Re: [QUAD-L] Craig Hospital Dr. Scott Falci........Dan H

2007-04-12 Thread DAANOO
What a horrible experience Ron, I'm so sorry. So you are still looking for a neurosurgeon. Have you been in contact with Syringomyelia Alliance Project, Inc. (ASAP), I went to one in their meetings and they seem to have a lot of information and support about research and surgeons. I was

Re: [QUAD-L] Craig Hospital Dr. Scott Falci........Dan H

2007-04-12 Thread Danny Hearn
I had the same experience Ron, they told me they no longer perform sirinx surgury unless a person begins losing function. My left arm is causing me a bit of worry but I'm hoping it is something else like pinched nerves or something..In the next few weeks i'll have to set up a time to get it

Re: [QUAD-L] Craig Hospital Dr. Scott Falci........Dan H

2007-04-12 Thread LINDA FERRELL
That is crummy Ron, so you have to have loss of funtion before the Docs will do anything. Geez what we have to go through, they just don't realize how hard it is living with a SCI. Sorry you had to go through all of that! Lindaf

[QUAD-L] Craig Hospital Dr. Scott Falci........Dan H

2007-04-12 Thread wheelchair
Is it possible, that the doctors or hospital are providing the details of what the insurance company will pay for rather than just a medical evaluation? When one considers the possible results of any risky surgery, one hopes for the best results possible. Insurance companies often don't

[QUAD-L] Craig Hospital Dr. Scott Falci........Dan H

2007-04-11 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
3 years ago when they found a syrinx at c7 in my spinal cord I did extensive research on the net. I found over and over Scott Falcis success stories and new surgical techniques. I called Craig hospital, they said to send in my Mri. I sent it to them and they called me and agreed to perform the