Upcoming surgery w/Dr Zeegers

[henry4956]

I am closing in on 5 weeks now and all is going very well. Pain levels keep getting better, med levels keep going down. Dr Zeegers fixed me. The surgery report validates my decision and Dr Zeegers diagnosis. It feels so good to know I had the right thing done. Most US neurosurgeons would not have done anything for me. I'm in that category of people whose mri did not reflect the amount of pain I was in. I am so grateful that doctors like Willem Zeegers are out there. So for any of you who are going thru hell with spine pain and not getting a clear consensus of opinion or perhaps are not getting any significant recommendation, I suggest you see Dr Z. He's a spine saver.

[Maria]

So glad to read about your improvement and your satisfaction with your decision and surgery!

I only wish that more people had the choice/opportunity to utilize an out of country provider whether it would be due to needing $ or having insurance that won't approve an out of country provider/surgery.

It's great when one reports $ invested was worth every cent and probably way more in terms of ability to recover a life/lifestyle!

Thanks for the update Henry and please do continue to update and uplift! And of course thanks to Dr. Willem Zeegers for the incredible work he does!

Maria

[mmglobal]

Henry, glad to read that you continue to do well.

It's not only that our films look too good to support our reported pain levels... people who are down as hard as you were are look at as malingerers, drug seekers or psych problems. Most of us who are down that hard actually do have a substantial component of depression that is part of our pain syndrome. Sadly, a huge percentage of spine surgeons dismiss us. They do have political cover to do so because those of us who are that severely disabled actually do have a lower chance of success/higher failure rate. But people like you and I would have our lives thrown away because we are dismissed based on our 'demographic' instead of actually looking past the depression and severity of our disability and our 'too good' looking films.

OK... I'm off the soap box now!

Thanks for keeping us posted.... this is why I keep doing what I do... you have just recharged my batteries.

Mark

[henry4956]

I am doing very well. ALmost never think about it anymore. Not doing anything crazy though. Walk 2 x day, Swim 3 x week. No Percocet!

My coccyx which is unrelated still aggravates me, but what can I do, it's been 13 years so I'm kind of used to not being able to sit for more than a few minutes.

I had lost all hope and was in deep despair for 3 years and I'm loving life again -thanks to Dr Zeegers and a little inspirational talk I had with Mark.

[vnf]

Henry

Glad to hear things are improving.
I just had injections today in the SI joint because of that same tailbone area pain.
Dr. Zeegers told me that it's probably referred pain from the lumbar area and not the SI joint.
You probably just need more time for your muscle's to relearn where they are supposed to be and actually learn to relax again.
Don't over do it.
Remember that gel pack is your BFF!

Glad to hear you are improving

[henry4956]

Thanks Vicki, really think about you a lot. Don't know if my coccyx will ever normalize, but I cant emphasize enough how much better life is without that awful low back pain

[Maria]

Sounds like you're doing great! With that activity schedule I'd be back in shape in no time Keep up the good recovery!