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Bob that is wonderful news about your appointment with Dr Krishna!!! I did a little research on him and he sounds amazing! There are different schools of thought on whether it is best to go with an Orthopedic Surgeon or a Neurosurgeon, but I know I felt a Neurosurgeon was best for my surgery and Dr Krishna is also a Neurosurgeon!
You might want to ask him is he performs minimally invasive surgery. I didn’t see it in his Bio but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t do it. The doctors typically list a few of their main interests/specialties.
Great job with your perseverance in getting an appointment!!😊
Wishing you the best for your appointment and please let all of us know how it went.
I will continue to pray for you!!!
Sherry

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Hi Sheri,
I’m back from my appointment with Dr Krishna. He was very thorough in going through all the different surgeries I’ve had starting with the SI Joint fusion, crushed L3 vertebra, Kyphoplasty, crushed L3 again and the L3 L4 & L4 L5 Fusion, Medtronic pain pump Implant & spine stimulator Implant.
I didn’t leave with an appointment for Surgery however I mentioned that I followed Dr. McClennan and he suggested A co-surgery with himself and Jamal McClendon ~
In addition to that, he’s presenting my case at their spine conference for input from all the spinal deformity surgeons, so I will get the opinion of multiple surgeons that are all experts in that field. I have a video Consultation with Dr McClendon in a week, I suspect a surgery date will be soon after that. I think I am looking at a T2 to L4 fusion
They leave their patients with so much confidence in their ability to gather information and proceed in the best direction possible for your needs. It is comforting to know that I will be in the best hands possible to correct my complex case.
I want to thank you again for all your support, encouragement and prayers.

Sincerely,
Bob