Greetings von Bonn,
After about 40 trips here for clients' treatments, this is only my second trip to Germany since my initial ADR surgery in 2002, solely for the purpose of dealing with my own spinal case. (My cervical ADR surgery was April 2009) You may have seen other things I've written about the
BetaKlinik. This is a first-class facility with, seemingly, the best of the best of equipment and personnel.
My case is somewhat troubling and I've dealt with many doctors. I believe that Dr. Reul, with very specialized experience as an interventional neuroradiologist, was the first to have the correct insight into the source of my thoracic pain. I don't know if we'll be successful in getting it resolved, but the diagnostics I've done here are producing good results and I don't know of any other place in the world, where I could have had such targeted studies performed.
This thread is not about my case, it's about the BetaKlinik. Every time I come here, I learn something new and they have new tools at their disposal. I'll use this thread to update the patient community with news about the BetaKlinik as I discover it. I think this will be a convenient way for me to keep the patient community informed about the BK.
A recent addition to the BK is
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Gasser Dr. Gasser has made an unusual transition as a board certified and experienced neurosurgeon, who now specializes in pain management. He has a refreshing perspective and brings a unique toolkit into this practice. (Yes, someone named Gasser, should be an anesthesiologist... but I'm sure that joke is old for him.)
I was impressed with how focused he was on my complete history. He's a great listener and his English is excellent. (He grew up in Germany and South Africa.) His doctoral thesis was on scar tissue formation following lumbar intraspinal operations.
Take a look at his bio that I linked above. He is a wonderful addition to the BK. Dr. Reul told me that he's been trying to bring Dr. Gasser here for some time now. I'm glad he succeeded. Dr. Gasser will nicely fill out another corner of the puzzle that makes spine so difficult. He is a great addition to an already superior diagnostic facility. There are many goods reason that I was willing to incur the expense to come here, only for my own diagnostics. These people are the best!
More later, and more as I learn it! All the best,
Mark