April 6, 2024 • 9 mins
IN TODAY'S "BACK TO LIFE" SEGMENT, WE SPEAK WITH PATIENT SUSAN TYRRELL FROM THE VILLAGES, FL AND HEAR HER STORY OF HOW SHE WENT FROM LIVING A LIFE OF PAIN TO REGAINING HER STRENGTH AND GETTING BACK IN MOTION THANKS TO THE PATENTED BONATI SPINE PROCEDURES.
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(00:00):
You're listening to American Medicine Today,presented by the Benati Spine Institute, featuring
internationally acclaimed inventor of the Benati spineprocedures, Alfred Benatti, MD. Once
again, your host Kimberly Burmel Benatiand co host Ethan Yuger. Welcome to
American Medicine Today. I'm Kimberly Benati, and it is my pleasure to introduce
(00:21):
Susan Terrelle. She is a previouspatient of the Benati Spine Institute and she's
going to testify to how well she'sdoing after the Benati Spine procedures. We
talk to patients each and every weekand we're well into our tenth year programming.
So welcome to the show, Susan. Thank you. I appreciate it.
(00:41):
Now you're calling in from the villagesin Florida. Is that correct?
Well, I'm actually out traveling today, but I do live in the villages.
Yes, all right, So whydon't you tell us how you started
experiencing pain? You know, Iwas twenty five and I'm now about sixty,
so it began a long time ago, but over the years it progressively
(01:03):
got worse. I had back pain, I had leg pain in my calves,
and the leg pain in my calves, where's the place I had the
most pain? Okay, And soit was just progressively getting worse, and
I went to doctor to doctor andliterally they all either said, gee,
(01:23):
sorry, we can't help you,or sometimes people have leg cramps and we're
just really sorry. So now yousay progressively got worse over time, But
were you involved in any sort ofaccident which may have led to some of
this pain or you just think itwas degeneration. I actually had an accident
when I was about twenty three.I'd been driving down the highway and fell
(01:48):
asleep at the wheel. So whenI woke up from hitting the side of
the road, I turned the wheeland I slammed into a concrete barrier,
Yes, with my left side,which is where most of my pain was.
And even sharing that with doctors,no one would help me. Yeah,
I've got to think that that ledto these issues that you're experiencing now.
(02:14):
So when you talked about this painon the left side that was in
your left leg and then causing spasms, and you saw doctor's treatment and they
basically just kind of played it offas these crazy cramps and what did you
do to try to seek relief?Well, I do have to say every
(02:37):
time I approached another doctor's office,a pain clinic, internal medicine, any
doctor I went to, and Iwent to all of them, correct,
I would start crying before I evergot to the door because I knew what
the answer was going to be.I tried increasing vitamins. I tried massage
therapy. I actually had one painmanagement. Folks say, well, you're
(02:59):
out of share, you're overweight,and you're really tight, so go work
on that. And I'm like,thanks, I'm sure that had to do
won Ters for your mindset, becauseI mean, when you start hearing those
type of things, it's got toplay a mind trick on you at that
point. It does. And peoplecontinued to tell me keep searching, keep
(03:22):
trying, and I said, Imean it was by five years before treatment
at the Banati Center. I couldn'tsleep at night. I woke up in
severe pain. I would literally crawlaround on the floor, and I was
self medicating with any medicine I couldget from family or friends. Well,
no doubt, especially when you're inthat type of pain for so long.
(03:46):
So when you talk about doing research, is that how you found the Benati
Spine Institute. Oh, yes,I put in a search because by this
point I had no help from medical. I paid one five thousand dollars for
ten treatments. He said he couldhelp me ten treatments, and what the
treatment I can't tell you exactly.One of them was a touch therapy,
(04:08):
and I'm like, okay, oneof them was a red light therapy.
One part of it was chiropractor,which I had been going to anyway,
and one was massage. And itwas all rolled into one and it was
very expensive and not providing you therelief that you needed. Well that they
didn't. But when I did theresearch online, I found non in basic
(04:31):
surgery the first thing that came upwith the Banati Center. And within two
weeks of finding that, my aunt, my husband's aunt Nebraska, called down
through the family and I got themessage that she had found information about a
Banati center and it happened to bethe same place. And I just took
that as an absolute confirmation that Ishould give Banati a call. And then
(04:57):
obviously you would go through the processof finding out whether or not you're a
candidate. But let's talk about whenyou actually stepped through the doors in Hudson,
Florida, just north of the TampaBay area, and you're now face
to face with the surgeon. Whatwas that evaluation? Like? Well,
I do have to say too.After the review of the MRI, the
(05:20):
first call I got was from doctorBenatti himself. Before we hung up,
the last thing he said to meis are you ready to get this taken
care of? Are you ready forthis to be gone? And I just
remember bawling because it was the firstperson who heard my cry and said let's
get this taken care of. WhenI went to the Benati Center, everybody
(05:43):
was just so wonderful, And againI think I was ready to cry before
I walked in the door. ButI worked with doctor Wolf and that man
sat down and explained every single partof the spine and what was wrong and
what was found and what they weregoing to do. And I was so
appreciative because I didn't have a clueof half of what they'd talk about,
(06:06):
you know, but he brought itto a level of understanding, and between
him and the team, I reallytrusted them. And they utilize something called
conscious ivy sedation, so you aresedated, but they do have you interact
during the surgery with not only thesurgeon but the rest of the surgical staff,
(06:26):
And you know, people respond toit differently. Some remember everything,
some remember bits and pieces. Butwhat was it like for you? The
sedation was great, I don't rememberany of it, Okay, was wonderful.
