I had a severely ruptured disc on my L4-L5 and was referred to Dr. Khan by my primary care provider. When I saw him, I couldn’t stand straight, I couldn’t lay on my back nor my stomach, I would be in severe pain at the...
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I had a severely ruptured disc on my L4-L5 and was referred to Dr. Khan by my primary care provider. When I saw him, I couldn’t stand straight, I couldn’t lay on my back nor my stomach, I would be in severe pain at the slightest movement, and I was walking like a duck to get anywhere.
I stalked Dr. Khan online and found that he is THE BEST. He is decorated with excellence, he has taught so many other physicians and spoken in so many conferences. I was scared, of course, of surgery. But reading so much about it, delving into back pain forums on different websites, and watching YouTube videos and reading the comments, and of course after having tried physical therapy, chiro, acupuncture, massage, and other non-surgical remedies with no relief, I went ahead and agreed with surgery.
The very same day, right when they wheeled me back to the car after surgery, I stood up straight. Even with the dooziness I was feeling after anesthesia and pain medication, I felt EXTREME GRATEFULNESS. After weeks of not being able to stand up, I am finally able to. I was so scared that I would be dependent on others, dependent on a wheelchair for a long time, but this surgery made those thoughts null and void.
I cannot be more grateful and happy for Dr. Khan and his PA, Michael Ryan, Thrive Therapy PT, and the staff at Coastline Orthopedic Associates. They continued to help, support, answer questions, even to tell me how happy they are to see I am walking like a normal person again. I cannot recommend them enough!