I have been a patient of Dr. Faust’s since 2012 and I can honestly say he has given me an entirely new quality of life back. I have had herniated discs in my lumbar spine since my early teens and Dr. Faust was always very patient about presenting my various options whether they be surgical or non-surgical. Ultimately, when the herniated discs worsened and epidural steroid injections were no longer able to provide me adequate pain relief, Dr. Faust was very helpful in presenting me my surgical options at the time. We opted for a laminectomy initially in order to save me a more invasive / difficult procedure, but Dr. Faust was very upfront in explaining that despite this being the best conservative option at the time, it may not provide the pain relief I was looking for given the state of my degenerated discs. The laminectomy was successful but ultimately, the pain returned 6 months post-op. At that point, Dr. Faust was very thorough in taking additional scans and prescribing me additional physical therapy to see if my pain could be managed without another surgery. Ultimately, when I didn’t show improvement, Dr. Faust recommended a 2-level lumbar disc replacement. Seeing that I was 25 at the time, a spinal fusion seemed like a scary and permanent decision to make at such a young age. Dr. Faust fought hard to get my insurance to approve the disc replacement and I truly could not be more thankful. When the nurses got me out of bed after surgery I was amazed at how I felt absolutely nothing in my back now that the painful discs were removed! Recovery was painful, but far easier than I anticipated and I credit that to Dr. Faust’s expert skill in his craft. I had my 2-level lumbar disc replacement in July 2022; I’m now 8 months out and I am still amazed at how much this surgery has improved my life. I am so much happier and healthier now that I am able to live my everyday life free from pain! I am living the fun, active life that I missed out on in my teens and early 20s. Even more incredible is that I very rarely experience any pain beyond some typical stiffness / soreness from exercise that can be handled with Advil. After a decade of terrible, life-altering pain, I honestly thought I had to just resolve myself to that being my lot in life. I never thought I’d get the time back to do the things I’ve always wanted to do, or even live day-to-day without pain. Dr. Faust is an incredible doctor who really goes to bat for his patients and you can tell he really cares to make sure you get the best treatment plan that works specifically for you. I will forever be grateful for all he’s done for me and I would recommend him to anyone who needs expert orthopedic spinal care!