Coping with the pain of a herniated disc is not easy. For Thavisap's mother, the pain she has experienced for 11 years has become a part of her daily life. The persistent back pain makes it difficult for her to walk comfortably.

"It's been so agonizing. I've been in so much pain for 11 years that I can barely walk. If it rains or it's cold, I can't sleep at all," the mother recounted, describing the suffering she endured from back pain that made life so difficult and sleep impossible.

Previously, my mother consulted several doctors who diagnosed her with a herniated disc. The doctors recommended open surgery, which would involve incisions, a long recovery period, and physical therapy. My mother felt this would be too much of a burden on our family, so she decided against the surgery at that time.

"I've lost all hope. I thought it was some kind of curse because the doctor said it's incurable," the mother said despairingly.

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The mother further explained that on a day of despair, her two sons researched S Spine Hospital and suggested she consider it because they believed it was a specialized spinal hospital and likely had new treatment technologies.

Upon visiting the clinic, she discovered that they performed endoscopic spinal disc surgery, a procedure with a single, small incision, resulting in faster recovery and only a one-night hospital stay. This gave her hope again, and she decided to undergo the procedure.

On the day we arrived at the hospital, my mother said she saw other patients with similar symptoms in wheelchairs and felt scared. The next day, when we returned to hear the results and prepare for treatment, we saw the same patients walking again overnight after surgery. This made us feel more confident that we had come to the right place. We thought to ourselves, "We're lucky we didn't decide on open surgery that day."

"After doing it, I could walk that night. It's really effective, 100%!" the mother said happily.

After the spinal disc surgery, my mother was very impressed and emphasized that the surgery only took 40-45 minutes. She didn't feel any pain like before and was able to walk that very night. When asked about the back pain and radiating pain down her legs that she had endured for over 11 years, she replied...

"No pain. I don't have back pain like before the surgery. There's no pain at all after the procedure."

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While his second son, Thavisap, began experiencing hip pain radiating down his leg not long after his mother's, he didn't think he had a spinal problem because he was still young and thought it was just common muscle inflammation. He sought other treatments until the hip pain began to significantly impact his daily life.

Although medication and injections didn't alleviate his hip pain radiating down his leg, and while he had to take his mother for follow-up checkups at S Spine Hospital, Mr. Taweesap decided to undergo a checkup to find out the cause of his symptoms. The X-ray and MRI results revealed that he, like his mother, had a herniated disc compressing a nerve. Doctors also found that his intervertebral disc was ruptured and leaking, causing severe pain.

"I was a little shocked because I didn't think I could have so many conditions at this age," Mr. Taweesap said on the day he came in for treatment for his herniated disc.

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Although he was afraid of surgery because he was only 26 years old, after seeing his mother's recovery, he became more confident and decided to undergo treatment that very day.

Mr. Thaweesap's spinal disc surgery went smoothly. He was very excited that he could walk normally the next day. The radiating hip pain that had been causing him difficulty disappeared quickly. Everything returned to normal.

"It feels like a new life. The pain is gone, and I can walk normally," Mr. Taweesap concluded.

After treatment at S Spine Hospital, both the mother and Mr. Thaweesap felt a sense of liberation from their long-standing suffering. The mother no longer suffers from the back and hip pain radiating down her legs that she had endured for over 11 years and can live a normal life. Mr. Thaweesap can also return to his normal life; the feeling of walking for long periods or doing activities that once caused pain is now just a memory.

The story of Mrs. and Mr. Thaweesap reflects the success of treating herniated disc with single-incision spinal disc surgery, using a small incision of only 0.5 centimeters. Not only did they recover quickly, but they also regained a high quality of life. S Spine Hospital is committed to caring for patients with attention and concern at every stage of treatment. Whether you are experiencing back pain or hip pain radiating down your leg, we are ready to be by your side whenever you experience back pain. Thank you for trusting S Spine Hospital to care for your health. Pain that doesn't go away…come to us.