Well, we always love to hearthe interaction because that's really a driving
force and in what brings about otherthan the patented tools and procedures. But
(06:51):
that interaction with the doctor, ifyou, when you remember, is one
of the most amazing parts of thesurgery. So when did you notice the
relief of the pain that brought youin, not the incision, but the
actual agonizing pain. When did youfeel that left right away? Although I
(07:11):
did have about two months of thepain would come back and would go away.
But I am now, I thinkabout twelve weeks out from my and
I'm sitting, which is not Icouldn't sit at all for hours. My
work was interrupted. Everything was interrupted. And now my husband, who he's
(07:33):
the one who says it doesn't matterwhatever cost us, it was so worth
it. It was. It tookaway all of my pain. And I
did actually find out I had anadditional issue with circulation. So now I'm
taking circulation vitamins and I have noissues at all. None, So well,
(07:56):
that's fantastic. What was it likein the recovery room area where they
ask you to get up and walkpost surgery? Wow, you know,
it wasn't bad at all. Iwalked out and I had I literally didn't
have any real pain. I hadthe soreness, but I walked out of
(08:18):
there with such great hope that Ihadn't had in thirty years. Forty years,
thirty years, And that's fantastic.When you were released from the Benati
Spine Institute, did you have towear any sort of back brace? I
did not. I didn't have towear a back brace. I was able
to sit in a car, whichagain I've been able to sit in a
(08:41):
car for years. I know thatsounds crazy because you have to transport,
but I had to lay on mystomach in the passenger seat. So I
was on my stomach and that gavemy back leaf, which is why we
believed it was my back and notmy leg cramps. So it's amazing and
totally life. If you could onlybe transported laying on your stomach, well,
(09:03):
thank you for being on the programand sharing your incredible story of recovery
with us continued to get health andhealing. Thank you so much. I
cannot thank the Benati team enough forthe work, for what they've done in
my life. It's given me backhome, it's given me back in life.
And the entire team was amazing.And I have to do a kudos
(09:24):
to Kathy who helped me with allmy paperwork to go back to work.
Was phenomenal. So blessings. I'mjust blessed and grateful. Well, thank
you so much for being on theprogram. Take great care. Thank you
so much. By bye bye bye. Make sure you stay tuned. After
the break, we'll have more.You are listening to American Medicine Today.
You're listening to American Medicine Today,presented by the Benati Spine Institute, featuring
internationally acclaimed inventor of the Benati spineprocedures, Alfred Benatti, MD. Once
again, your host Kimberly Burmel Benatiand co host Ethan Yuger. Welcome to
American Medicine Today. I'm Kimberly Benati, and it is my pleasure to introduce
(00:21):
Susan Terrelle. She is a previouspatient of the Benati Spine Institute and she's
going to testify to how well she'sdoing after the Benati Spine procedures. We
talk to patients each and every weekand we're well into our tenth year programming.
So welcome to the show, Susan. Thank you. I appreciate it.
(00:41):
Now you're calling in from the villagesin Florida. Is that correct?
Well, I'm actually out traveling today, but I do live in the villages.
Yes, all right, So whydon't you tell us how you started
experiencing pain? You know, Iwas twenty five and I'm now about sixty,
so it began a long time ago, but over the years it progressively
(01:03):
got worse. I had back pain, I had leg pain in my calves,
and the leg pain in my calves, where's the place I had the
most pain? Okay, And soit was just progressively getting worse, and
I went to doctor to doctor andliterally they all either said, gee,
(01:23):
sorry, we can't help you,or sometimes people have leg cramps and we're
just really sorry. So now yousay progressively got worse over time, But
were you involved in any sort ofaccident which may have led to some of
this pain or you just think itwas degeneration. I actually had an accident
when I was about twenty three.I'd been driving down the highway and fell
(01:48):
asleep at the wheel. So whenI woke up from hitting the side of
the road, I turned the wheeland I slammed into a concrete barrier,
Yes, with my left side,which is where most of my pain was.
And even sharing that with doctors,no one would help me. Yeah,
I've got to think that that ledto these issues that you're experiencing now.
