc was literally twenty miles down the road, while Kumar

isn't on the top " Five list" ( LaGrone, Bridwell, Boachie, Rand, and Hu) he did an excellent job on me, and I got all I wanted from my three surgeries, upright, painfree and level. You have to find your doc, and it was the hardest part of this struggle for me, I saw twenty some doc's over fifteen years who didn't even recognise Flatback. I didn't even know that was what was wrong with me till I got to Kumar. So at least you are about a hundred steps ahead of me at the beginning of this, you have a list of excellent doc's who " Get" it. So take the short flight to San Francisco, see Dr. Hu. I grew up in Northern California, and the City ( S.F.) was always our city, stunning to visit, so much to see, so take the family, see Dr. Hu, rent a van and a wheelchair if necessary and see the beauty of the area along with getting your much needed consult. Also know most of these major doc's

do phone consults, some charge, others don't. Did you ever send your x-rays to Kumar after you talked to his assistant Lee? Consults over the phone even if the charge may help you to narrow down who you'd like to see. I and no one else here can tell you who is the perfect doc for you, it's a very personal choice. I found Kumar in a round about way, but it was meant to be, and I'm happy every day of my life with my choice. I knew he was going to get me better, a gut feeling thing, but I also did my homework. Then it all comes down to weather or not you trust this guy/gal to open you up and work on your spine, and to find you some quality of relief. I knew he was my Doc, just like Cam knew Rand was hers. So all in all, this for me was the hard part, but know you have options in doc's and now you must do the work of finding who is best for you. I'm off my soapbox now, hope you take

this with the help it's meant to be. Colorado Springs . [ ] Questions Hello All, A couple days ago I posted that I would be thinking of some questions to ask of you and here are just a few that I have... Since putting off surgery til my mid 40's may not be a reality.... I feel I need to start asking questions again... (Thanks for putting up with me) lol 1) In picking a doctor - I feel I want to go with a Dr that does both stages in one day. I know this narrows down the list of possible Dr's - Can you tell me the names of Dr's that do both stages on the same day? 2) Did anyone "post revision" find out after surgery that the problem they went in to fix was not the only problem they found once you were being operated on? I ask this because I think there is something going on at the base of my fusion (near L2 or L3) that is not showing up on the MRI or other tests. 3) Other than Edie, has anyone else opted for having the Laminectomy (sp ck) portion of the surgery - or to rephrase the question - Has anyone had surgery without further fusion? If so, what was the outcome? 4) Most of my pain seems to come from Sciatica - but my limitations come from not being able to bend in any direction.... which causes me to be very limited in what I can do: ride in a certain car, sit in a certain chair, go to certain restaurants, stand in church, stand at family or friends houses (when I go).... it causes me to miss out on some of my kids school functions - I am only able to

walk short distances, drive just a few miles - or even sit in the chairs that I can tolerate for much time at all... On strictly an opinion only basis: when do you say Enough! And go to the next step with surgery? 5) BTW: my kids are 7, 9 & 13 (Is there a preferred age to wait to have surgery? Sorry so long - any feedback is appreciated!! For those interested: I am down 58 lbs!! Take care, Ken. Get your email and more, right on the new .com Ken Leonard Branch Manager - Sr. Mortgage Planner - Realtor Direct Line: 562-355-2954 www.LEONARDCAPITAL.com Leonard CapitalRichmond Home Loan 10531 Humbolt St. Los Alamitos, Ca 90720 How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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