Helping Jared Fix His Back

The purpose of this fundraiser is to help Jared raise money for the surgical repair of his back. 

When he was nearly 25 years old, Jared sustained an injury to his low back resulting in a herniated disc in the lumbar region. Jared immediately experienced pain that started in his back, and radiated down his right leg, all the way down to his foot, as well as numbness and tingling.

It’s been almost 2 years since his injury. In this time, we’ve paid for a private MRI for diagnosis, been working to improve his pain through conservative treatments including physiotherapy, chiropractic treatments and acupuncture. Although the numbness and tingling has subsided, Jared still experiences pain down his leg. Some days Jared can get through a day of work by managing his pain with ibuprofen, but other days he struggles to go for a short walk with myself and our dog. Because of his age and the time elapsed since the injury, with minimal improvement, we have opted to start looking into surgical intervention. 

As we weigh our options, we have decided that due to the low success rates of spinal fusion surgery and his age, it would be more prudent to explore disc replacement options, available only in private locations. Because of this, the cost is large. Jared is extremely reluctant to reach out for help, so I have taken the liberty to do what it takes to help him get his health back.  I’ve finally decided to reach out.

The surgery that we are looking to get Jared booked in for, costs around $20, 000 and is done down in Puerto Vallarta. Being a physiotherapist myself, I’ve been able to hear about success stories from patients who have actually undergone surgery from this very orthopedic surgeon. We are hopeful that if we can get a bit of help with the cost of surgery, Jared can get back to working and playing as normal! 

Thank you for your generosity!