Miraculous, amazing, brilliant, kind, caring, honest and humble.......those are the words that come to mind when we think about Dr. Noonan.
In December 2018, my husband had an event (lifted a 25# saw and twisted), something he's done thousands of times over his lifetime, which left him with severe back pain. Not just back pain that caused him to slow down a few days, I'm talking, severe, debilitating pain that started as "I heard a pop in my back and now my back is sore"...... and progressed to the use of a cane, then walker, then wheelchair and bed rest, all occurring within a few weeks. Christmas was spent in an emergency room begging the physician to help us figure out what could possibly be wrong. Pain meds and a "tough luck you've got a bad back" was the diagnosis after a CT scan. We were devastated. My husband continued to decline. The pain worsened and he eventually lost feeling and control of his bowel and bladder.
Eventually, we were referred to a neurosurgeon for further evaluation and a myelogram. That myelogram result lead us to Dr Noonan and a surgical team at Samaritan Hospital Corvallis. Praise God!
When my husband returned from surgery, he was sitting upright, legs straight, full control of his bodily functions and virtually pain free. It was a miracle. The diagnosis, Cauda Equina Syndrome.
At our 2 week check up we thanked Dr Noonan profusely for recognizing this rare emergency and taking the quick action needed to correct and save bodily function. We owe him. Our lives are back to normal, better than ever and his humble response was to thank God. Thank you God for Dr Noonan!!!!! read more