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Professor Irshad Shaikh 2024-04-05 Person 5 5 0

I had a private consultation with Professor Shaikh and was greatly impressed by his knowledge of developing robotic surgery and how this could apply to my condition. He exuded an enthusiastic manner and answered my questions, reassuring me that with my general level of fitness and diet the operation shouldn't prove to be a major issue. I left the consultation with a feeling of complete confidence and that this surgeon would be the one to operate on me. After the operation, Professor Shaikh took the trouble to visit the ward to have a chat about the operation and to assess how I was feeling. Shortly before my discharge, he happened to come over again and said that because my blood-haemoglobin levels were rising, I could be discharged the follow day. My advice to other potential clients of Professor Shaikh would be to think through the operation trying to visualise what is going to happen, and the issues arising from it and to frame your questions accordingly. I wrote to his NHS secretary before the operation with a list of questions and these were answered promptly. In addition, have questions ready during post-operative recovery even if they amount to something simple and obvious. With answers you can plan the next few weeks without there being any surprises: knowledge is power.