When skiing in 2013, I was involved in an accident and got my spine injured, L3 and L4. The pain was hell! The vertebrae dislocated because of the fall would compress my inflamed nerve, so I would have to stop to make every next step and round my spine while walking to make my pain a little more bearable, but later that wouldn’t work at all, and I couldn’t even make a single step. To use a wheelchair? How awful! I was terrified because I didn’t understand what to do and who to turn to for help. What happened next was a municipal spinal hospital in our city, where the surgeon said it was necessary to perform an operation on my spine and install a sort of metalwork that would support the vertebrae in the right position, that is, an implant! A spinal hospital in the center of our city seemingly sounds convincing to a patient suffering from a spinal condition.

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The surgeon claimed that he had already performed lots of similar operations and that he was even practicing medicine in Switzerland. I did want to believe it because the inflamed nerve was causing a lot of dull-aching and sharp pain. I could no longer be in that pain. I needed to get surgery as soon as possible. The surgery was performed under local anesthesia. I was conscious and could hear the sound of a drill and feel something being screwed into my spine. I could hear the whole thing, and I could even pick up the smell of the bones of the spine. The surgeon assured me that the operation went well. For the operation, the surgeon was given the agreed amount cash in hand off the books.

Then came the hard months of rehabilitation, including do not sit up, do eat only while standing, do not bend over, the metalwork may shift, and other restrictions in movement. And guess what? A year had aready passed, and I could neither walk nor sit up! The operation did not did not match my expectations. Back pain bothered me again and kept me from being able to live a fulfilling life. Why so? Why then did they screw the implant into my spine? I mean, the surgeon assured me that he was guaranteeing a 95% success rate of the operation? Did I really fall into the very 5% of his failed operations? Only this time the surgeon insisted that I would need a second surgery, but this time metal fasteners would be mounted through my abdomen. One more surgery?! But this time, I could no longer easily believe the surgeon’s words. I was sent home to think over the matter. Two days later I decided to come back and consult the surgeon again. I came to the hospital to see the surgeon, but only his assistant was there. And when I asked where my surgeon was, his assistant cheerfully said that he would call him right away and my surgeon would quickly come running, because “The money has turned up!”. The assistant inadvertently spoke his thoughts out loud. And this was his self-righteous blunder, suggesting that no matter where you went, you would still need to come to us for help as soon as it hurt. At that

During my first consultation at the hospital in Seoul, the surgeon was shocked when he looked at the X-ray images of the metalwork that I had been fitted with in my country. He said that this kind of metalwork must never be screwed into the spine, because every person is supposed to move around, sit up and bend over. That’s why the metalwork should be flexible and made of advanced titanium alloys. And I had some bolts and nuts just embedded in my back. With no reason whatsoever, and on top of that I had my three vertebrae fused! In summary, our doctors are totally ignorant; it

In Seoul, the very next day after a re-operation my surgeon Pak Shi Ohn told me I could sit up and start walking. This time the surgery was a complete success! No more aches or pains! I experienced completely different sensations. That was a Miracle! The hospital in Seoul is modern and well-equipped; all of the work of the medical staff goes very smoothly. All conditions have been created for patients' comfort and early recovery. Each patient accommodated in a separate ward with a TV and a personal refrigerator; patient’s clothes are changed daily; and there are 3 meals a day included (you can either choose European or Oriental cuisine). There is a 24-hour convenience store where you can buy everything you need. No stress, after all. And there is always a nurse and an interpreter around when needed.

How fortunate I was to be given a chance to come to South Korea and get surgery again! Thank God, I am the Happiest Person Alive! Many thanks to the surgeon from the hospital in Seoul for an expertly performed operation and an excellent surgical result! The aftercare was a success, too!

After experiencing such a miracle, I decided to choose to live in South Korea, start learning the Korean language and devote myself to the mission of helping people from our countries to get professional medical care in South Korea. To get treatment and recover!

