Circle Thornbury Hospital (BMI) (1)
Private hospital, Yorkshire & The Humber

I had developed a very painful back on a boating holiday. NHS offered ineffective painkillers and a diagnosis which turned out to be
wrong. My medical insurers agreed to cover my treatment. Within a week I had seen the specialist at Sheffield, within two weeks I was in
having the op. It was keyhole surgery. Because of my weight I had to be in special care overnight, there was some discomfort in my back
but it wasn't really painful. The only problem which I didn't expect was being unable to urinate for several hours. This eventually
cleared. After 3 or 4 days (can't remember exactly) I went home. I had to have someone stay with me for a week. There were no problems.
The discomfort slowly went away and after 3 months I was as good as new. I'm careful about lifting heavy objects, but it's been over a
year now and I've had no recurrence of the pain that I had before.
 

Reviewer: Username: BigSteve Age: 50-64 Location: Doncaster Gender: male Operation or treatment: laparoscopic spinal decompression

Ratings: Outcome of treatment: Quality of care: Value for money: Patient Communication: Hospital/clinic Environment:

 
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