“My surgery was wonderful from the whole get go, beginning with the people who helped manage my insurance. The ladies in pre-surgery, everybody was just wonderful. They were attentive and gave good explanations. This is a wonderful facility with great people working here. I’m very excited about it because I’m very active. I have a big dog that I walk every day; I swim and do Zumba, and I haven’t been able to do these things. And then my hip got really bad, because it’s being influenced by my back. Everyone is excited about this new TOPS device. It is cool. I’m 67, but I’m very active. I swam 3 days a week and my husband and I are golfers. I had to quit these things. I told Dr. Sielatycki that I’m happy to be his poster child for Wyoming. I want to do this procedure, and I want to get back to my life. I’m very excited.”
Diane is the first person in Wyoming to have the surgical procedure using the TOPS system, a state-of-the-art motion preservation spinal device.