Summary
A patient had been experiencing progressively worsening lower back and leg pain that had forced her into a wheelchair on her worst days and was pushing her toward higher and higher doses of narcotic pain medication. A trajectory she was unwilling to accept. Her husband was deeply worried and skeptical that anything could help. After undergoing the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® just days before this interview, she arrived smiling, walking with just a cane as a precaution, and declaring herself ready to go dancing. With the excruciating back and leg pain gone and only mild post-surgical soreness remaining. She described waking up an hour after surgery with the pain already noticeably gone, and was counting down the days of her recovery year to get fully back to normal life.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good afternoon or morning depending on where you are. I’m Dr. Deukmedjian and it is March 13th, 2023. I’m here with a patient who has visited me for surgery on her back. She had it done just a few days ago here at Deuk Spine Institute. She came to us because she had some herniated discs in the lower back and she was having some bad back and leg pain. Can you tell us more about how things were before your surgery?
Patient: I was telling five I list and every time I pick we’re lowered and lowered and I just had to recruit into more narcotics. And my lifestyle was changed severely and I didn’t want that for me anymore. So I came to you. And thank you so much.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re welcome.
Patient: And I have my smile back.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re welcome. So when I first saw you last week, I think you were in a wheelchair?
Patient: That was one of the bad days. I came in excruciating pain.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re not in a wheelchair today?
Patient: Oh no. I’m ready to go dancing.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good for you. And why is that? Why are you better today? What did you have done?
Patient: Surgery laser surgery. Deuk Laser Disc Repair®.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Very good. And you can see in the surgery. We found the herniations, we removed the herniation with the laser, cleaned up the tear in the back of the two discs. And when did you first notice the pain was gone?
Patient: Right when I woke up an hour later.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good. Very nice. Very different day. You happy with your choice?
Patient: Very happy. I cannot wait for my year to be over and I can resume my normal life again.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Now, your husband he was very skeptical about the surgery, wasn’t he? What did he tell you?
Patient: So much I think he didn’t think that there was more hope. He was very scared for me. He just cannot bear me suffering.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Is he happy with the results of your Deuk Laser Disc Repair®?
Patient: Great. Back to normal.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Very good. So what are you going to do now that you’ve had the surgery? First of all do you still have the pain in your back and leg, or are they gone?
Patient: I’ll just only restore after all the excruciating pain I’ve been into this is nothing. Just a little bit of soreness and just moving on just careful. I just don’t want anyone around me. I just walk with my walking stick in case someone approaches me. It’s like go away from me, don’t hurt me.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I thought that’s what your husband was for your bouncer.
Patient: He didn’t do the walking with me. He’s a big guy.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah. All right. Very good. Well, anything else you want to tell your fans out there watching your video?
Patient: Anyone touching your back. It is the millennium, it’s 2023. You can let them touch your back with the laser surgery. It’s a whole different scenario. So you should go for it. I highly recommend it.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Well, thank you very much. Thanks for sharing your story. Congratulations on your new back.
Patient: Thank you. You’re welcome.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for two herniated lumbar discs causing severe back and leg pain that had progressively required higher doses of narcotic pain medication. A cycle she was determined to end. Using a laser to remove the herniations and clean the annular tears in both discs, Dr. Deukmedjian performed the procedure as an outpatient surgery with no hospitalization and no post-operative narcotic medication. The patient noticed relief within an hour of waking from surgery and within days went from arriving at the clinic in a wheelchair in excruciating pain to walking with only a precautionary cane and declaring herself ready to dance. The Deuk Laser Disc Repair® addresses the true source of disc pain through a minimally invasive laser endoscopic approach. Permanently eliminating the herniation and allowing the disc to heal naturally, without the risks, recovery time, or medication dependency associated with conventional open back surgery. Patients whose back and leg pain has not responded to medication or other treatments are encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute.