Krank
I live in Aurora IL and I have seen Dr Lubenow. I saw him after all treatments failed and part of my new criteria for treatments is they have to be non-invasive. Dr. Lubenow agreed and offered Ketamine as a treatment. I was told to do it once a week for 3 weeks and then we would review the progress and go from there. Not once did Dr. Lubenow administer the treatment and the hospital was unable to get me scheduled for three weeks in a row so between the 2nd and third treatment a week lapsed. I had great results with the first and second one and was able to cut down my meds by 50%! But because I skipped a week between two and three it was not as successful. Dr Lubenow did not like that the success decreased and said that the next course was for me to do an invasive 5 day treatment with a cathadar in my spine (like a nerve block but more invasive) and when I said no to the invasive treatment he was enraged! He told me that I would die before I'm 30 and that I was hopeless and walked out of the room. I was so shocked and outraged that I never looked back. He has a horrible bedside manner and be careful if you have your own opinions on your treatment plan. This all happened in February 2010. Good luck with him as I found the whole thing traumatic. When he told me about the 5 day spinal cathadar treatment he did not say that they would still administer Ketamine. If that is what he is doing let me know and then maybe I will agree to the treatment.