Summary
A young woman from Texas had spent five to six years being told by doctors across multiple countries that her back pain was permanent. That she would never play sports again and would simply have to get used to living in pain. Spending 90% of her days bedridden, unable to sit for more than five minutes, unable to travel or share a normal life with her husband, she had nearly given up hope entirely. When Dr. Deukmedjian told her she didn’t have to live this way, she didn’t believe him. Until she woke up from her Deuk Laser Disc Repair® on two discs and felt better than she had in years. Less than 24 hours after surgery, she had zero pain, no leg numbness, no medication of any kind. Not even the Tylenol she was given and said she hadn’t stopped smiling since she woke up, finally believing she had a future with sports, travel, and life again.
Transcript
Patient: I’ve been told by so many different doctors in so many different countries that either there’s nothing they could do for me, or that this is just my life now. I have to get used to it. So when you came along and told me, “Oh, you don’t have to live like this”. It’s like, well, everyone else says I do. I really didn’t believe it. I was like, there’s no way. I’ve been told now for five, six years, “This is it. You’re never gonna play sports again. You’re never gonna not be in pain again. This is what you have to get used to.” And so when I met you and when you were telling me, “No, you don’t have to do that”. I was like, it’s too good to be true. There’s no way. And then I woke up from the surgery yesterday, and I wake up this morning, and I just haven’t stopped smiling because you were right. Everyone else was wrong. I feel great.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I’m Dr. Ara Deukmedjian and it’s June 28th, 2023. I’m here with one of my lovely patients who traveled from Texas. She has been as you’ve heard; suffering with back pain for a long time. Years. You were telling me that you’ve traveled, talked to surgeons around the world, doctors around the world, and they’ve all told you you have to live with it.
Patient: Yeah. That’s your life.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: The truth is that used to be the way back pain was treated but not anymore. Deuk Spine Institute has made a breakthrough discovery on not just how to cure back pain, but the causes of back pain. And because we now understand the exact source of back pain in every patient, we’re able to treat that specific source for you. You had the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. You had two discs fixed yesterday. Before you came here, what was life like for you?
Patient: Ninety percent of my days in bed. Laying down pain for five years. Pretty constant. Not doing any of the stuff that made me me. No sports. No going out for dinners anymore because I couldn’t sit for more than five minutes. Like… I believe I’m sitting right now. It was just not really much of how I wanted to live my life at all.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And it’s not just you but you’re married, right?
Patient: Oh, my poor husband. I didn’t take the trash out since 2018. Which was like the one nice thing. It’s hard enough to take out the trash, but he had to do everything for me. So it wasn’t even just my life. That was what was harder. He had to completely change his life. We used to travel, we used to play sports, we used to do stuff together. And I got to sometimes watch movies with him if I could sit up, or he’d have to get a weird angle so we could lay down and watch a movie on the ceiling together. He’s an absolute trooper. He stayed with me through all of it and never complained. But that’s not what you want for your partner. You don’t want that for their life.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And can you imagine, when he heard the news from these other doctors telling you that you have to live your life like this for the rest of your life. Can you imagine how he felt? And he stuck around.
Patient: Yeah. No, I mean. I feel so lucky that I had a partner who was prepared to do that. But it only made me feel worse that I was making my partner do that. It’s one thing for yourself to be going through the pain, but it’s another thing to see how your pain really impacts all of those people around you. Like my little brothers. He used to see me as this tough, can-do-anything older sister. Having to take care of me and carry my bags. My dad just every day worrying about me. And I was always the tough kid. Never had to worry about me at all. So it’s just such a weird, uncomfortable, terrible paradigm shift.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Sitting here today. Less than 24 hours after your Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. How much of that pain do you have?
Patient: None of it. Surgery was yesterday. I just feel better than I ever thought I could feel again. I never thought in my life I’d get back to this point.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And this point being. No pain?
Patient: I don’t have any pain. I can sit. My left leg hasn’t gone numb on me. I can smile and have a conversation without the pain in the back of my head making me want to just lay down and not do anything. It’s crazy.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And what would you say to the people out there living with back and leg pain?
Patient: You don’t have to. Just call Dr. Deuk. Even if you’re skeptical like I was call him, see what he has to say, explore the option, and just give yourself the gift of your life back.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Totally agree. One question are you feeling this way because we’ve given you powerful narcotic painkillers?
Patient: No. I’m not on anything. I actually didn’t even take the Extra Strength Tylenol. I 100% nothing. I had water and a little bit of coffee this morning. That’s it.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And this is part of what’s revolutionary with our technique at Deuk Spine Institute. Curing pain in the back and neck. No hospitalization. Outpatient. You went home an hour after your surgery.
Patient: Yeah.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And no painkillers afterwards, because we’re not doing trauma to your body during the surgery. The reason patients need pain medicine after surgery is because the surgeon is hurting their body with the surgery. Do you have any pain after the laser surgery?
Patient: None. I wasn’t anticipating this at all. I feel fine. I don’t feel fine, I feel great. It’s really surreal still.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you can see during your surgery. We made a tiny little seven-millimeter incision tiny, quarter inch and we did the whole surgery on those two discs with the laser. Cleaning up there was a lot of scar tissue at L5-S1, and there was not as much scar tissue but you had a small tear at L4-5 and we were able to clean those tears up with the laser and get rid of your back pain. Congratulations.
Patient: Thank you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Is there anything you want to say to your fans out there and your family?
Patient: Oh, Neon. I can’t wait to do stuff with all of them. And carry my own suitcase. And how long until I can play sports? Not for one year. That’s all in the future. But just knowing that it is in my future again. It actually is life-changing. So thank you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: You’re welcome. Congratulations.
Patient: Thank you. You’re welcome. All right. Let’s get you guys out of here.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for two damaged lumbar discs at L4-5 and L5-S1. Treating scar tissue and annular tears that had left her bedridden for five years after doctors across multiple countries told her nothing could be done. Using a laser through a seven-millimeter incision, Dr. Deukmedjian cleaned the tears and removed the inflammatory scar tissue causing her chronic back and leg pain. In a single outpatient procedure lasting approximately an hour, with no hospitalization, no general anesthesia trauma, and no narcotic pain medication required before or after surgery. As Dr. Deukmedjian explains, the absence of post-surgical pain medication is a direct result of the procedure’s non-traumatic nature. The laser repairs rather than damages, which is why patients wake up feeling relief rather than new surgical pain. Less than 24 hours after surgery this patient was sitting comfortably, pain-free, and smiling for the first time in years. Already looking forward to sports, travel, and carrying her own suitcase. Patients who have been told to simply accept their back pain are encouraged to submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute.