Dr. Robert Watkins Sr. : Spine Surgery? Posted: 12-05-07 14:02pm
Does anyone know anything about this
doctor (Robert Watkins Sr.)? Would you
recommend him? Thanks!
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RichT
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Posted: 12-05-07 14:48pm
Hello Clam,
Welcome to the forum.
Where does he practice medicine? Need
that info to do a bit of checking.
In the meantime, call your local hospitals
and find out what kind of back surgery he
performs and how many he has done. Where
did he go to med school. Where did he do
his residencey?, etc., etc. AND
especially talk with others locally and
see if they have had him as a surgeon,
results, thoughts, etc.
RichT
P.S. - Could you tell us what your medical
situation is? Thanks
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clam151543
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 12-05-07 15:45pm
Rich,
I have a 2mm herniation at L4-L5
and 1.5mm-2.0mm herniation at L5-S1. I've
been in pain for about 7 years now. I've
tried PT, DRX9000, 2 Epidural injections
and etc and nothing has helped yet. Dr
Watkins Sr is a surgeon located in Marina
Del Rey in California. He has performed
minimally invasive spine surgery on many
professional athletes. I would like to
know if anyone on this forum has gotten
their spine surgery done by him and how it
went. Thanks!
Also, my physical therapist told me that
since my injury was so long ago, there
might nerve damage and if that's the case,
even if I get surgery, the pain might not
go away. Is that true?
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RichT
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Posted: 12-05-07 16:13pm
Hello Clam,
Thanks for the added into. Sorry to read
about the nasty two disc herniations.
Not to jump to conclusions, however, your
statement - "He has performed minimally
invasive spine surgery on many
professional athletes." definitely caught
my eye. First the "minimually invasive
spine surgery", and then "on many
professional athletes".
Just my viewpoint, but when a spine
surgeon is known for performing "minimally
invasive spine surgey" I take notice. Far
better when that is an option rather than
the traditional "rods and screws" in my
opinion.
Professional sports organizations have
huge sums of money invested in their
players. They can ill afford some "not so
good" doc. When I had a rotator cuff tear
I wasn't getting anywhere with my GP doc.
So it was time to look for a really good
doc specializing in shoulder injuries. No
sweat, I just called the Redskins football
office and asked if they could recommend a
really good shoulder doc. They never
hesitated for a second and gave me the
name of Dr. T who worked on their players.
WOW, he was fantastic. I wanted surgery
to get it over with, and he said, "Slow
down lets try a corticosteroid injection
and PT first. Man was he smooth with that
injection, I never even felt it. AND you
better believe it worked.
Of course I can't speak for the merits of
Dr. Watkins, sr., BUT ------
Continue to do your research.
I hope you get some personal experience
from others on this forum regarding Dr.
Watkins.
