The Voice of the Patient is brand new on Tuesday, May 17th! Dick is the first patient of mine to come on the show…
He had a lumbar laminectomy and fusion after long-term back pain and growing weakness and buckling in his legs. While he didn’t #GetPT1st, he was is pretty rough shape prior to his surgery. If that wasn’t bad enough, Dick’s recovery was even more challenging. He fell in the hospital and returned to the ER twice after coming home (weaning from the pain meds didn’t go so well). Dick’s advocacy for patient education (about the procedure, recovery, and medications) BEFORE surgery are spot-on and something he’s already working on with his surgeon.
If you or one of your patients is interested in being a guest on The Voice of the Patient, please reach out HERE.
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