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Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2015-03-13
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13th March 2015
I have been in the care of Sanjay for about 7 months and after another admission to hospital he decided to carry out an elective operation on me. He warned me that I had a less than 50% chance that he would be able to perform the operation by keyhole, but because of his great skill and ability he succeeded in doing this. Throughout my recovery, which has been swift, he has been superb. He never seems in a rush and has time to explain everything in detail. I particularly like his attitude towards recovery which is to get up and get dressed and get back to normal living as soon as possible. His team around him are also excellent and caring. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2015-03-05
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5th March 2015
THANK YOU to Mr Sanjay Purkayastha for the Gastric Bypass surgery he did for me in January 2014.
I am 52 years old and a year out I have never felt so well having now lost 5stone/70lb bringing me from 17stone down to 12stone at present.
I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome at 21 years old and have struggled with ever increasing weight gain my whole adult life and for the last 10 years before your surgery I was living on the Cambridge Diet to just maintain my weight. My problems would only have got worse as I got older.
Naturally the surgery has decreased my portion sizes, but I have also lost all cravings, it is amazing.
I was the last patient of the day, as he rightly thought I would have adhesions after having a total hysterectomy in 2004. He also thought that the gastric bypass may not be possible because of this and a sleeve may be the only option for me.
However, although he told me that I gave him "a good work out", the skills he possesses meant that my operation was very successful and the pain I had endured when moving/twisting quickly or sneezing for the last 10 years following my hysterectomy has gone.
I no longer have high blood pressure and although I am insulin resistant due to my PCOS, I am unlikely now, to develop diabetes, where before the surgery it was just a matter of time
I have far fewer migraines
I can sit, walk, stand with no back or leg pain
I can play on the floor with my 3 yr old granddaughter and I now fit in her playhouse
I climb stairs with no problem
Put my own shoes on
Walk around tourist attractions without having to sit down
Buy lovely clothes and shoes from all stores
I can attend my daughter's Zumba Class (she is an instructor) and for the first time in my life I did a sponsored walk for Macmillan Cancer support - it was only 2k, but I would not have even considered it before.
The list of pros is probably endless.
I have had and am still getting no end of compliments and praise, but this is all down to Mr Purkayastha, his skill and the great work that he and his team do.
My surgery has been a complete success and I have suffered no pain, sickness or any other problems related to weight loss surgery and that is all down to him and I cannot thank him enough.
He does a fantastic job, so I hope he can keep up the great work of transforming lives for many others
Although not an easy decision to make and I had to persuade my family to let me go ahead, it is the best one I have ever made and I wish I had had the courage to do it earlier. My family and friends have been amazing with the amount of support they have given me. I have never had any negative comments from anyone. I have found that people are very interested in the procedure and ask lots of questions, which I am more than happy to answer.
I consider myself extremely lucky to have been given this opportunity.
It has been life changing and extremely positive in all areas of my life. I would encourage anyone with obesity issues to seriously consider doing it also.
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2015-02-28
Person
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28th February 2015
Sanjay provided me with the right level and amount of information to allow me to make an informed choice about my weight-loss surgery. He portrays a positive, honest and professional outlook which I really appreciated. I felt confident that together we made good decisions.
In a recent follow-up clinic he took time to listen to what I had to say too.
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2015-02-24
Person
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5
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24th February 2015
All my questions were answer the doctor was really helpful is taken is time with me as long with all the rest off the team. 5 stars for all the staff. Well done
Mr Sanjay Purkayastha
2015-02-16
Person
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5
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16th February 2015
I just had a inguinal hernia repair (TAPP) and I was recommended to Dr. Sanjay by my GP. I felt very assured from my first consultation. Operation was easy, no complications and a speedy recovery. I did not need to take painkillers after a couple of days after operation. I had a open hernia operation in 2007 and that was a completely different recovery- Keyhole is easy and the recovery is fast. The whole team was absolutely fantastic and checking into Lindo wing was like going to a SPA. Thank you Sanjay and team!
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Profile
Sanjay Purkayastha is a Consultant General Surgeon with a specialist interest in Bariatric & Upper GI Surgery. He is also a Clinical Senior Lecturer (associate professor) at Imperial College, London.
His research interests are varied and include surgical education especially digital mobile technologies, clinical research in bariatric and metabolic surgery, assessing the health of healthcare organizations, single port laparoscopic surgery and surgical evidence synthesis.
He has a busy general surgery practice both for elective (planned) surgery and emergencies which include working as a trauma surgeon in one on London's busiest Major Trauma Centres at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. He was also one of the first surgeons in the UK to carry out robotic Bariatric surgery.
He has been the consistently highest volume surgeon at the Imperial Weight Centre which is a Tier 3 and Tier 4 service for weight loss management and surgery for obesity. He routinely carries out gastric bands, sleeve gastrectomies and gastric bypasses all laparoscopically (key hole surgery); as well as carrying out revisional bariatric surgery and providing second opinions for complex cases from other centres.
Mr. Purkayastha provides all his Bariatric data to the NBSR (National Bariatric Surgery Registry) as he is a believer of transparency of results and outcome/volume based surgery ensuring the safest and best results for patients.
Mr. Purkayastha is also collaborating with teams to introduce artificial intelligence and machine learning systems into the operating room environment to improve outcomes and was the first surgeon to do this live in the operating room in 2018.
His general surgery practice includes laparoscopic surgery for hernias of all kinds, gall bladder surgery and anti-reflux surgery (surgery for treatment of severe heartburn) as well as emergency surgery work outside trauma that includes management of conditions such as appendicitis, gallstones, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, hernia emergencies and the management of many other conditions that present with abdominal pain.
His NHS practice is at St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London and he also sees patients there privately on request in the Lindo Wing where Prince George was born in 2013 and Princess Charlotte born in 2015.