Mr Arun Ranganathan 2020-10-26 Person 5 5 0

I am a 15 year old girl and recently underwent spinal surgery by professor Ranganathan at the Portland hospital London. I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis three years ago and at first was under the care of Doctor Davis at Southampton children’s hospital. I was scheduled to have corrective surgery on 12th June 2020 but because of COVID 19 it was postponed. My mother discovered a documentary about the operation performed by professor Ranganathan and was most impressed. We contacted him and he agreed to perform the procedure. The entire experience has been profoundly successful. His warmth and kindness throughout made me very comfortable. He was reassuring and highly professional. His team could not have been better and I always felt I was getting the best possible care. I had heard from other people that I should expect some pain for the first few days and the journey home by car would be agony, however, this was not my experience. For the first few days, the medication I received was highly effective. I was out of bed and walking cautiously around the room within 48 hours! It took three hours to get home in the car and although it was uncomfortable, I slept quite a lot of the way. Professor Ranganathan straightened my spine from 75° to almost straight. I cannot thank him enough. He has changed my life and I look forward to enjoying so many of those things that sadly were impossible for me to achieve. With love and respect, Ava