It has been a long time since my surgery, March 2013 to be exact. I was in severe pain for years with back pain, numbness in my leg and shooting pains. I went to several doctor's on Long Island, NY whom failed me miserably. The offered shots in my back and physical therapy. None of these worked at all. Pain medications did not work at all. I attended a wedding before my surgery and was unable to walk up and down the stairs, dance, or even sit very long anywhere. The only relief was to lay down.
My sister had enough. She did the research and found Andrew Sama. The man who changed my life. To this day I have had no pain, no numbness, no shooting stabbing pains. Nothing. No medications. I woke up from my spinal surgery with little to no pain. I was up and about and walking around to my amazement. The only complaint I had was being puffed up and constipated due to the surgery!! Yuck, I know. After that finally passed I was on the way to finally being back to my old self.
In November 2013 my sister and I went on holiday to Hawaii. We saw the sunrise at dawn on Haleakala Mountain and biked down with a tour all with no brace. Dr. Sama said, just no falling!! My sister had his card with her just in case as we went down the mountain.
Since then we have traveled many places and saw many things I would have unable to see otherwise. For this, I owe my life to Dr Sama. He is fabulous and anyone would be unwise not to go to him and his fabulous team for any spine surgery. I have referred many people to his practice and to my amazement some have chosen otherwise and went with different doctors without going to him for a consultation. As you will expect their surgeries did not go as well as mine did. Proof positive that you need to do your homework before anyone cuts you open.
I have attached the picture of me (on the right) and my sister all suited up for the bike tour! LOL
THANK YOU ANDREW SAMA!!
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