52-year-old Rebecca Sipes, a mother of four and grandmother of five, had been struggling with chronic pain for decades. Before her procedure, she could not even sit on a chair and needed to constantly shift a lot just to ease her discomfort. Treatment at the Spine Institute Northwest changed her life.
Chronic Pain After Car Accidents
After a series of car accidents when she was younger, Rebecca was no stranger to pain and discomfort. She underwent a series of
surgeries to try to fix her pain in high school. The first one was for neck surgery in 1986 and a second one in 1987. Several more car accidents only made her condition worse.
After her accidents, Rebecca had to live with migraine headaches, spasms and loss of feeling in her arms. She had cramps, loss of feeling, and heavy legs.
“She had no desire to smile because it hurt so bad.”
What really changed as her health got worse and worse was her disposition, as Rebecca recalls that “she had no desire to smile because it hurt so bad.”
“You get all snappy and you don’t realize it. You are miserable so everybody around you is going to be miserable.”
Relief Without Painkillers and Narcotics
For years Rebecca lived in pain being told by multiple doctors that nothing could be done for condition at all and that she had to live with it. Painkillers and muscle relaxants were all a part of her daily routine.
“I function as a normal woman and I have no limits!” Rebecca exclaims with a laugh.
Finally she found hope after meeting Doctor Kamson at the Spine Institute. “He’s my hero”, she proclaims. Dr. Kamson treated her back condition and today Rebecca is up and about without the need for any pain medication or muscle relaxants.
“I function as a normal woman and I have no limits!” Rebecca exclaims with a laugh.
Rebecca especially appreciated how careful Dr. Kamson was in approaching her problem by using x-rays and MRI’s to methodically assess her particular situation. Rebecca underwent minimally invasive surgery for her lumbar and cervical areas. A synthetic disc was also placed in her lower back that fixed her leg pain and had another disc in her neck fixed to relieve her upper back pain.
I Feel Like a Whole New Woman
I would never have known that I was in as much pain before I had the procedure and never thought that I would be pain free again and thought that she would have to bear the pain for the rest of her life.
Rebecca’s message to other sufferers like her: Don’t give up, come talk to Dr. Kamson and his team let them see what they can do for you.
“I feel like a whole new woman,” says Rebecca. “He’s my hero he gave me my life back.”
Watch Rebecca’s testimonial in the video below to learn how we can help you get your life back.