Martin Kurzer

Written by a patient at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital

Dr Kurzer was absolutely brilliant with me! After finding the NHS doctors for hard to deal with Dr Kurzer listened to me and got straight to the point of the matter. He was very caring and continued to check if I was okay after the surgery and I knew he was there if I ever had a problem! Could not have asked for better treatment!!

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First off, I would like to say that Mr Kurzer and his team were extremely professional, kind and attentive, and had just the right level of humour – but not flippant. Special thanks to Annette, the nurse that looked after me during the brief stay – she was fantastic and kept me smiling the whole time with her stories and conversation, but again, was totally professional and had my welfare as her top priority. The room was extremely comfortable and the lunch, great. Here is my experience of the operation: It is now ten days after the operation for an inguinal hernia, left side. The operation was open (incision) with the insertion of mesh. I elected for local anaesthetic, which worked very well and meant I could leave the same day. There was only minor discomfort during the operation. As it turned out I didn’t need to take any pain killers at all. Of course, there has been some soreness (external mostly) and, on occasion, when I lifted the left leg at an odd angle (up onto a bed or into a taxi), I had some shooting pains (quite painful at first - about an 8/10 level – and normal), but these are becoming rarer. I was able to walk around the ward within a couple of hours of the operation – amazing! And I left the hospital with my wife about four hours later. We stayed in London and the following few days we did quite a lot of walking, but only locally (to shops/restaurants etc) and very carefully. We managed to fly back to France just 4 days after the operation, but in retrospect I think it would have been better to wait the full week (as advised by Mr Kurzer). It was a little difficult given all the different legs of the journey (taxi, train trip to Gatwick etc.) Currently, I am feeling very good and doing some very mild exercises that do not involve my core. I anticipate introducing some stomach exercises within the next week or so – but again, starting very gently. I took the dressing off a couple of days ago – the scar is healing really well, though there is a pronounced ridge and a little swelling, which is entirely expected. I expect this will gradually go down with time… To sum up, I would definitely recommend Mr Kurzer, his expertise along with his professional team made the whole experience almost enjoyable! If ever I get another hernia (right side??) then I would not hesitate to return. Steve

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Written by a patient at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital

I consulted Martin about a hernia and within a few days I had the repair done by him at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital at the end of July 2019. Whilst writing this review I am of course still recovery from the surgery but as each day passes the discomfort recedes. The whole process went smoothly and I always found that Martin had time to answer any questions that I had. Not only that Martin periodically checked on how I was recovering on his own volition - I have never experienced such aftercare from a surgeon after a procedure has been completed. Quite frankly the service that I received was exceptional and feel very fortunate to have been treated by Martin.

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Written by a patient at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital

My inguinal hernia operation went as smoothly as silk. Martin Kurzer did a splendid job (as, I must add, did all the medical and other staff at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth). He asked careful questions beforehand, carried out the operation as well as I had hoped, and was notably generous with his time in subsequent days, keeping a close check on my recovery and providing reassurance about the various pains etc I could not have asked for a better experience.

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I live overseas. I contacted Martin for a consultation and surgery after I had been advised locally that I had a inguinal hernia in the same location where I had previously had hernia surgery in 2011 (hence a recurrent hernia was suspected). Once I had contacted his office, he contacted me promptly. We exchanged many e-mails and I was obviously impressed when he also took the time to call me to discuss the situation. I flew in to the UK on a Tuesday morning, my consultation with Martin was that afternoon and the surgery had been arranged for the following day. Once he examined me, he realised things were not as they had appeared to my local Hernia doctor and also to the local ultrasound scan Technician - Within an hour he arranged another ultrasound scan and, after reviewing everything with that Technician, concluded that I did not have a hernia and that surgery was not necessary. I was obviously very pleased to receive a proper diagnosis for my problem, and also very relieved to hear that surgery was not necessary. I was able to fly home and resume my normal sporting activities. Martin was amazing – He is obviously very skilled and experienced, and also highly knowledgeable and passionate about his work, but he is also easy to talk to, very friendly, charismatic and caring. I feel very fortunate to have found him, and would highly recommend him to anyone with a hernia problem.

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