Dr Clavel opinions

[Sariera]

I am a new member of this forum, and I am sorry if my english is not very good because I am spanish (and french canadian).
I am presently in spain because my family leaves in Barcelona. I am presently on seack leave for lumbar problems, and I am considering to be treated by Dr. Clavel.

I wanted to hear about yor experience and if you recommend me to go to this neurosurgeron and if you know about other people that has been operate by him.
I thank you very much for your opinion
Sariera

[Maria]

Sariera,
Welcoming you to your own thread and just wanted to let you know I'm going to send you a private mail if you have that enabled. The way you can read your private mail is to go to the upper right hand corner under your name and click on Private Messages.

The message isn't about Dr.Clavel tho I think you'll find the information helpful.

Maria

[Sariera]

Thank you very much Maria,

Your information has been very helpful for me, and has allowed to learn how private messages goes on.

Hoping that you are going better

Sariera

[Keano16]

Dear Sariera,

what is your diagnosis?

If your condition requires ADR or fusion surgery, I think that BSC is good choice because they seem to be pretty experienced and I've read a lot success stories from their patients.

If your condition is not so severe and it can be treated with minimally-invasive procedures (for example endoscopic), you can research more and find doctor that uses endoscope during the surgery as its fully minimally-invasive procedure. As I can see on BSC site, they insist on using METRx system (and that is nothing bad) but there are less invasive and very effective techniques to treat same problems (like disc herniations, stenosis, etc).

[Sariera]

Hello Keano16,

Thank you for your answer.

My diagnostic now: In fact I have for the moment only one level involved. I have a bilateral spondylolysis L5-S1 with very small spondylolysthesis on L5 (level1 0,1 or 0,2 mm), with a dimorphism of L5. Small discal protrusion of posterior projection in L5-S1. They suggest that the spondylolysis causes a dynamic foraminal stenosis with bilateral compression of both L5 nerves. I have low back pain and bilateral lower extremities pain with a L5 distribution since November 2010, and with neurological claudication when walking, standing, or doing an effort, and it is getting little better if I sit for a while.
Before that: I had back pain all my live but it was supportable and intermittent. We knew that I had spondylolysys on the right side, discovered in Spain in 2006, but nobody has given importance to that in Canada. From 2006 I have been had pain in both arms also , on the elbows until have been finished in permanent pain burning sensations. The investigation have done as result that I have a sensitive axonal polyneuropathy, but they didn't find the origin, even in Canada and in Spain. So that has been the problem between the opinions of specialists, most of them cannot say if my symptoms came from my back or from the polyneuropathy, even if the neurologist said that where different thinks. After doing all kind of conservative treatments all have concluded that is needed the surgery, and the two best have suggested and artrodesis, fusion L5-S1 by opening and doing also autograft.

Question: at this moment my principal questions are:
- The neurologic claudication can be provoqued by spondylolysis because when moving the foramen is retrecing?
- In fact, I have discuss the question of less invasive surgery (endoscoppic) with neruosurgeons. Two of three surgeons have suggested the fusion, the both more experimented. The reason give me is that endoscopic dont allows the autograft, wich stabilises better and has btter results at long term than endoscopic one. This was recommended by the younger surgeon.

- For the moment I am not considering ADR because all the doctors said that my disc are very well. But your advice on it will be considered



I thank you for your advice
Sariera

[Sariera]

I forgot to say you that I am taking 2400 of neurontin a day and 4 pilules a day of zaldier (37,5 tramadol + 325 paracetamol(

Sariera

[Maria]

Sariera,
I saw this website and thought it interesting. Spine Cal
I've not heard of this surgeon just liked the website in terms of explanations. I think he (the surgeon) looks pretty young actually ...

[Sariera]

I thank you Maria for the information. I will have a look on it.

Hoping you ar going btter
Sariera