Mr Aali Sheen 2017-12-21 Person 5 5 0

Following my initial consultation with Professor Aali Sheen I had total confidence in him and his approach. He described in detail how the procedure would be undertaken and any risk involved in a friendly and reassuring manner. On the day of the operation Professor Sheen and the anaesthetist Dr Paul Foster both consulted with me before and after the surgery and were keen to ensure I was comfortable at all stages. The professor is certainly a hernia expert. My operation was a relatively long one (90 minutes) to repair significant damage and was completed at 18:30 in the evening. At 06:30 the following day I was dressed and moving around the room/ward. By noon, following a review by a senior nurse, I was discharged. Prior to the operation I had been suffering with a large stomach hernia for close on 20 years and having never even visited a hospital let alone had any kind of surgery or medication I reluctantly succumbed to the constant aches and pain. Following the operation I did not need any additional pain relief and whilst there was post operative discomfort, which had been explained to me, I was amazed how few issues for such major surgery I was experiencing. 4 weeks later and looking at the area of my body where the procedure took place you cannot see that anything has been done with the exception of two small 2cm red lines on my left hand side which have been reducing in size since the operation and I expect them to disappear in time. The post operative difference in how I have felt over the last 20 years is simply remarkable and difficult to describe. I would have no hesitation in recommending professor Sheen to anyone with a hernia.