I had Dr Spurrier do minimally invasive" surgery on my L4 L5 to remove bone spurs 3 weeks ago. My problem was sciatic pain. I walked out of The Villages Hospital the same day without plain. I was on pain medication for about a week, not because I needed it but because I didn't want pain to get ahead of me. After about a week I stopped the pain medication and felt real good. I started to walk outside the same day I got home from the hospital and within a week I was walking over 3 miles a day. For 2 weeks after surgery Dr Spurrier didn't want me to get into any moving vehicle or lift anything heavier than a can of soda. I followed these instruction but felt like I could do about anything. After my 2 week post op follow up Dr Spurrier indicated I could do anything with the caution "If it hurt don't do it or don't do it as much". So far (and I hope it continues) I'm able to do the things I tried without pain. I've played Pickelball a couple of times and danced a bit without any pain. I've been cautious trying not to go overboard in the things I've done. Golf is next. I wonder if the surgery will help my slice with my driver!
Before surgery I had two other opinions and one suggested removing the bone spurs and doing a fusion the other Boniti institute in Tampa was also only going to remove the bone spurs. After doing a web search on Boniti institute I found several malpractice suites against them that were serious and decided against them. I decided against the surgeon who also wanted to do the fusion since it took a longer recovery and Dr Spurrier said my case wasn't bad enough to have a fusion.
Everyone is different I'm sure but I couldn't be happier Dr Spurrier and with The Village Hospital for this procedure.
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