Kuwaiti Patient Travels Worldwide for Back Pain Relief
Summary
A patient from Kuwait traveled to Deuk Spine Institute after suffering from debilitating back pain for years despite multiple failed surgeries, including microdiscectomy, laminectomy, and conservative treatments like massage, therapy, and injections. Following a virtual MRI consultation via Zoom, Dr. Deukmedjian performed minimally invasive Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on three herniated discs, unpinched nerves causing leg weakness, treated facet joint pain with Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy®, and addressed severely damaged piriformis muscles. The day after the outpatient procedure, the patient's chronic pain was gone, and his walking had improved dramatically—for the first time in years, his wife observed him walking normally without pain.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I'm sitting here with a patient who traveled halfway around the world to have surgery here at Deuk Spine Institute, and he comes from Kuwait. My patient came to me with back pain. He's had it for many years. Back pain was coming from three discs. Yesterday we went in with the laser, repaired those three discs. He also had pinched nerves going into the legs with weakness, and we were able to unpinch those nerves with the surgery. He had a microdiscectomy in the past, laminectomy, discectomy, but it didn't work. So he came here to the United States. He could have gone anywhere in the world for his back care, but he chose Deuk Spine Institute. I want to ask you, how was the Zoom call, the MRI review? How was that for you?
Patient: Well, it was easy, direct, and right after the Zoom call, I noted that, okay, this is the problem I have, and that's the answer. There is no other way but to come to Dr. Deuk and do it, and I'm here, and we did it yesterday. He did it yesterday for me.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: How does your back feel today?
Patient: Today, I don't feel the pain which I used to have. Even my type of walking is better. That's right now my wife, and she said, when I entered here, I left everything out. She said, look, for the first time, I see you walking.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: So, after years, after six, seven, eight years or more.
Patient: Yes, pain has dominated your life.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Of course.
Patient: I mean, you wake up, you feel the pain from the start. The whole day until again, you want to sleep again. The cycle does not stop, and it forbids you from doing anything, and it is getting worse and worse if you leave it, and you have to come here.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Why did you choose Deuk Spine Institute?
Patient: Because I looked, I had different surgeries, I tried all the methods which is common everywhere like massages, therapies, medication, needles, nothing worked. There is no solution but here. I found it here with Dr. Deuk. Thank you, my friend. Thank you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Now, you also had besides pain in those discs, we had facet pain which we treated with our rhizotomy.
Patient: Yes, yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you had the piriformis muscle pain.
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And it was the most damaged muscle I have ever treated on both sides.
Patient: You told me yesterday, yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you have some pain on the hip area which we know everybody has this after the procedure.
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: But that will go away in a few days. I would love for you to share your experience with our Arab world out there. Share with them how you feel and about your experience here in Florida. Because it's a long trip for someone to take to come here.
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And I would love for you to speak in Arabic.
Patient: Yes.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And share your experience with them.
Patient: (Arabic) I have suffered for about 7, 8, and 9 years from disc problems and complications that arise from disc operations. I did more than one operation in more than one place. I went to all the roads, massages, Ubers. I didn't leave a road. I didn't drive until I got to the point that Dr. Deuk here does the operation in this special way. I arrived two or three days ago. Yesterday was the third operation. Today I am doing better. I don't have any discomfort. I was suffering from discomfort. Since early morning, I couldn't put my head on the pillow. And the next day, the same story. And thank God. Dr. Deuk now, I don't have any problem now. I advise anyone who has a problem and suffering, not to prolong their suffering. The road is clear and fast, without pain, without cuts, operations, and problems after operations. There is no operation, no cuts, or any of these problems. And this is my experience, and God willing, it will benefit anyone who wants to benefit. And Dr. Deuk is here, and the operation is very easy. It is up to anyone to decide, and this is the right decision. Peace be upon you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Thank you, doctor. Thank you very much. Thank you, my friend.
Patient: God be with you. The same to you and bless you and give you more and expand more and treat more and God is there. He will give you the biggest reward.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Inshallah.
Patient: Inshallah.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: All right. Thank you.
Patient: Thank you, my friend.
The Better Way: Deuk Spine Institute
This international patient received comprehensive Deuk Laser Disc Repair® treatment for three herniated lumbar discs causing chronic back pain and leg weakness. After multiple failed surgeries including microdiscectomy, laminectomy, and discectomy, he traveled from Kuwait to receive minimally invasive laser disc repair that successfully unpinched the nerves in his legs. Dr. Ara Deukmedjian also performed Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® to address facet joint-related pain and treated severely damaged piriformis muscles on both sides. The virtual MRI consultation via Zoom allowed for thorough pre-surgical planning, and the patient experienced immediate improvement in pain and walking ability following the outpatient procedure.
