"I feel great. No pain. I'm happy person."

Dr. Ditsworth performed a double percutaneous diskectomy on me 15 years ago. I went from not being able to walk, at age 31, to pain-free the next day. I'm 46 now and have been free from back pain ever since. I really appreciate all that Dr. Ditsworth has done.

I had lead a very active life; lifted weights, played racquetball and took karate lessons. The back pain kept getting progressively worse. It started effecting my everyday life. I would constantly squirm in my chair to try find a position to relieve the pain. It would hurt when I slept. Finally, the pain became so intense that I could no longer walk.

I remember thinking back then, " I'm 31 now and I cannot walk due to excruciating back pain. If it's this bad at 31, what is it going to be like when I'm 81. I need to get this taken care of now. " I opened the physician section of the yellow pages and saw a silhouette of a guy with a lightning bolt coming out of his back and thought, "That's the doctor I have to see." I remember Dr. Ditsworth explaining the surgery. He then told me to go home and think about it and get back to him. As soon as he ended that sentence I said, "Okay, I thought about it, can you do the surgery tomorrow?"

I remember waking up from surgery. As the anesthesia wore off I remember getting out of bed and walking to the restroom in my hospital gown. I could not believe it. I was actually able to walk again right after surgery and without a trace of pain. It was truly miraculous. I have been pain-free for 15 years. I'm engaged in my active lifestyle again and a lot more careful with my back.

"After the surgery, dull & jabbing pain in my left buttock/leg is gone*. I am pain free in that left side area for the first time in 52 years."

"I did not want to do the traditional back surgery where they go in and cut your bone and muscles, and all of the scarring and the long recovery time... I'm on my way to a speedy recovery."