I had cervical stenosis surgery with Dr. Jho in May of 2008, and my experience was tremendous. He cleaned bone spurs/ disc material out of two of my cervical levels on the left side --- C5/6 and C6/7 (or C4/5) --- and my left side of my neck now functions completely normally. Before, it would not turn to the left too easily and had incredible stiffness in that direction. I NEVER have had pain on that side since the surgery, or tingling (which I had before the surgery --- even going into the left arm/ hand!). Since I am bilateral at C5/6, I may need to go back to Jho for the right side at some point (which was never as bad as the left). If the stiffness and / or pain on that side increases, I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO GO BACK TO JHO! I am 34, and would not want a fusion or even ADR if I can preserve motion so well, and eliminate pain, with the Jho procedure. All the local NJ/NY/ Philly docs had wanted to do the fusion or ADR at either 2 or 3 levels! I am so glad I flew in to Pittsburgh for this procedure,which compared to all of my other orthopedic surgeries (2 left knee surgeries, torn ACL), was a piece of cake. Sorry, but anyone complaining about side effects from this minimally invasive procedure on 2 neck levels (one side) really needs to re-think things! yes, there may be those rare cases BUT everyone I had surgey with that day was singing Jho's praises, including myself!!!!

Chris

I had a two level cervical foraminectomy 6 years ago. I am still happy with the outcome. Granted, he does not have a warm and fuzzy personality, but he did answer my questions. After the surgery, I stayed at a local hotel for two days. I did have a slight amount of blood on the bandage one day post op. I called and they got me right in. It turned out not to be a problem. Six weeks post op, I got an rx for another mri and flex x-rays. Dr. Jho called me personally to discuss the results. I already had the written report in my hand. The results of the Mri indicated that decompression was accomplished and the flex xrays showed that my spine was stable. The recovery time was not bad at all. I was off all rx pain meds within two weeks and back to pretty much all activities within four weeks. Before the surgery, I was unable to go to the movies because I was unable to sit for any period of time before spasms began. I was beginning to loose coordination and strenght in my fingers and got that lovely tingling. Those symptoms were relieved immedietly. My husband is having lots of pain and shooting pain down his arm due to bone spurs. He is starting PT. If he does not respond to the conservative treatments, I would definitely drive him the 6 hours to see Dr. Jho

I had surgery with Dr. Jho 5 years ago. I had an anterior microforaminotomy---he reamed out my neck at 2 levels---stenosis.

HIs front office leaves much to be desired, but I found him to be professional and engaging.

I recovered very well from the surgery. Within a couple of hours of the surgery I was up and walking. My throat was sore, but otherwise I was great.

I went home by car (5hrs) the next day and I drove part of the way, with my wife driving the balance.

I babied myself more than I needed to, but I was back playing sports within a month.

I was and till am very pleased with every element of Dr. Jho's services.

I realize that every professional has clients or patients who are not pleased with the services rendered. I'm sure that the negative experiences mentioned on this board are true. I can only relate my experience. It's not a warranty for others that they will have the same experience. It is simply information for those considering what course of action they should take to resolve their problem.

I recall reading a series of posts by a doctor (opthomologist) who encountered one negative setback afther the other, despite being a doctor and despite doing all of the traditional things to resolve the problem. I think that the bottom line is that the body is a work in progress and there are no guarantees for any medical procedure.

good luck to all.

Dave Edwards

I posted earlier in this thread about my great experience with Dr. Jho back in 2004. I want to reiterate, like Dave, that my neck is still fine and I am still extremely happy with my decision to have Dr. Jho perform my procedure.

I too recall the threads by the opthamologist (Eyeguy) who had a number of procedures with few positive results.

Everyone needs to think through their decisions for themselves. Spinal surgery is never an easy choice in my view, but my experience with Jho's surgical skills has been nothing but positive.