Second on Dr. White. Dealt with severe stenois with terrible sciatica, had this done last Oct and took my back to 100%. He almost had to talk me into it as I didn't want my back cut on, wish I'd of done it sooner, no regrets at all.
Robert Marsh at Advanced Orthopedics located in the Cityplex Towers.
Tell him to lose overall body mass. This stuff bugs him now, he doesn’t want to face his 30’s+ with the same shape
Unrelated but this thread tells me we're all just a bunch of broken down old geezers.
Dr. Benjamin White as others have mentioned. Removed my benign brain tumor and a friend's spinal tumor.
In OKC, i've seen Robert Remondino for years. I don't believe he does surgery anymore, but he's in the in-crowd of doctors around here.
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He's very, very competent.
All these guys are surgeons, and surgeons always want to do surgery. When you meet with them just look them in the eye and ask what if we don't do the surgery? How well will the injury heal without it? Go see one of those guys that doesn't believe in surgery. I broke my neck in two places, had no surgery, turned out pretty good, blew a disk in my back, no surgery, turned out really good, broke my ankle, 2 surgeries, getting ready for #3, I am just now getting over the effects of the surgery itself, which was 4 years ago. I got a letter from my GP yesterday, saying my file had been sent to Bently Edmonds at Bone and Joint in OKC for a third opinion. I've had 2 surgeries using nurse anesthetists, one really good, one really bad, do not let them use one. And I would not go to one of those surgery centers, go to a real hospital. I wish you and your son well.
The neurologist idea seems logical, but Tulsa doesn't have enough and it takes forever to get into one. And they actually don't treat many back injuries. Spine surgeons are all either orthopedic or neurosurgeons and most of them recommend a lot of surgeries. Especially at his age, I would think that surgery would be a last resort. Someone who could order an EMG would help, because that can help determine whether the back situation is actually responsible for the leg symptoms. If he were my son, in Tulsa, I would actually take him to see a truly great physical therapist, Mark Hobbs who owns Total Physical Therapy in the 71st and Sheridan area. He won't do surgery, he can likely figure out the problem, and I wouldn't be surprised if your son felt at least somewhat better after his first appointment with Hobbs.
Greg
I used Lance Smith out of OKC. In and out in about 30-45 minutes. He repaired the disc, and removed the bone spurs that were pinching my spinal cord shut. I was really sore for a few days, then a lot of PT. Well worth it.
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