(02:14):
So when you talked about this painon the left side that was in
your left leg and then causing spasms, and you saw doctor's treatment and they
basically just kind of played it offas these crazy cramps and what did you
do to try to seek relief?Well, I do have to say every
(02:37):
time I approached another doctor's office,a pain clinic, internal medicine, any
doctor I went to, and Iwent to all of them, correct,
I would start crying before I evergot to the door because I knew what
the answer was going to be.I tried increasing vitamins. I tried massage
therapy. I actually had one painmanagement. Folks say, well, you're
(02:59):
out of share, you're overweight,and you're really tight, so go work
on that. And I'm like,thanks, I'm sure that had to do
won Ters for your mindset, becauseI mean, when you start hearing those
type of things, it's got toplay a mind trick on you at that
point. It does. And peoplecontinued to tell me keep searching, keep
(03:22):
trying, and I said, Imean it was by five years before treatment
at the Banati Center. I couldn'tsleep at night. I woke up in
severe pain. I would literally crawlaround on the floor, and I was
self medicating with any medicine I couldget from family or friends. Well,
no doubt, especially when you're inthat type of pain for so long.
(03:46):
So when you talk about doing research, is that how you found the Benati
Spine Institute. Oh, yes,I put in a search because by this
point I had no help from medical. I paid one five thousand dollars for
ten treatments. He said he couldhelp me ten treatments, and what the
treatment I can't tell you exactly.One of them was a touch therapy,
(04:08):
and I'm like, okay, oneof them was a red light therapy.
One part of it was chiropractor,which I had been going to anyway,
and one was massage. And itwas all rolled into one and it was
very expensive and not providing you therelief that you needed. Well that they
didn't. But when I did theresearch online, I found non in basic
(04:31):
surgery the first thing that came upwith the Banati Center. And within two
weeks of finding that, my aunt, my husband's aunt Nebraska, called down
through the family and I got themessage that she had found information about a
Banati center and it happened to bethe same place. And I just took
that as an absolute confirmation that Ishould give Banati a call. And then
(04:57):
obviously you would go through the processof finding out whether or not you're a
candidate. But let's talk about whenyou actually stepped through the doors in Hudson,
Florida, just north of the TampaBay area, and you're now face
to face with the surgeon. Whatwas that evaluation? Like? Well,
I do have to say too.After the review of the MRI, the
(05:20):
first call I got was from doctorBenatti himself. Before we hung up,
the last thing he said to meis are you ready to get this taken
care of? Are you ready forthis to be gone? And I just
remember bawling because it was the firstperson who heard my cry and said let's
get this taken care of. WhenI went to the Benati Center, everybody
(05:43):
was just so wonderful, And againI think I was ready to cry before
I walked in the door. ButI worked with doctor Wolf and that man
sat down and explained every single partof the spine and what was wrong and
what was found and what they weregoing to do. And I was so
appreciative because I didn't have a clueof half of what they'd talk about,
(06:06):
you know, but he brought itto a level of understanding, and between
him and the team, I reallytrusted them. And they utilize something called
conscious ivy sedation, so you aresedated, but they do have you interact
during the surgery with not only thesurgeon but the rest of the surgical staff,
(06:26):
And you know, people respond toit differently. Some remember everything,
some remember bits and pieces. Butwhat was it like for you? The
sedation was great, I don't rememberany of it, Okay, was wonderful.
Well, we always love to hearthe interaction because that's really a driving
force and in what brings about otherthan the patented tools and procedures. But
(06:51):
that interaction with the doctor, ifyou, when you remember, is one
of the most amazing parts of thesurgery. So when did you notice the
relief of the pain that brought youin, not the incision, but the
actual agonizing pain. When did youfeel that left right away? Although I
(07:11):
did have about two months of thepain would come back and would go away.
But I am now, I thinkabout twelve weeks out from my and
I'm sitting, which is not Icouldn't sit at all for hours. My
work was interrupted. Everything was interrupted. And now my husband, who he's
(07:33):
the one who says it doesn't matterwhatever cost us, it was so worth
it. It was. It tookaway all of my pain. And I
did actually find out I had anadditional issue with circulation. So now I'm
taking circulation vitamins and I have noissues at all. None, So well,
(07:56):
that's fantastic. What was it likein the recovery room area where they
ask you to get up and walkpost surgery? Wow, you know,
it wasn't bad at all. Iwalked out and I had I literally didn't
have any real pain. I hadthe soreness, but I walked out of
(08:18):
there with such great hope that Ihadn't had in thirty years. Forty years,
thirty years, And that's fantastic.When you were released from the Benati
Spine Institute, did you have towear any sort of back brace? I
did not. I didn't have towear a back brace. I was able
to sit in a car, whichagain I've been able to sit in a
(08:41):
car for years. I know thatsounds crazy because you have to transport,
but I had to lay on mystomach in the passenger seat. So I
was on my stomach and that gavemy back leaf, which is why we
believed it was my back and notmy leg cramps. So it's amazing and
totally life. If you could onlybe transported laying on your stomach, well,
(09:03):
thank you for being on the programand sharing your incredible story of recovery
with us continued to get health andhealing. Thank you so much. I
cannot thank the Benati team enough forthe work, for what they've done in
my life. It's given me backhome, it's given me back in life.
And the entire team was amazing.And I have to do a kudos
(09:24):
to Kathy who helped me with allmy paperwork to go back to work.
Was phenomenal. So blessings. I'mjust blessed and grateful. Well, thank
you so much for being on theprogram. Take great care. Thank you
so much. By bye bye bye. Make sure you stay tuned. After
the break, we'll have more.You are listening to American Medicine Today.
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