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Need info about a two doctors in Chicago area...
I am going up to Chicago in June for my Step-son's graduation and have made an appointment with Dr Steven Mather in Downers Grove. Has anyone heard anything about him?
Also, another name I have is Ronjon Paul? Anyone heard anything about him either?
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Herniated L4/L5 May 2004 (Bed ridden) Discsectemy June L4/L5 2004 Discssectemy L4/L5 January 2007 MRI May 5th - showed "moderate sizd protruding disk in the the left paracentral location at the L4-5 level which appears to a more porminent comparison to the prior examination" and "appears to impinge upon the exiting nerve root" May 11th Dr Apptment - Told that another Discsectemy could be done. Looking for Surgeon for second Opinion |
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bummer.... geuss this isn't a good thing...
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Herniated L4/L5 May 2004 (Bed ridden) Discsectemy June L4/L5 2004 Discssectemy L4/L5 January 2007 MRI May 5th - showed "moderate sizd protruding disk in the the left paracentral location at the L4-5 level which appears to a more porminent comparison to the prior examination" and "appears to impinge upon the exiting nerve root" May 11th Dr Apptment - Told that another Discsectemy could be done. Looking for Surgeon for second Opinion |
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Neither good or bad! Try not to read into it!
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"Harrison" - info (at) adrsupport.org Fell on my ***winter 2003, Canceled fusion April 6 2004 Reborn June 25th, 2004, L5-S1 ADR Charite in Boston Founder & moderator of ADRSupport - 2004 Founder Arthroplasty Patient Foundation a 501(c)(3) - 2006 Creator & producer, Why Am I Still Sick? - 2012 Donate www.arthropatient.org/about/donate |
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well i did find some more info about him online, and his specialty is failed back surgery, so I'll take that as a good sign and he's trained in both prodisc and charite, as far as how many he's done, I don't know.
That's for Mather anyway...
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Herniated L4/L5 May 2004 (Bed ridden) Discsectemy June L4/L5 2004 Discssectemy L4/L5 January 2007 MRI May 5th - showed "moderate sizd protruding disk in the the left paracentral location at the L4-5 level which appears to a more porminent comparison to the prior examination" and "appears to impinge upon the exiting nerve root" May 11th Dr Apptment - Told that another Discsectemy could be done. Looking for Surgeon for second Opinion |
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Well I do not know the two you mentioned but when I lived in WI, I drove down to Aurora, IL, SW of Chicago and had a consult with Dr. Geisler. He's one of the Charite guys...involved in the Charite FDA clinical trials, and probably the Kineflex ADR trials.
Personality wise, I wasn't a fan of Dr. Geisler but I had compared him to my favorite surgeon Dr. Westerlund that used to practice in so cal now in Georgia. But if you want another opinion, and you're driving north...you might want to consider him. The problem I had with Dr. Geisler is that he seemed too loyal to Charite and unwiling to openly compare and discuss the pros and cons of all the different discs. Good luck.
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Injured 9/01 Annular tears L4/5 & L5/S1 denied adr by insurance for 2 level charite as well as hybrid fusion at L5/S1 with Charite at L4/5. New ins paid for 2 level lumbar prodisc surgery on 4/7/08 (at age 39) with Dr. Westerlund, at Core Orthop |
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A friend had surgery about 5 or 6 years ago by Dr. Richard Fessler at the Univ. of Chicago Hospital. He had a minimally invasive fusion at L5-S1 and is very happy and really has respect for Dr. Fessler. According to my firend, Dr. Fessler was named Head of the Neurosurgery Dept. a couple of years ago, so I don't think he sees as many patients anymore, but might be worth talking to.
Good luck,
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Don G. 3 level DDD L5-S1 through L3-L4. "Compressed" L5-S1 in ~1992. Herniation at L3-L4 and L4-L5 Fusion or ADR in near future |
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