Ratings for Dr. Michael Didinsky

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He is absolutely the worst actor I've ever visited in my life. After getting in an accident where someone hit me at 55 miles an hour from a dead stop from behind. He had the nerve to tell me my bulging disc or a pre-existing condition. This guy is a total moron it should be avoided at all cost. Save your money and your time and stay away from this clown.A true idiot in every sense of the word. I would send my gerbil to go see him

Submitted Nov. 7, 2021

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I had a spinal fusion of my L4 & L5. Prior to this I could not walk without agonizing pain. He used a minimal invasive approach which took only 1 & 1/2 hrs. Compared to my friends 8hrs with a different doctor. I was out of bed that night walking to the bathroom by myself. Recovery is no joke and I'm sure that's where people are getting the negative results. No bending , twisting or turning for 3 months! This doctor was God send. Nothing but help & respect from him and all of his staff.

Submitted Oct. 30, 2018

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I would not refer anyone to this doctor. He has a very poor bedside manner an d don't want to
discuss your problem. He did half a job on my spine and I had to find another doctor who said
Didinsky should have completed the surgery. I figure it would be more money in his pocket if I had to go back for a second surgery and brace up the other two disks. Find another doctor to do your surgery.

Submitted Oct. 21, 2018

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Mr. Didinsky has the worse bedside manner of anyone. He did surgery for spinal stenosis on my husbands back and never came to see how it went. After surgery all a patient sees are his assistants. He is a smug, young, egotistic man. My husband is still in pain because Didinsky misdiagnosed or overlooked a problem with the sciatic nerve being pressured by a disk above the area where the surgery was done. The man should not be in medical practice as far as we are concerned.

Submitted Oct. 9, 2018

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I have had great results with Dr. Didinsky. 3 surgeries on back with great results. Back surgeons have a tricky job and results are different for all. I can't say enough good about him.

Submitted June 10, 2017

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I had spinal fusion surgery with Didinsky in mid-2016. Following that, I had 3 months of intensive PT with very limited positive results. Net result is that I am in a wheel chair most of the time with limited walking with a walker. I'm still holding out hope of walking with a new form of therapy I'm starting. To quote Didinsky, I would "come in one day for surgery, stay in the hospital overnight and walk out the next day!" That did not happen! Do yourself a favor if you're considering spinal fusion and go to someone who is an M.D. trained and experienced in this procedure!

Submitted June 4, 2017

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My best advice, find another surgeon. I had TLIF surgery 31MAY16, paperwork said it would take 2 1/2 hours, my husband said I was done in a half hour to 45 minutes. I had a cage, rod and screws put in. Released, do not remember, was left with my husband in recovery, a nurse poked her head in my husband said, when I started gasping for air, but she did nothing. I don't remember the drive home, but I do remember about 10 minutes after getting home after surgery, my husband was on the phone with 911, I was unresponsive, turning gray. EMS came, the police came, they couldn't give me chest compressions because of the surgery, they intubated me, I woke up only because in a last ditch effort to save me, they gave me Narcan. We never filled the opiate prescriptions they gave us, didn't have time. I don't have opiates, the only way opiates were in my system was from the surgery and the 2 percoset they gave me. I then was taken by ambulance to the hospital, I was admitted and spent 5 days in ICU. The bruises I had on my back were UNBELIEVABLE! Looked like I was beaten. I was having heart issues, so I was under the care of a cardiologist while I was there, and left with something I never had before, debilitating migraines, and the loss of trust. I'm so lucky to be alive, my back still hurts, but I'm too petrified to go to another surgeon!

Submitted Jan. 30, 2017

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I have had two back surgeries and was very pleased with the results. I still have bad scoliosis, so all the pain is not gone, but it's bearable.

Submitted June 23, 2016

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Very thorough. Spent 45 minutes explaining my problem and going over my options. Referred my mom to him as well.

Submitted Jan. 16, 2016

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My husband went in for a laminectomy, within 1 1/2 years he had 4 surgeries! The last spinal fusion left him with the screws pushing on his nerves and he had what felt like electrical shocks and screamed out in pain about 20 times a day for a year. Then had to have the screws and rods removed. Lost his job because of being on light duty so much and we had to claim bankruptcy and go on food stamps. He's 50 now so very hard to get a good paying job, we still haven't gotten out of the hole.

Submitted Nov. 21, 2015

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Dr. Michael Didinsky's Credentials

Education

  • Chicago College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Grad. 1999)

Insurance accepted by this Doctor

Other patients have successfully used these insurance providers, please call the Doctor's office to find out if your insurance plan is accepted.
MSP/BC Med