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Mr Roland Hettige 2019-07-18 Person 5 5 0

I have been suffering from pretty aggressive Polyps for over 7 years, that coupled with Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis has meant that for this period of time, I have had no sense of smell, taste, have suffered from extreme dryness to the mouth, sleep issues, extreme headaches and a two year lung problem which at one point not only did I think my days were numbered but actually got misdiagnosed as COPD which caused an element of depression, to put it mildly. During this period of time, I had three FESS and one tidy-up procedure, each lasting no more than an hour and none which relieved me in any way shape or form. Not even for a few days. Only Prednisolone alleviated my symptoms and as you probably know, not something you should take more than two or three times a year. In 2018 I again got referred to a specialist, went through the usual hoops to get seen and was informed that my prior specialist had retired. Bad news, as I really rated him, or so I thought. I met Dr Hettige and was immediately bowled over by his passion, minute one. Not just his passion but the determined and dogged language he used left me feeling relieved and actually very confident in him. He is every bit the Dr/Specialist you could wish for and one that you can have total faith and trust, not only with the outcome but the entire journey. In May 2019 I had my 4th FESS procedure and a 3.5 hour one at that, so painless that I could have gone to work the next day. Very little in terms of discharge which wasn’t what I was expecting and more importantly I felt like a new man. Yesterday I had my first post-op check-up, over two months later, two months whereby all is very, very well. The result of that check-up was that my sinus is in pristine condition. Of course due to the aggressiveness of the disease I will have to keep rinsing with Saline and using Floxatine but I’ve come to enjoy the feeling of everything feeling very clean post wash. Dr Hettige has changed my life for now for sure, and I couldn’t recommend him, his staff, his methods and his procedure enough. My overarching feeling is that he didn’t take any shortcuts where others did and nailed the procedure first time. An absolute master at his trade. Thank you so, so much!!