Mr Navin Verghese 2015-05-25 Person 5 5 0

11 weeks post surgery for L4/5 discectomy and decompression, and I am very happy with the outcome of the surgery. Mr Verghese explained fully the pros and cons of the surgery. He also advised that although the pain would subside I might experience numbness in the lower leg and foot after the surgery. This has been the case for me, although not particularly troublesome as I'm getting used to it and able to get around quite well. I'm pleased that he mentioned about the numbness pre surgery or otherwise I might have had concerns about it. That what's been so good, Mr Verghese took time to explain things fully and asked if I had any questions about any of the options that were available for my particular problem. The pain that I had endured for 7 months was excruiating. I tried all the conventional treatments of prescribed tablets, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Amitriptyline, Co-Codamol and Paracetamol, also Physio for about 15 sessions and all the stretching exercises, nothing helped. Surgery was the last resort, and it was succesful for me. So thank you Mr verghese, for allowing me to get my life back.