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Dr Deepak Ravindran 2018-07-29 Person 5 5 0

I am very pleased to be able to comment on my recent treatment and follow up appointments as I have been truly impressed and helped so much by this doctor. I have fibromyalgia and was in constant debilitating pain which had reached a level I could no longer cope with. At my first appointment he found out about me, what other conditions I have and what I needed to be able to do in order to work and enjoy my time off, in other words live fairly normally with an incurable condition. We talked through options as there was one potential tablet my GP had not tried me on. We also talked about a lidocaine infusion and that was what we agreed on. After the appointment I was copied into a letter for my GP where the results of my appointment were set out. During my treatment I was amazed that Dr Ravindran inserted my canula himself and I promise you I didn't feel a thing. This was very unusual as I normally feel like a pincushion especially when it is in the back of my hand. I have seen Dr R twice since then for checkups and I am currently waiting for my second treatment. He has apologised for any longer waits than usual when he has leave booked, not something I expected but I do appreciate being fully informed. Just one last thing I would like to mention. I was accompanied to the first treatment by a fellow Fibro sufferer who has been receiving this treatment from a different doctor. She was with me when Dr R explained what could or would happen, like the drop in blood pressure during the treatment, and she later told me I was given far more information than she had been the first time. For me it is really important that I am making informed decisions and don't have any surprises and I really feel I can rely on Dr Ravindran to make this happen.