Summary
A creative patient who makes jewelry and bead necklaces had been dealing with neck problems stemming from an injury approximately 19 years prior. Developing progressive spinal cord compression that caused repeated falls. When her dog knocked her flat and immediately sent her pain to 10 out of 10 with complete disability, she underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on her cervical spine. Waking up from surgery she was immediately pain-free with feeling restored in her fingers and was beading necklaces from her hospital bed that same evening, even decorating her cervical collar with custom bling. At her six-week follow-up, she reported zero pain, a full recovery with no swallowing difficulties, and described the experience as completely awesome and totally worth it.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good afternoon. I’m Dr. Deukmedjian. I’m here at Deuk Spine Institute with one of my patients who underwent the cervical Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on her neck.
Patient: That’s right. Thank you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And she had it done six weeks ago. I get a lot of requests from people “Hey, can we see a patient who had it done a while ago? See how they’re doing weeks after the surgery?” So a month and a half how do you feel today?
Patient: Awesome. Totally awesome. I was completely pain-free immediately upon waking up. And I got the feeling back in my fingers immediately. And I was at home beating that very night.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Beating?
Patient: Not beating… making necklaces.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yes. You have a lot of creative stuff. I would love to show them the beads on your cervical collar over there that she created.
Patient: You ain’t got a thing if you ain’t got that bling.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: That’s right. There you go. She personalized it blinged it out.
Patient: You got to take the depressing and make it happy.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: That’s right. That’s right. Well, of course it fits with what you do, right?
Patient: Yeah.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Very good. Now how long did you suffer from those herniated discs with problems in your arms and neck?
Patient: Initially, about 19 years ago, I hurt my neck. And ever since then I’ve been having a lot of falls. Which you said was due to spinal cord compression that I already had. And then my dog knocked me flat on my face. And the pain and the disability was immediate. I’m talking like 10 out of 10 pain.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And do you still have that 10 out of 10 pain?
Patient: Now I got zero.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Zero. Excellent. So you can see maybe in your surgery here where we used the laser to clean out the disc that was herniated. Tiny little four-millimeter incision. Did you have any trouble swallowing after the surgery?
Patient: No, I didn’t. The only time I have trouble swallowing is if I try to eat with the collar on.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Right. So aside from the collar, though you recovered fine from the surgery?
Patient: No problem at all.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: All right, very good. Is there anything else you want to share with your fans out there?
Patient: Best guy. Best guy. Go for it. All right worth it.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Very good. Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
Patient: Thanks. Short but sweet.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: That’s the way it should be. You’re a cool dude.
Patient: Perfect.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for the cervical spine at Deuk Spine Institute. Treating a herniated cervical disc causing long-standing spinal cord compression that had produced progressive balance problems, repeated falls, hand numbness, and ultimately 10 out of 10 disabling pain triggered by a fall. Using a laser through a four-millimeter incision, Dr. Deukmedjian cleaned out the disc herniation and relieved the spinal cord compression: with no fusion, no artificial disc, no swallowing difficulties, no hospitalization, and no narcotic pain medication. Feeling in the fingers and freedom from pain were restored immediately upon waking from anesthesia, and the patient was beading jewelry from bed the same evening. At her six-week follow-up she reported zero pain and a full, uncomplicated recovery. This six-week post-operative testimonial demonstrates the durability of results from the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® not just in the immediate post-surgical period but weeks into recovery. Patients with cervical disc herniations, spinal cord compression, hand numbness, or balance issues from cervical pathology are encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute.