Patient Testimonials

4/2010

In December of 2008 a series of x-rays revealed scoliosis along with degeneration of L3 and L4. My gamily doctor suggested a consult with a surgeon; at this time I learned the recovery from surgery would be difficult and long. Then, the passage (gateway) to wellness began anew as I was introduced to John Hong M.D. My pain was limiting my ability as a night nurse as well as my tolerance at home for routine family responsibilities. A skilled, attentive listener, Dr. Hong is humble, experienced, and down to earth in confidently selecting a mode of individualized treatment. Moreover, he answered questions for both me and my spouse in a heartfelt matter. A series of steroid injections immensely alleviated my pain and once again I was in control of my destiny. Thank you Dr. Hong; may your career continue to be blessed with success and healing.

Rita S.

Dec 12, 2008

I just wanted to say thank you to Dr. Hong for taking care of me during and after my hospital stay. I arrived at the hospital in the greatest pain of my life. It wasn’t until after I was put under Dr Hong’s care that I started to feel relief. Dr Hong diagnosed and treated my pain effectively and more importantly quickly. Dr Hong and his staff have been professional, yet compassionate during my treatment. Thanks to Gateway Spine and Pain Physicians I feel like myself again.

Laura R.

01/08/2009

Dr Hong performance was very professional. He helped me get rid of the pain of sciatic nerve damage. I would recommend his practice to friends and family. Dr Hong is a very good doctor and he’s also concerned with his patients.

Mary H.

01/22/2009

To whom it may concern,

Dr John Hong is on of thee best young doctors I have had. It’s been pleasure knowing him I was very sick when I first came here but with Dr Hong sitting down and explaining everything to me made me feel I was going to get better. Dr Hong is very kind and understanding doctor that has helped me.

Jennifer V.

02/24/2009

Before seeking treatment from Dr Hong my intense lower back pain had severely limited my life. I could not do much of what I loved walking, traveling, hiking on many days, even the simplest tasks were a struggle. Dr Hong has changed all of that. First with injections, and more recently with radio frequency ablation, his treatment has drastically reduced and for periods entirely eliminated the pain from which I once feared I would always suffer I cannot say enough about Dr Hong quite simply, he gave me life back.

Patricia S.

05/05/2009

When I first came in to see Dr Hong I had so much pain and could barley stand up or walk correctly. Dr Hong helped me so much, he is kind man and I thank him for giving me back my life in a sense words really can not express the way I feel. I would recommend Dr Hong to anyone that has pain like I did. Thank you so much Dr Hong.

Charlene K.

10/30/09

I was diagnosed with neuralgia which was very painful. The whole left side of my face was nothing but pain. I had the pain for almost two months. My doctor recommended that I go to Dr. Hong. After taking pain killers for two weeks, Dr. Hong suggested a procedure he was thought would help me. I had the procedure done in his office and within two days the pain started to subside. I am now pain free thanks to Dr. Hong. He gave me my life back and I can now do things I could not do for over two months. I will recommend Dr. Hong and his staff to all my family, friends, and neighbors.

Kathleen W.

2/26/10

It’s difficult to explain pain that you don’t feel, but hurts so much that all you want to do is hide. In Jan of 2009 I had my knees replaced and a nerve in my right leg was damaged, I had lots of pain with no feeling in the leg. I had tried several other methods of pain relief and ended up with a deep vein thrombosis in the leg that was treated. After asking my primary physician what I should do, he suggested that I change doctors, I did as advised and went through the series of injections and they did not work. It was then that the stimulator was suggested. I did the trial and knew this was for me. I still have some numbness in my foot, but feel like a new person. I’m grateful for the help I received and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Mary O.

3/24/10

I have spent the last 20 years of my life looking for answers to my chronic lower back pain. My back pain was controlling my life. It limited my ability at work, sleep, play with my kids etc. Before meeting Dr. Hong I had been treated by many different physicians, their answers were mostly the same, more medication, surgery or physical therapy.

I met Dr. Hong just over a year ago. I had just assumed I was going to live the rest of my life with this pain. But today, thanks to Dr. Hong, I no longer think about my pain all day long and it no longer controls my daily life. Dr. Hong introduced many new innovative technologies and medications that I had never heard of or tried before. He took the time to try different things to see what would work for my individual needs. He spent the last year finding the right mix of technology and medications that fit for my pain situation.

Dr. Hong, Sarah and the rest of the staff at Gateway Spine and Pain are fantastic and really care about their patients and have dramatically improved my back pain.

My family and I wanted to say THANK YOU so much for improving our lives.