Doctors tend to hate engineers; we ask a lot of reasonably well considered questions. Dr. Dillin patiently answered them all. He is not "knife happy"; quite the contrary. In my case, though, it Was the right answer. After 35 years of pain, and a few years of lost feeling and loss of strength in my left leg, I am now 6 weeks post-op and feeling fantastic. The guy has an ego, for sure, but he is very, very good at what he does. Highly recommended (but do plan ahead - go for the early AM appointments and you'll spend less time waiting for him! Things backup later in the day!)
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