Mr Aali Sheen 2017-06-07 Person 5 5 0

My GP diagnosed a Hernia. I carefully researched possible choices of surgeon before getting my GP to refer me to Professor Sheen. I wanted someone who specialised in hernia operations rather than a general surgeon who performed occasional ones. Mr Sheen immediately put me at ease during my initial consultation. He was friendly and very informative. On examination he discovered that as well as the hernia on my left hand side I had a recurrence of a hernia on the other right which had been repaired nearly 40 years ago. He proposed repairing both sides using laparoscopy at the same time. He was re-assuring while he outlined what the operation entailed and the associated risks. He also gave me a leaflet he'd produced which gave useful information on what I could do at various stages after the operation. On the day of the operation at the Spire Hospital, East Didsbury, he saw me before going into theatre and was again very re-assuring. After the operation he came to see me again and and explained what he had had to do during the operation which had taken more time than he originally thought partly because of a lipoma at one of the sites. After the operation I had severe bruising and some swelling in my genitals (one of the side effects Mr Sheen had warned about) and needed painkillers for the first three days - but only Paracetemol and Ibuprofen. After three days I only had a bit of discomfort and the bruising and swelling started to subside - completely disappearing at two weeks. Luckily I didn't develop a significant seroma at the site of either repair (one of the likely complications). After two weeks I could cycle again and by four weeks I was able to cycle 40 miles quite happily. I saw Professor Sheen again at about 6 weeks. He checked me over and was satisfied with the outcome. I would highly recommend Professor Sheen.