Mr Kumaran Thiruppathy 2022-10-02 Person 5 5 0

I must first of all offer my appreciation for the care I have received by the cancer team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital especially from my consultants Mr Kumaran Thiruppathy and Dr. James Gildersleve. I was diagnosed with rectum cancer in January 2019 through the NHS screening for bowel cancer, but fortunately the tumour had not breached the bowel wall. I was offered what is considered the "Gold Standard" operation of removing the tumour, and because of where the tumour was positioned, a stoma bag for the rest of my life. The other option that was suggested was a relatively new procedure of a Tamis operation, and though intensive post operative radiotherapy was required, it was less intrusive and if successful no stoma bag was required. I had the Tamis operation in April 2019 performed by Mr Kumaran Thiruppathy, and though as with any such operation I have to be careful of certain foods, in my case the Tamis operation appears to have been a success.