bamblb OP t1_j2113zx wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:51 PM

Reply to comment by breafofdawild in Microdiscectomy Advice by bamblb

Have you been to orthoVA? I’ve had great luck with them every time I’ve been. The last doc I saw was Anup Gangavalli at St. Mary’s and he was great at explaining what is going on with my spine. I also went to Ortho On Call when I was in debilitating pain (it’s kinda like patient first for ortho problems) and the doc there really listened to me, gave good advice, and sent me to Gangavalli.

If you haven’t been to orthoVA I highly recommend; if so, shop around for different doctors until you find someone to give you solutions. I wish you luck on finding solutions!

breafofdawild t1_j2188hq wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:40 PM

I have seen multiple docs at OrthoVA (and for multiple issues not including my back). All of the non-back related docs have been fantastic. The two I’ve seen for my back have been non-helpful and either just said no, or passed me off to someone else.