Mr B Roy Chaudhary 2022-05-01 Person 5 5 0

I was diagnosed with 'severe spinal stenosis in the cervical area with flattening of the cervical cord at C4/C5 and C5/C6'. I was extremely worried about having the operation on my lower spine and neck. Dr Chaudhary was open and honest with me regarding the procedure and all of the possible risks and implications. I weighed up the (small) risks against the risks I faced in not having the operation and I decided to go ahead with it. The operation lasted 8hrs in total as I had the neck and lower spine operations consecutively. After the operation, I was sore but the pain was manageable. My recovery time was quick and I was up walking within a few days. I purposefully made myself active post-op and this speeded up my recovery. My sciatica came back for a couple of weeks and after contacting the aftercare team, I was assured that this was temporary. After about four weeks, the sciatica had gone and to date hasn't returned. Walking is now much easier and I can now do things that previously were extremely difficult such as swimming and gym sessions. I am very grateful towards Dr Chaudhary and his team for their care and professionalism.