And now I just want you to know how I have won some marathons with my Korean titanium implant placed in my spine. I live in South Korea, I study and work; I will actively engage in sports activities and join various sports clubs such as cycling, marathon, swimming and alpine climbing. The best part is that no one around me can believe that I have a titanium implant in my spine! I work on strengthening my core by doing my daily fitness exercises. I start running short distances and then slightly longer distances, and I find myself getting gradually involved in various sports competitions.

In 2021, I took part in a 21 km half marathon race. In 2022, I competed in a 42 km full marathon race and ran the distance in 3 hours 49 minutes. In 2023, I ran 42 kilometers in 3 hours and 31 minutes. During Covid-19, South Korea closed all sports venues and banned indoor sports activities for more than 2 years. So I became a volunteer coach and provided training to city residents at a sports stadium, and I received the Government Award for my contributions to the health of the Korean nation during the Covid-19 period. In 2023, I was granted the citizenship of South Korea. Now, I not only love Korea but am also immensely involved in the public life of the country. I love being overwhelmed with the feeling of pride!

I have shared my story with you because there are times when you face a health issue, you have no idea who to turn to for help, who is that doctor you can trust with your health to seek professional help.

It has been 10 years since I had spinal surgery in South Korea. I am in good health and full of pep and vigor thanks to the expertise of South Korean doctors and advanced South Korean medicine! Our countries' healthcare standards leave much to be desired. There is still neither a high enough level of health diagnostics nor high-class advanced equipment and technology nor high-quality medications. After I have told you my story, you will be aware of how much I should thank my lucky stars for bringing me to South Korea and helping me with meeting South Korean doctors! In 2015, I launched a health tourism company, Line Medical Korea - Good Line, in South Korea and today I am engaged in health tourism. Having gone from despair to witnessing a miracle in a short period of time, I have become convinced by my own experience that the miracle exists. I have made a decision to help patients from Russian-speaking CIS countries and from Europe.

And if you have been diagnosed with a serious disease and are in despair just like I was 10 years ago, please do not lose heart! I know what you're going through. Never give up! Modern medicine has learned to treat the most serious medical conditions. Do not hesitate to seek help! Do come to South Korea!

I will help you get high-end medical care!

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HEALTH IS THE MOST VALUABLE THING IN LIFE AFTER ALL. TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH IS TO BE HAPPY!

Nataliia Pak
General Director

Phone: +82 10 7667 1971
Email: glinemed@gmail.com
Internet: glinekorea.com

moment, I felt as if I had been electrocuted. I realized that patients in our country were just a way for doctors to generate lucre, hospitals had become money-making ventures, and it wasn’t about the doctor’s performance, but it was about the patient having a health issue and being willing to pay. In our country, healthcare has been turned into a lucrative business! Not every doctor, of course, so here I must apologize to doctors; sure, you can find some who are God-gifted doctors and some who are doctors by vocation, but sadly, for the most part, this is not the case. I can’t count on qualified medical care in my country! I started to think about what to do? My son was then a university student in Seoul, and he helped me with making inquiries about spinal hospitals in Seoul. So I flew to South Korea and went to Severance Hospital in Seoul.

sounds like a Mickey Mouse company; and we are talking about a human life, after all. I'm at a loss for words; they are used to do it haphazardly in an effort to make a killing. After I had surgery in the hospital in Seoul, I was handed my domestic so-called implants that they took out of me. Those were just iron screws, like the kind you screw into furniture. Well, I'm not a piece of furniture, I'm a human being who needs to lean forward and backward, and move around anyway. Now do you see why the operation that I had in my home country did not deliver the success I had hoped for? That's because medical technology, equipment and facilities are extremely old and outdated. I buried those screws under a tree to get that nightmare over and done with.

Nataliia Pak
General Director

Phone: +82 10 7667 1971
Email: glinemed@gmail.com
Internet: glinekorea.com