Mr Paul Thiruchelvam 2017-04-07 Person 5 5 0

Paul is an incredibly caring surgeon. The operation he performed initially had a superb outcome. He gives the impression that he worries about you as an individual finding time to answer questions and talk about your case. He never rushes you out but gives you all the time you need. He makes himself available and will always reply to an email (day or night) particularly if you are asking a question. He is also completely honest and does not seek to placate you with false optimism. You know where you stand at all times. Considering the number of issues in my case, the pace was maintained throughout. Paul's surgery skills are amazing and the outcome superb. Unfortunately I needed a follow up operation to remove further lymph nodes. This was undertaken swiftly and efficiently. Paul explained clearly that this was necessary because the cancer needed to be removed. In retrospect I think it would be useful to record where the radiologist takes the initial biopsy of the lymph nodes as a guide to the surgeon so if it was positive (or negative) in terms of cancerous cells that area could found again at a later stage. It may avoid taking out lymph nodes unnecessarily. However Paul and his team were quite simply superb throughout my surgery and the aftercare was exemplary and I would recommend Charing Cross to anyone as a centre of excellence which supported me through this immensely difficult time.