Dr. Seago operated on my mother 5 days ago. She had been on bed rest for the past month with level 8-10 pain. In the past month, she was unable to sit, walk, or stand. Her pain started back in January of this year and it kept getting worse. The pain radiated from her buttocks down to her leg. She saw two primary doctors and two vascular specialist. The vascular specialists both believed that she had varicous vein issues. One suggested she wear a special sock and the other told her she needed surgery to repair her veins. Neither realized that she needed to get an MRI on her back. As her pain got worse and worse, we realized that this was not a vascular issue. I had her primary doctor order an MRI and it came back that she had a herniated disc that was pushing against her nerve. Dr. Seago had come highly recommended by my husband who works as an attorney in the worker's compensation field and has had hundreds of clients who had similar issues who were treated by various spinal surgeons in the bay area. Per my husband, Dr. Seago is one of the top spinal surgeons in northern California and his reputation is impeccable. As soon as we realized that we needed a spinal specialist, we went to see Dr. Seago. Despite the fact that he had no appointments for 1 month, he agreed to see my mom after his regular patients. He spent more than an hour with us, while he examined her and answered all of our questions. I found him to be very personable, informative, understanding, and knowledgeable. After his examination, he informed my mom that she needed surgery. He also informed us that she needed to have this surgery immediately as she was starting to show evidence of nerve damage. He explained the procedure as well as the risks and outcomes. He was extremely reassuring about the procedure. Again, he agreed to get my mom in for surgery the following day because of the "urgent nature" of her condition. Prior to the surgery, he came down to the pre-op room again and reassured myself and my mom again and answered all of our questions. His thoughtfulness and ability to make both of us feel completely comfortable before such a surgery was amazing. I am glad to say that immediately after the surgery, my mother's level 10 pain in her leg disappeared. She still had "soreness" in her back from the surgery that we expected in the area of the incision. My mom is describing Dr. Seago to all our family and friends who have come to visit her as her angel. Dr. Seago is simply amazing. read more