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  • hilfebitte
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    Dear Dr. Corenman,

    thanks very much for the response.
    To clarify, I am able to walk and tip toe. Walking on my toes and heels is possible. The weakness becomes visible since I can stand on one (right) leg and tip toe for 10 times without getting tired, however, on the left I am getting tired faster and bearly reach 10 times. The foot still supports going on my toes though as well as climbing stairs.

    Indeed I had contacted the surgeon’s office and unfortunately only his assistance is able to answer the phone. To speak with himself I would have to make another appointment and last time it was a 2+ week wait period. That’s why I haven’t seen a surgeon sooner in the first place. I requested the MRI 3 days after I experienced the disabling pain for the first time. Then I had to wait 8 days to get it approved by the insurance, despite going to the ER where I was rejected. After I finally had the MRI, I needed to wait 16 days for an appointment.

    Anyhow, his assistance specifically told me due to the size of my extrusion a laminotomy and microdiscectomy would NOT be possible and confirmed that he was planning on laminectomy.

    I was able to find larger or comparable herniated disc MRI examples, where a microdiscectomy was performed in various online resources such as youtube videos and strongly feel a second opinion is adequate to ensure propre treatment.

    By all means I am eager to avoid a major laminectomy and will hope for your opinion once you can see the MRI.
    I will travel to Vail if that is what it takes to the get the right and appropriate treatment.

    If you adivse not to wait another day (due to risk of permanent damadge) of course I’d also be thankful for a statement. Sometimes it’s maybe more damaging to wait than to go with the more invasive treatment. I really need help making that call, what do you think?

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