Apparently CSNC is the only Neurosurgery Center in the area. I was referred to Dr. Campbell in…read moreDecember and I was finally given an appointment in May. I showed up for that appointment and was told that I had to reschedule with Dr. Rhoton, as I had had a previous surgery on my back with Rhoton. Wasn't happy and they re-scheduled me for an appt on July 10th. The day before my appt with Dr. Rhoton they call me and tell me my appt is cancelled because Dr. Rhoton has an emergency surgery and that he is no longer scheduling "new patients". What??? I'm not a new patient! Your office was the one that told me I had to see Dr. Rhoton. I'm astonished at the ineptness of this practice. No one gives a straight answer, communication is awful. This place is scary and I am going to have to get a referral to another doctor in Charlotte (1 1/2 hour drive away). What is going on CSNC?

I can't stand to do anything for more than 10-20 min even with my medication. The surgeon said I…read morewould get an infection but nowadays with the antibiotics surely there's a way! I can't live like this. When I say I can't stand for 10-20 min I don't mean than I can get relief from sitting. I can't sit for more than 10 min on a good day. I have to lay down with 2 thick pillows in between my knees. The pain is unbearable. The last time I had back surgery I was the same weight and I lost 2x what the surgeon told me to started the diet in the hospital and stuck to it. I'd rather take my chances with an infection than live like this every single day! It is literally like being in hell. I can't do laundry and I love doing laundry. My husband lost his job because he has to help me with everything. How can we care for our children and fur babies?? I NEED HELP! My God have mercy. after hurricane only and we had to relocate to a different house my husband had to move everything by himself as everyone else was dealing with their own issues from the hurricane. I just wonder if anyone else knows what it's like to not be able to do anything and want so desperately to do so much?? It's so hard because I've always been an overachiever. I always worked so hard. I always loved to decorate and cook and spend time with my family. What is the point in living like this? This is not an exaggeration on the contrary. How am I supposed to live with this on top of trigeminal neuralgia all throughout the right side of my face it bothers me every day and fibromyalgia that hurts so bad it makes me feel so tired. I could handle those things if I could just have my back fixed. But they would not help me. He said I didn't need to have surgery. I said what am I supposed to do? He had no answer other than to lose weight. I barely eat anything. It's hard to when you hurt so bad. I don't know why I can't manage to lose much weight but it's hard when you can't move and it's also hard when you have to take medication for nerve pain and it causes you to retain fluid. I feel like I've been set up to fail and the surgeon just walks away while I'm helpless and it's gotten so much worse. The pain hurt so bad both of my legs and even hurts in my knees, but it's not my knees is nerve pain. I can tell if it doesn't stop it never stops. I tripped over my left leg because I think I'm lifting it and I'm not. But it doesn't matter how can person who's taking an oath to take care of people that are sick walk away and turn their back on someone who is completely helpless. My pain management can't provide the amount of pain medication that it would take to make this stop enough so I could do things. I don't expect to ever be out of pain, but I do think that the medical community could do something. Otherwise, why did they become a doctor? God forbid they have to actually try to figure out something or a way to do something that's unconventional or difficult. It's absolutely pathetic to leave a person this way to allow a family to have no income when there has to be a surgeon who's perfectly capable of doing something. .