Mr Christian Macutkiewicz 2023-09-18 Person 5 5 0

I got a private appointment with Mr Macutkiewicz the day after I enquired, and he was very caring and easy to talk to and explained my condition to my husband and me very clearly. When I had been in NHS hospital after having a severe gallbladder infection, nothing was explained to me - I was just told I'd be sent an appointment in 6 week, but I wasn't. A doctor in ED had told me that they wouldn't operate on me because of my age, so I was very worried that I might get another infection and develop sepsis. Christian assured us that an operation was perfectly safe at my age, I was 77, and I would be able to carry on with my very active life coordinating a mental health carers group - I was still a valuable member of society. I had the operation as soon as it was safe to have it and it was a success. I asked to stay in overnight and this was really helpful, and when I went home we traveled to Spire hospital for aftercare appointments. I am so relieved that we decided to pay for a private operation as I believe it saved my life and I now have years left to contribute to society and care for family members.