This doctor recommended walking for me also, but it did not help.
Posted Date : 11/08/2016
Dr. Graeme Brazenor
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Neurosurgeon
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia & New Zealand
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Anonymous
arrogant, poor attitude, unfriendly staff, giving poor advice.
Anonymous
Arrogant, gruff manner, swore during appointment numerous times. Wears stupid bow ties as well.
Anonymous
No matter what your symptoms you will be told to walk. Easiest job ever, knows what he will say and give you before you even walk in the door and tell him your symptoms. Doesn’t work well with other practitioners, his way or the highway. Only believes in tramadol and panadol for pain relief, so you will be in a lot of pain post op. Your incision will be almost twice as long as what other neuro surgeons do. Arrogant and poor bedside manner, can look down upon patients at times and does not work well with other practitioners, condescending to nurses. Some have straight out said ” if you are proceeding with Mr Brazenor, I respectfully request that you no longer see me because I can already tell you what your treatment will be” walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. It will all be entailed in the same handout he gives everyone it looks about 25 years old
Anonymous
I saw this so called “surgeon” recently. I injured myself at work over 2 yrs ago. after physio, physiology, chiropractic n myotherapy care & orthopaedic surgeon & multiple scans/mri’s. no one could find what was wrong with my lower back problem. after extensive research, I chose to see “him”. I was told by many he was the best. even a dr I was seeing, that used to train with him said I couldn’t be in better hands. how wrong we all were. he was arrogant and unprofessional. he seemed to treat me as if I was of a lower class. he seemed as if he couldn’t be bothered. he said he had no idea what was wrong with me & couldn’t help me. even his registrar, another neurosurgeon seemed surprised by his attitude & lack of care. he was supposed to be the best of the best…..WRONG. and when I asked if could he explain why I was still in so much pain, even though he agreed I was on a lot of heavy pain medication. he said “i don’t know”. the best advice he could give me was “stop feeling sorry for yourself, get off your **** & go for a walk”. well no.1, I don’t feel sorry for myself at all, thank you very much. and if that’s the best he can do, then I have no idea how he got to where he is? what a disappointment. maybe it was because I was a south Australian workcover patient??? so off to see a “real” neurosurgeon in Melbourne again soon. can’t get a worse response than what “he” gave me.
Anonymous
I’ll save you time and tell you if not a spinal fusion you will be sent on a walking expedition of up to 8 km a day, with several hours of laying down as if you are in a coffin.
Didn’t look at the complete picture only my mildly degenerated disc. Turns out I actally require hip surgery and pelvic stabilisation. (Sacroiliac joint) The walking aggravated everything, everyone gets the same program. Very pro spinal fusion, didn’t even want to wait.
I’m sure he good if your on the operating table but wanted to perform a fusion that was in my case very ill advised.