Summary
An Ohio hardware store owner and tradesman had been living with bulging discs and back pain with leg symptoms for 25 years after a lifting injury, refusing conventional surgery the entire time while waiting for a less invasive alternative. Having watched customers come into his store who had back surgery. Some improved only briefly before returning for more procedures. He was determined to find something definitive. After researching the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, praying about the decision, and submitting his MRI, he traveled to Deuk Spine Institute on Cinco de Mayo 2023 and had his procedure. The following morning he declared his back pain completely gone, was taking only a single Tylenol before a three-hour drive home, and lay awake the night after surgery in amazement at how good he felt. Ready to enjoy retirement with his wife of 44 years.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Good morning. It’s Cinco de Mayo here at Deuk Spine Institute. It’s May 5th, 2023 and I’m sitting with one of my patients who traveled from Ohio because he’s been suffering with back pain for many years, as well as pain down his leg. I’m going to let him tell you about that in a moment. But first… how are you feeling today?
Patient: Excellent. My back pain’s gone. Feel like a new man.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Awesome. And your leg?
Patient: I just have a little cramping yet from walking off the counter for so long. I’m compensating for my back, so I’ve got to work through that a little bit yet.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: We knew that would be. But the back is excellent?
Patient: Good.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And how long did you have back pain for?
Patient: 25 years ago I did some stupid lifting and bulged discs out, and then just lived with them. I didn’t want to do conventional surgery. Which I’m glad now. I was always waiting on a less invasive surgery. And when I got reading about what Dr. Deuk did and the procedure and all the success rate, I just thought. I did a lot of praying about it, actually.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: If you were offered other surgeries and you chose not to do that yes, that was smart. And what convinced you that the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® endoscopic surgery. Which you can actually see right here in the video is done with a small incision on your back, seven or eight millimeters. What convinced you that was the right treatment for you?
Patient: Well, because I didn’t want to be torn up from a big wide incision and all the cut muscle and scar tissue that was probably going to end up with that. I’ve heard about and saw a lot of people in my business hardware store that had surgeries. Some were better, some were better for just a little bit and then back into surgeries again. And it just seemed like once they started, it was never ending. So I was looking for something that was totally different. And perfected. Definitive. So you can move on with life.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah. What’s life look like for you now that we fixed your back?
Patient: It’s good. I want to get back to normal activity use my head, not abuse myself like I have over the years with working with masons and plumbing and water heaters and a bunch of massive lifting all my life. Just gonna try to live a good retirement life and work light and keep on going.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: A lot of surgeries that are done in the spine require patients to take powerful narcotic painkillers afterwards. Are you on narcotic painkillers?
Patient: Nope. I took one Tylenol this morning because I’m gonna be driving three hours. That’s all I’ve taken.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: So basically the result of no pain in the back. It’s not because we’re covering it up with medicine or anything.
Patient: No. Yeah, no. It’s I laid in bed at night and it’s unbelievable. I laid awake for a couple hours just thinking about the amazement of it. Praise God.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah, for sure. Well, is there anything else you want to share with your audience?
Patient: I just advise anybody that has get an MRI and send it. It sounded goofy doing it online, sounded like it was too good to be true. But as you read all about it and what he’s done. It’s the real deal.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Congratulations. Thank you. Faith and it’s paid off for you.
Patient: Yeah.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Enjoy yourself. Okay. You have a lovely wife too, who’s been very supportive.
Patient: Oh yeah.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Spouses often do. Watching their spouse suffer every day with pain. And I know it’s been hard on her.
Patient: She’s such a positive force in my life. I can tell. She’s got a lot of good energy.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah. 44 years Ellen. Well, you take care, sir.
Patient: Yep. Thank you so much.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re welcome. Yeah.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for bulging lumbar discs and leg pain that had persisted for 25 years following a lifting injury. A condition he had chosen to live with rather than undergo conventional open back surgery, after watching customers in his hardware store cycle through procedures that provided only temporary relief before requiring repeat surgeries. The Deuk Laser Disc Repair® was performed through a seven-to-eight-millimeter incision using a laser endoscopic approach. With no large incision, no cut muscles, no scar tissue, no hardware, no hospitalization, and no narcotic pain medication required. By the morning after his outpatient procedure, his 25-year-old back pain was completely gone and he was heading home on a single Tylenol. Patients who have been avoiding conventional back surgery while waiting for a better option are encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute. The definitive, once-and-done alternative to the never-ending cycle of open spine surgery.