Dr. Deckey discovered that my husband did not in fact need spinal fusion surgery but a total hip replacement. I highly recommend this doctor. read more

Do not allow anyone to refer you to this doctor , we waited over an hour and a half so that the PA Chris which himself had attitude when we expressed that we were not happy for the length of time we were waiting and how we read how the doctor has horrible reviews, his reply, then why are you here? We told him we were referred by our doctor. Then he begin to asked questions that we already had addressed on the paper work. Then Deckey comes in, spends about 7 minutes with my husband, trust me my husband told him just how we felt, basically doctor was blah blah blah. A complete waste of time, did nothing for my husband. We left his office feeling horrible. The staff could have at least come to us explaining that the doctor was running behind and be curious. My husband told him he will not be back and will never want to see him again. Be aware, our regret was not looking at the reviews and not leaving the office earlier. read more

I waited over 4 years to leave a review for Dr. Deckey because I wanted to give a complete assessment of my experience. I woke up with excruciating pain in February of 2019, I thought I had injured my shoulder. The pain was shooting through my shoulder and felt like an ice pick was stabbing me in my forearm. Dr. Deckey was the 6th doctor I went to for a consultation and was recommended by my physical therapist as the doctor who does all the surgeries on other doctors wives. The first doctor I saw was Dr. Lee and he told me I was going to either be paralyzed and or die if I didn't do surgery and he recommended only 2 discs be replaced. I left him after a shot in my butt for pain that had absolutely no bearing on my pain whatsoever. I called my husband from the car in the parking lot in tears and overwhelmed with not only excruciating pain but the prognosis from a highly insensitive Dr. Lee. The next 4 doctors were just as insensitive and gave conflicting opinions; one said I had 2 discs that need to be replaced, one said 3 discs and another said 4 discs. One doctor told me I'd never work again as an esthetician and to find a new profession. All of this "helpful" advice while I'm in excruciating pain. Dr. Deckey was referred to me by my physical therapist, my consultation with him was very efficient and informative. He said "I typically don't tell people they need surgery the first time I see them but you need surgery" he went on to explain why I needed 4 discs replaced and how he would do the surgery and what the recovery time would be. He reassured me that I would be ok due to my age & health. He said "I perform about 200 of these surgeries a year and they are very successful" Dr. Deckey was the only doctor out of 6 who made me feel hopeful and didn't make me cry. It was interesting to hear that the doctors who recommended less than 4 discs to be replaced failed to mention, I'd have to go back eventually for a second surgery to replace the other 2 discs. My surgery was successful and I have been pain free since. My recovery was brutal and when they say a year to recover, they mean a year. Dr. Deckey told me out of the 4 herniated discs in my neck 3 of them were crushing the nerves on my left side. Also, I had spinal cord damage that somehow my body worked around but all of that combined was awful. Hence, the excruciating pain I was in for 5 weeks before surgery. 3 & 1/2 weeks into my recovery my throat blew up with inflammation, I couldn't speak and it was painful to swallow. I lost over 30 pounds and had to see an ENT doctor to see if I had vocal cord damage. I did not, my body simply had a delayed reaction to the trauma of my surgery. This went on for 3 months, no talking, no solid food and very little improvement. I took matters into my own hands after almost choking to death on a Norco. I started icing the front of my neck, I did acupuncture, physical therapy, float therapy, liquid supplements, I did a swallow test, I had to go to speech therapy and finally after months, I was able to eat a California hand roll with about 4- 8 Oz glasses of water to get in down. It wasn't the taco I had been craving but it was a start!! After one year, I was able to start eating again but still needed lots of water to help swallow completely. I started exercising again doing yoga/Pilates. The two year mark, I felt stronger and I was able to swallow without feeling anything stuck in the middle of my throat. The 3 year mark I was still very protective of my neck and that affected my range of motion and movement. Finally, my third year going into my fourth year I feel almost back to normal. I move better and I can eat without worrying that I'll choke, I still crush pills if they're too big. My voice is not back 100% and at this point I don't think it ever will be. I feel numbness on my left hand in my thumb and index finger still, Dr. Deckey said the nerve was inflamed and would settle down but after 4 years I think it's always going to feel this way. My surgery was successful and I've been pain free ever since March 27, 2019!! My recovery was unique to me and I am only adding it to help others who may have suffered a similar recovery. I felt like an anomaly but my speech therapist said she had 200 patients dealing with the same issues after ACDF SURGERY. It's a real thing and the ENT described it as my body reacting to the trauma from the incision in the front of my neck all the way to the back of my spine. Although, it was a delayed response it was purely my body reacting to the surgery. Dr. Deckey is the doctor you want to go with and I'm so blessed to have him as my surgeon. read more

Dr. Deckey performed major spine surgery on my husband in December 2019. My husband could walk before the surgery. He started falling and had difficulty walking after the surgery. My husband had to have corrective surgery in September of this year to fix Dr. Deckey's work. He's walking better now. read more

Ruined my husband for life after his rushed surgeries, negligent care and abandonment!!! Be aware this surgeon should not do surgery on anyone!!! read more

DO NOT go to this Dr. I waited over an Hour to be seen. They have zero consideration for peoples time. If I would have known I would have to wait this long I wouldn't have went forward with this appointment. I definitely will not allow him to perform surgery on me at all. Save your self some time and research a better surgeon. read more

I have been operated twice by Dr.Deckey, both times successfully. I had a laminectomy in 2004 and a discectomy in 2005. He was excellent and so was the staff at St.Joseph's Hospital. I see that many negative reviews concern the waiting time, but that tells nothing about his skill as a surgeon, maybe just about how busy he really is. read more

From the moment you enter the office you feel more like an annoyance than a patient. We had a 9 o'clock appointment. We were taking back to the examination room in a reasonable time but after waiting an hour and 30 minutes we begin to think they forgot about us. I asked the nurse for an ETA of the doctor but were told to get back in the room. Our light was on and if the Doc came by and did not see us he would skip us. The entire staff seemed stressed. You had the feeling that The number of patients were more important than the individual patient. I was surprised to see this kind of mill associate it with Hoag. read more

I had a really great experience with Dr. Deckey. I had a spinal fusion at L4 L5 and it worked. I was very skeptical about getting surgery for my back and had endured decades of pain. I'm so glad I did the surgery. It worked for me and I'm pain-free. read more

I have been a patient of this office for over a year. The doctors are great (9 out of 10)- great care, surgical excellence, etc. But do to below, I will NEVER go back to this office. * Scheduling Issues: MD late 1-2hrs for all (9) appointments * Back Office Issues: no one answers phone and paperwork not processed in a timely manner. Office does not follow through and/or call back patient. I had to physically drive paperwork to office (3 times). Otherwise it does not get done (or they say they never got fax). Out on disability twice and same issues both times. ......very, very frustrating.- especially when you are sick read more

I have received very poor customer service from this office. When calling, your call is answered by an answering service who then transfers you to the office. The office picked up the phone a grand total of ZERO times. I've always been sent to a voicemail stating I will receive a return call. I have received a grand total of ZERO return calls from the several messages I've left. I have now learned to ask the operator to transfer me to a live person. My most recent call was to follow up on a referral the office was supposed to make for management of my pain. I saw the PA on a Friday, and discovered that the following Tuesday, no referral had been submitted. (No hurry people, I'm just in pain; I just have to struggle to make it to work!) Anyway, when I called Tuesday to inquire about the referral, I was told, "This is a clinic day, and we're very busy. If you get a call back it won't be until tomorrow." Really???? read more