Neurosurgeon
 

Had unbearable back pain that travelled down my left leg and couldn’t walk. When my pain Dr. saw my MRI he said epidurals probably wouldn’t help, so he recommended a neurosurgeon. Saw Dr. Christopher Baker in Orlando and though I was against anyone messing around with my spinal cord, he put my wife and I at ease by patiently going over my MRI layer by layer. We were shocked when he told us it would be outpatient micro-surgery. Well had it done yesterday at Noon and by 3:45pm we on the way home with minimal pain. Armed with all kinds of pain and muscle relaxers, so far I haven’t had to take any. So definitely recommend Advent Health and Dr. Baker if you’re needing a competent, caring neurosurgeon.

Good to hear your encouraging report. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

Glad to hear all went well. What exact surgery was done? I guess that you won't need any P.T. since it was microsurgery.

L3/4 disc was trimmed since it was protruding down and back into spinal cord. Also cauterized some surrounding blood vessels.