Dr. M. Abdur Rehman, consultant neurosurgeon at Mujahid Hospital, Faisalabad, treats brain conditions like tumours, hydrocephalus, head injury and aneurysms, and spine conditions like slip disc, sciatica, spinal stenosis, spine trauma and infection. Many of these, especially back and neck pain, improve without surgery. Bring your MRI or CT and get a straight answer about whether surgery is needed.
Comparing endoscopic and microdiscectomy, or comparing surgeons? Send your reports on WhatsApp and ask directly which approach fits your scan. A straight answer is faster than another week of searching.
Ask which fits my scanPlain answers written for patients in Faisalabad.
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Paralysis is the fear almost every family brings, and it is very rare in planned spine surgery. Most spine operations are done to protect the nerves, not endanger them. The real risk depends on your condition, your scan and your general health. Ask the surgeon to explain your own risk in plain words before you agree to anything.
Fewer than most families expect. Slip disc, sciatica, neck pain and lower back pain usually settle with time, medicine and proper physiotherapy. Surgery is considered when there is genuine nerve weakness, bladder or bowel trouble, or pain that has not responded after weeks of honest treatment. Brain tumours, hydrocephalus, aneurysms and spine trauma are different and often need faster decisions.
Many patients in Punjab try malish, cupping or a hakeem before seeing a doctor. Gentle treatment rarely harms, but forceful pulling or twisting of a painful back can. See a doctor first if you have taang mein dard with weakness, numbness around the saddle area, difficulty passing urine, fever or unexplained weight loss.
Costs in PKR vary widely by condition, hospital, implants used and how many nights you stay. Do not rely on a figure quoted over the phone or by a middleman. Ask for a written quote listing surgeon fee, hospital charges, anaesthesia, implants and follow-up, so your family can compare honestly before deciding anything.
Not for the first step. Patients from Jhang, Sargodha, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot often send MRI or CT images on WhatsApp and get an initial opinion on whether the scan points to surgery at all. If an examination is needed, you travel once, with your reports and your family, instead of repeatedly.
Ask about your own scan. Send your MRI or X-ray on WhatsApp and get a straight answer on whether surgery is needed at all.