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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Droff" data-source="post: 4091017" data-attributes="member: 26615">My wife has had several back surgeries, some more involved than others, I see a couple names here that were in the mix.Stewart Smith did her fusion and neither of us were impressed although he was highly recommended by a co-worker when I was asking around. She gave him the same kind of kudos he's getting from THAT Gurl previously. My opinion is only based on the results, which weren't good. I'm not bad mouthing, just wouldn't go back to him.I would suggest Christopher Barry as a couple other folks have mentioned. His bedside manner was a bit better than Smith (for us) and he was very easy to talk with. He removed the screws from my wife's back that held the fusion in place. Once all the bone gets fused, the screws aren't needed but aren't typically removed. He showed me the x-ray of her fusion, the screws were not quite centered in her vertebrae so they were through the bone a little on the inside which was causing her nerve pain as well as scar tissue to form. He also replaced her SPS battery in her lower back with no issues.I told my wife he reminds me of Cullen Bohannon from the show 'Hell on Wheels'. I kept forgetting his name so just referred to him as Bohannon.From info you're getting, it can all be a crap shoot, good luck with everything.</blockquote>