My first “surgeon” I saw came recommended from my chiropractor who swore by this doctor. I had THE WORST experience, which included the receptionist’s making fun of patients because of cultural differences in the waiting room, and upon my first meeting within 20 minutes the doctor said he would submit to my insurance for a laminectomy and discectomy which I already had 7 years ago. A few days later, I came to All Spine Care as a “second opinion” and as I walked through the door and had my first interaction with the receptionist, I already was getting the warm and fuzzies. Also, the check in was so smooth because they have everything online including text alerts to remind you of your appointment and check in before you get there. I next met Philippe who got an in-depth medical history. I have had many medical complications which makes me a high risk patient. He had a great attitude, was very educational and made me extremely comfortable. Next, I met with the Physician’s Assistant, Bob Creamer. His knowledge and in-depth explanation about what was going on with my spine put me in tears when he helped me to understand truly how severe my back was. He went through each of my vertebrae that were affected and made sense as to the pain I was feeling in my back, leg and foot. Everything started to make sense to me about my injury. I then met with the surgeon, Dr. Andrew Moulton. He reiterated everything Bob said but went even further. Again, putting me in tears but it was tears of facing my reality but also GOOD TEARS of knowing that this was my team that would be taking care of me. Their knowledge, experience and CONFIDENCE even though I was scared made me comfortable. They linked me up with Dr. Hanna who helped me with pain management options as well as things to help prepare my body for surgery. This made so much sense because if my body were more prepared for the surgery, the surgery would be easier, and the recovery would be easier. The crazy thing is that the original doctor I saw was going to be giving me a surgery that I already had but WOULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING FOR ME. The surgery that needed to be done was a spinal fusion which is a very serious surgery with recovery of about a year. I would not have wanted to do it with any other team. A huge shoutout to Lauren who worked extremely hard with my insurance company to get it approved. The original surgeon had gotten the surgery approved but never cancelled it when I told them I was not proceeding with them. There were several other issues that had come up, but Lauren did a phenomenal job staying on top of things and getting it all approved. The day of the surgery everything went smoothly and on time. I was in the hospital for 5 days and Bob and Dr. Moulton came almost every day to check in on me. When I was discharged, they had already set up nurses to come to my house to take care of me, which I was not expecting but was very grateful for. Today I went for my 1st visit after my surgery and they said everything looks great. Now it is just a waiting game on letting my body accept my new body bling and heal. Your spine is something you should not just trust anyone with. If you want a team you can trust, ALL SPINE IS IT!!

J Azarelo – April 2023