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Mr Ashish Gupta 2024-04-17 Person 5 5 0

I was undergoing an exploratory procedure at St Antony's Hospital when an emergency Hartmann's procedure needed to be performed. Luckily Mr Gupta was also operating that day and was able to help the other surgeon and perform the procedure. Following complication caused by diverticulitis my bowel was repaired but I was left with a stoma. Mr Gupta then took on my care. I adjusted to life with a stoma, soon realising I could still cycle and swim and get on with life as before. However a reversal was possible and just over a year after the Hartmann's procedure the opportunity for the reverse Hartmann's arose at Epsom Hospital in January this year. Mr Gupta was very helpful and reassuring in my pre-operation appointments with him. He also set out the risks along with details of the procedure. He always came over as a considerate, kind surgeon and had none of the arrogance and air of superiority some consultants display. My procedure went to plan, it was a lengthy operation reconnecting the bowel, patching up where the stoma had been and involved a sizeable entry wound of around 20cm. It is all healing well and gradually fading with my bowel working as it should. The success is a result of the great skill of Mr Gupta. He has a very high success rate and one of his surgical colleagues comment to me that if they were to need such surgery, Mr Gupta is the surgeon they would want to perform the operation! As someone at the hospital commented to me the procedure I had was a lot of plumbing and sewing......also with some stapling and gluing, but Mr Gupta does it very well. He also had a great team helping him in the operating theatre. I was very pleased Mr Gupta was my Surgeon.