Dr Benjamin Thomas

Written by a patient at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Dr. Thomas began seeing me over 3 years ago. At the time, I'd tried several different treatments for chronic migraines - most of which came from the paediatric neurology department. When I first began seeing Dr. Thomas he didn't have much experience with migraine patients but was very eager to try out different treatments with me. We spent a clinic appointment going through several different courses of action - about which he was extremely honest and descriptive, so I knew exactly what I was getting into. After deciding on a treatment, I was swiftly booked in for the procedure. Dr. Thomas had not carried out this procedure before (nor had anyone else at the hospital), yet he did so with extreme precision. As I was awake throughout the procedure, he talked me through exactly what he was doing, when he was doing it to ensure I was aware. At several points throughout the procedure he asked me if I was comfortable and willing to continue - my comfort was always at the forefront of his mind. A few months after the procedure, we had a clinic review appointment (I'd only seen limited results), we decided to do the procedure again (albeit for slightly longer) and if results didn't improve, we'd try a different procedure - he was always able to suggest a solution. After a repeat of the procedure, we saw much improved results. Since then, Dr. Thomas has been available to carry out the procedure on short notice, when required (I've had it done about 6 times). We regularly have review appointments in clinic and after 3 years of treatment, my quality of life has significantly improved - thanks to Dr. Thomas. Dr. Thomas cares deeply about his patients and is always available to talk anything through and help out where possible. He is extremely trustworthy and has always taken an interest in my studies and endeavours outside of our procedures - making me feel far more comfortable around him. I would highly recommend.

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Written by a patient at Fortius Clinic

Dr Thomas has improved my quality of life by over 100%. I never realised that my long term back pain and sciatica was something that could be treated until I met Ben. Dr Thomas persisted investigating my issues when others have up and treated me until my quality of life was drastically improved. I cannot thank him enough

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Written by a patient at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

I highly recommand Dr Ben Thomas. He listened to me, and made me always feel comfortable. He is the kind of doctors who you can trust without any doubt. I was anxious due to my pain but that changed as soon as I met Dr Thomas.

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Written by a patient at Chelsea Outpatient Centre

I had an operation at the end of November on my hand. This was quite a procedure - more than I had anticipated - but it seemed to be healing well. However, after a few days it started hurting really badly - so much so that co-codamol was not touching it and I could not sleep. My hand consultant advised that it was nerve pain which is difficult to predict and is difficult to treat. The pain was so bad that I felt I wanted to cut my hand off! My consultant introduced me to Ben to assist. Unfortunately, I had had the operation in November in order to have this out of the way in readiness for my marriage the following February. I knew that I could not manage to deal with this level of pain whilst organising and going through with a wedding. Ben seemed to perfectly understand what I was going through and knew what to prescribe in the way of medication and explained the position to me very well. He made himself accessible to report back on dosage etc. He knew that we were on a tight deadline if the wedding was to go ahead and he adjusted the dosage accordingly. By the time of the wedding, the dosage was just fine - to allow the pain to be covered without any side effects becoming another problem. Accordingly, the wedding went ahead and all was well. I must thank Ben as without him there would have been a huge upset!

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Written by a patient at The Lister Hospital

Following a significant back injury I was in a lot of pain, struggling with even basic daily tasks. It had gone on so long that I was feeling pretty hopeless about it. Then I came across Dr Benjamin Thomas at the Fortius Clinic where I've received an outstanding level of care, far exceeding my expectations. He is the first doctor who has been able to tell me what the problem actually was. He even spotted something in the MRI images which the radiologist hadn't noticed, then took swift action to investigate further. From the outset I've had total confidence in his judgement and advice. Plus I've really appreciated his reassuring manner as he addressed all my concerns, along with his exceptional ability to explain the medical details so clearly to me. As a result, Dr Thomas came up with a plan which enabled me to move forward. It has been a major turning point in my recovery and I'm so thankful to be getting my life back. I cannot recommend Dr Thomas highly enough.

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