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Originally Posted by casstony
The most important aspect of spinal surgeries is the past success rate of the surgeon. If your GP has sent a number of patients to the surgeon and they are reporting a high degree of success post-op then you can be fairly confident of getting a good outcome.
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Thanks Tony
Agree, & my GP fortunately is someone I have come to place a lot of faith & trust in...
As such, whilst our options for specialists/surgeons are somewhat limited due to our somewhat remote location, I'm confident that my GP has referred me to someone extremely competent.
As regards to the Surgeon himself, first consult I was a little 'meh' in my feelings toward him.. typical Surgeon, not much of a talker & not a lot to say about my condition other than to order an MRI. Second consult, completely different man, very talkative, a lot of discussion about options & outcomes, what he could confidently achieve, what he couldn't & potential complications...
That was 6 months ago as I had to get my seasonal employment done, that finished (well almost) I can now get the surgical fix done. I've spent a lot of time researching the options presented.... a couple of questions of my surgeon today & I believe I have everything I need to make that decision although, of course, I'd rather not have to...
I'm confident he knows what he is doing & that he has a high success rate... it's more just trying to decide what option to go with, there is risk associated with all the options, there are pro's and cons for each procedure.. I think I just need to be as confident as I can be that I understand those risks, weigh up the pro's & cons, make a decision.. sounds simple eh...
I'll let you all know in a few months how it all works out I guess coz after today, I'm looking at first week of December to have my throat cut.. literally...
