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Testimonial – 15 Years Of Back Pain Are Finally Gone

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15 Years of Back Pain Are Finally Gone · Dr. Hooman Melamed on YouTube

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A patient says she lived with back pain for about 15 years and came to Dr. Melamed when she could no longer get out of bed and epidurals had stopped helping. She mentions blood disorders that made her recovery a challenge. Two years on, she says she is about 99% pain-free and grateful that he was there for her in the hospital.

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Medically reviewed byDr. Hooman Melamed, MD, FAAOS

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I suffered with back pain for about 15 years, and I came to see Dr. Melamed when I was no longer able to get out of bed and epidurals weren’t helping me anymore. He told me that he would be able to help me, but that it was going to take me a little while. I had lots of issues with blood disorders, and it was going to be a challenge for me, but that I definitely felt confident that I would recover.

So it’s been two years now, and I am about 99% pain-free. The experience that I had with Dr. Melamed and his office was amazing. He’s very kind person. He’s got a really, really, really big heart.

The one thing I remembered about him most before I had my surgery was that I asked him who is going to take care of me when I recovered and was in the hospital, and he was 100% reassuring that he would be there for me. And he was. And I am totally grateful for what he’s done for me and my family, because I am pain-free and functional and just really happy, and I feel very blessed.

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