Mr Arifullah Khan 2018-09-26 Person 5 5 0

In August 2017 Mr Khan saved my life following an emergency operation for a twisted large bowel. I had a laparotomy, one third of my large bowel was removed and an illeostomy. The care, attention and information I received in the two weeks I stayed in Leighton firstly in the Critical Care unit, then Ward 13, from the Stoma nurses and particularly from Mr Khan and his team was on the whole excellent. Mr Khan is clearly an expert in his field, he is very calm and completely open and honest when dealing with you. He will answer all your questions and concerns and you do not feel rushed at all. From the outset Mr Khan felt confident that I would be able to have a Stoma reversal operation and 8 months later I was back in Leighton and Mr Khan operated again. During my first stay in Leighton I did have a bad reaction to morphine and suffered from hallucinations but Mr Khan changed the painkilling drugs during my second stay and I had no problems. My stay in Leighton was less than a week and again Ward 13 looked after me so well. It has now been a further 4 months since that operation and my recovery has gone better than I ever expected. In my follow up meeting with Mr Khan I was told that if I ever needed to see him again I should not hesitate to contact him but this has not been needed. I just want to pass on my sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr Khan, Leighton Hospital and the whole NHS for everything you have done for me. A Forster