{"id":1683,"date":"2019-03-14T13:50:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T13:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2019-03-14T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T13:50:46","slug":"sandras-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/neurosurgery\/sandras-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cecvo\" data-offset-key=\"7j73m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7j73m-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7j73m-0-0\">Sandra Holquin suffered from chronic pain throughout most of her life. \u201cI couldn\u2019t walk or even do household chores,\u201d she told us during a recent visit. \u201cEpidural and steroid injections would help, but the pain would always come back.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cecvo\" data-offset-key=\"8go1p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8go1p-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cecvo\" data-offset-key=\"fe8oo-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fe8oo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fe8oo-0-0\">During an appointment at the pain clinic, she was referred to Alexander M. Papanastassiou, M.D., who guided Sandra through her options and ultimately performed the surgery that restored her ability to function without pain.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cecvo\" data-offset-key=\"2sg5m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2sg5m-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cecvo\" data-offset-key=\"1hebj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1hebj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1hebj-0-0\">\u201cEver since my surgery, the pain relief is 100%. I would highly recommend this procedure. It gave me my life back.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandra Holquin suffered from chronic pain throughout most of her life. \u201cI couldn\u2019t walk or even do household chores,\u201d she told us during a recent visit. \u201cEpidural and steroid injections would help, but the pain would always come back.\u201d During an appointment at the pain clinic, she was referred to Alexander M. 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