Hiya Matrick!!
Your news about your progress has cheered me up no end!!
I am so very glad to read about your improvements and see that they mirror my very positive experiences!
You have been truly 'Knighted',
Spread the gospel brother!!!
Kind thoughts and best wishes
SPINELF
Hi there Spinelf!
Thanks for your post, it would be silly for such good experiences not to be publicised. I have come across quite a few persons since who went the conventional route - damn glad I didn't.
Stay healthy 🙂
Matrick
Hi there Spinelf!
Thanks for your post, it would be silly for such good experiences not to be publicised. I have come across quite a few persons since who went the conventional route - damn glad I didn't.
Stay healthy 🙂
Matrick
'''I have come across quite a few persons since who went the conventional route - damn glad I didn't.'''
DITTO!! Butty!!
If anyone requires and information with regards to Mr Knight etc please don not heistate to contact me. I had a procedure done with him in Oct 2006. Any questions or advice...
Regards
Lisa Sinden
Hi would luv to hear about ur procedure hav ruptured disc L5 S1 and need surgery hopefully with Mr knight
Hi would luv to hear about ur procedure hav ruptured disc L5 S1 and need surgery hopefully with Mr knight
Hi Raymond, Welcome to HP.
Sorry to hear about your disc, have you been to see MK yet then? What were the results like? What operation have they offered you?
Hi Raymond, Welcome to HP.
Sorry to hear about your disc, have you been to see MK yet then? What were the results like? What operation have they offered you?
Have been to see Mr knight and he thinks I am suitable for the endescopic procedure however the consultant I saw in Ireland told me the exact opposite .the more people you see the more confused u get
What made you get a second opinion? Wat did they offer you in Ireland, fusion?
You must be paying prvately so you have the whole world to choose from there are quite a few outside the UK that do the laser endoscopic procedures.
Consultant in Ireland suggested an epidural to help with the pain while the disc heals .his mantra was surgery is the very last resort .he has heard of Mr knight and wasn't very complementary did u hav a procedure with Mr knight how r u doing now .r u active in some sport raymond
Hi,
I agree that surgery should be a last resort. I couldn't afford Mr Knight's fees and the NHS offered a full fusion with the possibility of no lessening of the pain with me in a wheelchair. Whilst I can still walk a little on good days I will stuggle on, so no I am not active in any sport lol.
Discs can and do heal though, but you said you had a ruptured disc at L5S1 which is where the largest shearing force is, and a rupture is severe compared to other disc problems.
Have you read Sarah Keys Back Bible? It really explains well and is all about self help 🙂
Hi,
I agree that surgery should be a last resort. I couldn't afford Mr Knight's fees and the NHS offered a full fusion with the possibility of no lessening of the pain with me in a wheelchair. Whilst I can still walk a little on good days I will stuggle on, so no I am not active in any sport lol.
Discs can and do heal though, but you said you had a ruptured disc at L5S1 which is where the largest shearing force is, and a rupture is severe compared to other disc problems.Have you read Sarah Keys Back Bible? It really explains well and is all about self help 🙂
Tks for ur reply I am sorry to hear u r struggling I know how depressing it can b I was very active up until my back problems and am finding it very difficult to adjust to my new reality I am travelling to dublin nxt wk end for some lazor treatment that was recommended to me . r u considering the fusion? If I had the money I would go to the states for regene xx therepy I think it's the future lottery win thank u for book recommendat ion take care r
I thought that I would drop back onto this forum and see if this thread was still going. It is and it appears that people are still interested in feedback on Martin Knight. I first posted on this forum thread on [url]page 4[/url], this was just prior to me having surgery with Martin Knight in April 2013. I posted a few times since then and everything was positive but then I just got on with life so haven't posted in a while.
Life is so good now and I felt it wrong not to post again to show others that there can be light at the end of the tunnel 🙂
My previous posts show that I was back to work after 6 weeks, admittedly on light duties but after 6 months I was living life normally but avoiding heavy lifting and ensuring that I only drove for 45 minute periods without a 5 minute stop (to walk around and ensure my spine wasn't pressured). I had the odd sciatic twinge (not pain simply awareness) for the next year but essentially things were perfectly normal and I was able to fly on business again with regularity. An exercise bike and core strengthening exercise made a lot of difference to me.
Now three years on, I had no relapses in between, I still refuse to lift anything heavy, suitcases carried correctly are ok but nothing silly, but other than that I lead a 100% normal life. I am still regularly flying on business, a lot more long haul now, and I drive long distances into Europe, stopping every 90 minutes or so (because I feel I ought to rather than because of any pain).
I have no remaining back or sciatic symptoms at all, nothing! I am also practicing martial arts again, Wing Chun Kung Fu, training at classes 3 - 4 times a week! I feel fitter than I have ever been, taking into account that I am 43 years old rather than 20 of course! Quite frankly life is so good now and I will never be able to underestimate what Martin Knight was able to do for me.
Of course everyone's problems are different but I was genuinely heading for a wheelchair, just before surgery I could hardly walk and was in excruciating pain, I was convinced that my career was over....... I would say to anyone in a similar position to at least talk to Martin Knight, have the initial consultancy and see what you think.
I wish everyone the best of health and please don't give up, things can get better 🙂
Best regards
Martrick.
Matrick thanks so much for posting your experience. What procedure di you have done and on which discs/areas? And how much was it!!
Such good news though, I am so pleased for you.
MK was brilliant to me, but it is the funding that I lack, but I still learnt a lot from the assessment 🙂
Matrick thanks so much for posting your experience. What procedure di you have done and on which discs/areas? And how much was it!!
Such good news though, I am so pleased for you.MK was brilliant to me, but it is the funding that I lack, but I still learnt a lot from the assessment 🙂
Hi Cassie
Thanks, I'm pleased that the assessment was of use 🙂
I had TELDF on a transitional L5/S1 disc, it cost £10500 at the time.
Best regards
Matrick
I have more than one level and both sides 🙁 Imagine the cost!
I have more than one level and both sides 🙁 Imagine the cost!
Hi Cassie
It isn't that cost multiplied by how ever many areas need working on, big chunks of that cost were fixed hospital fees etc. which wouldn't change much if you were having multiple areas worked on. There is no avoiding the fact that it is a lot of money if one has to self fund and not everyone is in a position to do that or fund a bank loan to to it, but if it is remotely possible then it is worth every penny, many times over. I had to watch a work colleague have regular surgery for a similar condition and he had to have repeat operations, has scar tissue problems and still does not have a normal life.
I wish you all the best whichever route you finally take 🙂
Matrick