Category: Patient Stories
I had spinal fusion when I was in my 20’s. After that I was very active. Hiking. Biking. Had two kids. About 10 years ago, the rod in my back cracked. I had some pain, but exercises eased the pain. About a year ago I experienced the worst sciatic pain I ever had in my entire life. I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t walk. If I moved at all I was in incredible pain. My primary care physician told me I had stenosis where I was not fused. And that the rod in my back had broken—causing a crack in my …
I hurt my back when I was on a trip and when I got back the pain continued. I work with autistic children and one of the children was having a temper tantrum on the floor and I went to lift him up and as soon as I lifted him I felt a very sharp pain. I knew I needed to see a spine surgeon. Dara // Age: 31 Condition // Herniated Disk/ Cauda Equina Sydrome Occupation // Speech Pathologist (NY) How did you find Dr. McCance? My cousin had seen Dr McCance after an accident and she spoke very …
We were in the Dominican Republic and we all went cliff diving—about four stories high. I hit the water hard, which broke my cheek bone and fractured my pelvic bone, which put a lot of stress and pressure on my spinal cord, which was paralyzing my legs. The doctors in the Dominican Republic could not see that my pelvic bone was fractured and they were moving me around a lot. Which possibly caused more damage. And I had no pain killers. Finally I was put on a private plane and brought back to NY. Then I was taken by ambulance …
