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I justified found this 2nd photo in my chart info that was obviously over looked during my 7yrs at Community spine center south. This was NEVER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION NOR WAS IT ADDRESSED IN ANYWAY in regards to fixing this neglected issue within my spinal column. I am beyond taken back in finding this and extremely Disappointed in community Hospital South spine center for over looking this issue. What is wrong with some of these professionals and why can't they take pride in their titles. For Heavens sake these are people's spines and this is a very serious part of our bodies. Do better for your patients care.. please take precautions in choosing your spine doctors and do your research so these types of issues are not over looked in your spinal care. (A friend of mine had to have one of their vertebrae replaced due to an endplate compression fracture.) What i don't understand is that i had a laminectomany at L1/L2 and then spacers and rods put in at L4/L5 the same year that this was found on an mri or ct scan, why wasn't it fixed while they was fixing one of the other locations in the same lumbar area? That's a great question to be investigated...
Again in my opinion, please proceed with caution and do your research with any doctor/s you choose to use in your future for anything involving your health care needs.
Had been going there for 7 years. Just had a new ct scan from a new doctor and this is what was found in my spine. My spine specialist Dr Zulkowski never brought this to my attention in anyway at any appointment what so ever. This new doctor DOES NOT DO ABLATIONS ON NERVES WHERE THE BONES HAVE BEEN FUSED TOGETHER yet this office( Dr Zulkowski with community spine center southt/ hospital south, north, east)did not have one problem burning up to 3 levels of cervical nerves)where my neck has been fused on several levels except level 3. I am extremely taking back by the approach that was taken and the fact that this new finding of a recent ct scan was never brought to my attention visually that i recall in the 7 years of seeing this spine specialist. In my opinion I should've been told about this and visually shown what was going on in my spine. I am extremely Disappointed in this Dr's office. Glad I chose to leave and go to a different facility after 7 years of trusting them with my spine, Lord knows what could of happened to my spine if I didn't take a stand for myself and my spine. Thank you God for your intervention, I am eternally grateful.
This is totally unacceptable and unprofessional on all levels not to mention an embarrassment for the Doctors who take genuine heart-felt pride in their profession as a spine specialist. For the sake of others please step up and do better for future clients, it is their spine that is in YOUR HANDS. What if it was your spine or your childs? Sit and think about that for awhile. I am not a happy person about this right now and feel beyond violated on so many levels. Talk about having trust in spinal doctors broken yall have totally shattered it for me. I'm extremely Disappointed 😞 with this place. So in my opinion I suggest you use precaution especially when it comes to your spine because I had put my TOTAL TRUST in them since 2019 until August 2025 and im just now seeing this defect and learning that those nerves at fusion levels should never have been touched during any one of my ablations.
Its just mind blowing 🤯 😮💨 and I have been mentally and emotionally distracted, distorted broken and shattered with exhaustion from this recent ct finding. For Heavens sake and the sake of the future clients do better for them. Their spines are in YOUR HANDS.
Reply from Community Spine Center - South
2025.11.04
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