“They didn’t give up on me.”
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Meet Michael
Nearly 20 years ago, while dismantling a metal walkway at work, Michael fell and crushed his L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae. Despite undergoing back and shoulder surgery, he suffered from constant, nearly unbearable pain down his back and legs.
After going from doctor to doctor, in 2004, Mike received a Medtronic stimulator at a pain clinic in Iowa City. “It helped,” he says, “It kept me alive. But I had no quality of life and spent 4 to 5 hours a day laying in the bathtub just to ease the pain.”
Eventually, both that pain clinic and another told Mike there was nothing more they could do to help him. One doctor even told him the pain was all in his head!
Nura Understands Your Pain
Mike was despondent, but in 2012, his doctor referred him to Dr. David Schultz at Nura.
“The first thing Dr. Schultz told me was, ‘We won’t give up on you.’ I can’t tell you how that made me feel because I was ready to give up on myself,” Mike said.
After several tests and trials, Mike received an implantable pain pump, and that changed his life.
“I can’t believe the difference. After years of opioids, I don’t take any medications by mouth anymore.”
“You wouldn’t believe how many doctors I had been to who would only do what workers comp said to do. Nura does what’s right. They listened to me; they didn’t give up on me, and they’ve been right there for me the whole time.”
“There is no doubt that I would be in a cemetery if it weren’t for them.”
“They gave me my life back.”
Find Pain Relief
Schedule an appointment with one of our pain specialists by filling out our appointment request form or giving us a call at 763-537-6000.
