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Mr Shaun Appleton 2024-03-07 Person 5 5 0

Now several months on from my gall bladder removal, I am happy to agree with all the other reviews. Mr Appleton is everything you want in a consultant; he actively listens, is empathetic and gives you confidence in his treatment. My gall bladder removal was, in his words, challenging! An earlier infection has left it stuck to the bowel and he had a tricky time removing most of it (I am assured by nurses that other surgeons would have given up on key hole and gone for open surgery). Unfortunately, I had to have a drain put in which subsequently moved and I remained in hospital for a 6 days, feeling pretty ill for several of them. Mr Appleton came to see me from his private clinic (this was during the doctors' strike), assessed me, rubbed my back when I was sick and explained how he was going to sort it out with a second operation the next day. Fast forward 24 hours and I was well on the road to recovery. On day 6 I begged to go home and he reluctantly let me, acknowledging that if I felt I would recover better at home, I probably would. At no point did he make me feel silly for asking questions, he was respectful of my wishes and made me feel cared for and as if I was his most important patient. I cannot recommend him highly enough - I only wish all consultants were like him!