Testimonial – Man Saved From Potential Paralyzation

I’m in the, I was in the performing arts field, and I was having some pain. It was going down the shoulder. I couldn’t even put my hand behind my back. And one of the doctors in Dr. Lobian’s office said that it could be from the neck.

The discs were inflamed or, and I needed, I may need surgery. And so I was referred to Dr. Melamed, thank goodness, because he saw it immediately. And I said I needed to have an ACDF, which it took me a month just to memorize what that was. But immediately it was a wonderful experience.

I said, what would happen if I didn’t choose the surgery? Because he said it was, it was my decision. What happens if I don’t have the surgery, I asked him. He said you could be the next Christopher Reeves if you get a sudden jolt. And I am so glad I did it.

And right now I am, I, this is my two-year checkup. I’m literally pain-free. And there’s some things, but nothing that is of any danger or concern. And his attention and concern for detail and the way he did what he did, I will always remember and always appreciate.