Dr. Ragukonis and Staff,

It is with a heartfelt thank you I write this letter.  Since 1996 I have suffered with awful back pain. It was so bad it couldn’t be considered a backache.  I endured eight surgeries, some lasting over eight hours, and I’ll never forget the feeling of waking up after surgery in so much pain I couldn’t move.

After my last Surgery in 2007 I decided  that was it for me. I thought, “I’ll just have to grit my teeth and endure the pain”.  Although I knew it would be very hard because the pain made everyday life a chore.  That pain was evident even in the expression on my face.  “Oh well, life must go on“ I decided.

This is were the story and my life began to improve.  I was told about Dr. Ragulonis and thought I have nothing to lose but a pain in the back. I’ll go and see him. That was the best thing I ever did.  Dr. Ragukonis tried an injection and unfortunately, that too did not work.  “Oh well” I thought again, I guess I’m condemned to a backache for life. Oh no, he suggested A spinal cord stimulator, I had no idea what that was. With the help of his staff, and the Boston Scientific Co.  
The device was explained and I was given a DVD to watch, very informative.

After much consideration I decided to have the trial stimulator implanted.  I went to Paramus Surgery Center and had a great experience. The staff was both kind and knowledgeable. Not to mention the facility was just about the nicest and cleanest I ever been in. Totally impressed. The stimulator was implanted with little to no pain.

It worked like a charm. I felt great (minus slight pain). After years of back pain I had forgotten how good I could feel without it.
The trial period went so well that Dr. Ragukonis thought I was a good candidate for a permanent one.  I had the permanent Spinal Cord Stimulator implanted in March of this year, 2008.  On the day of surgery I was nervous but anxious to be without pain again.  All went very well and now I can honestly say I have very little to no back pain.  I never thought this would happen.  

Thanks to Dr. Ragukonuis, who is now my hero, and his wonderful staff, my attitude and outlook on life has changed.  Now I look forward to fun filled days, pain free, rather than worrying about how I would make it through another day.

My sincerest thanks to you, Dr. Rgukonis , and your wonderful staff.

Sincerely,  M.F.