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Patient Stories

Natalia’s Foraminotomy and Laminectomy Patient Story

My procedure was on October 6, 2022. It was a Laminectomy and foraminotomy. Before I came to see Dr. Girardi, I had been experiencing pain and numbness in my left foot for nine long months. The pain was getting...read more


Patient Stories

Lisa’s Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) Surgery Patient Story

Dr. Girardi is responsible for giving me back my life. Not once but twice. I have always been an active person but that changed in 2011 before I had my first 3 level spinal fusion. That surgery went very...read more


Patient Stories

Andrea’s Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) Surgery

For several months to even a year prior to my surgery my back was progressively getting worse. I couldn’t stand for very long and I had trouble walking. I typically walk about 2 miles a day walking my dogs...read more


Spinal Fusion

Sibyl’s Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Posterior Spinal Fusion, and Lumbar Decompression

I was very, very fortunate to have Dr. Girardi perform posterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior spinal fusion, and lumbar decompression. Certain of my spinal discs were basically aging out with arthritis and wear, the canal was shrinking and...read more


Spinal Stenosis

Jeff’s Spinal Stenosis Story

Jeff was suffering from debilitating lower back pain. The pain was so bad that he’d become nauseous. Jeff says, ‘my lower back pain had become intolerable. It had gotten so bad that I couldn’t walk one city block without...read more


Scoliosis

Markella’s Scoliosis Story

What started out as what we thought would be a routine visit to an orthopedist turned into a life changing event when I asked the doctor to check our daughter’s spine for scoliosis. At first, he thought everything looked...read more