I had a good feeling about Dr. Chung, and after of a year of "conservative- non invasive - surgical" trials and failures... (under other doctors)
I am now at 2 months post surgery. I feel that choosing Dr. Chung was key to the early success of the procedure... spinal fusion (C3-6). And read, I've lost very little range of motion that I've noticed. Mainly it's when flatly bending the neck to the shoulder. That's where you'd hold a telephone when using both hands to do something else. 'Easy to live with and exchanging that for the pain!!! And why don't they shove those... stupid non-steroids like anti inflammatory pills and let us have real pain medication? I stopped taking pain medication regularly at 3 weeks after surgery and completely off those meds by 5 weeks after surgery. I. Have leftovers in a safe place! And they said I would be at risk for addiction!
especially when considering the pain I was in on a daily basis. I thought it would be several months before I'd be able "fend for myself ". It's been almost 2 months and I'm pretty much able to do everything I had done a year previously.
So, okay... try conservative methods to alleviate your pain and disability, but don't shy away from the possibility of tried and true medical/surgical intervention. It worked wonders for me... read more