Mr San Sunkaraneni

Written by a patient at Royal Surrey County Hospital

I was daft enough to have a bad fall and managed to break my nose in the process. Whilst I wasn't concerned about the appearance unfortunately it completely blocked one nostril so I couldn't breathe through that side of my nose. This really impacted on my ability to sleep. I was referred to Mr Sunkareneni by another consultant and I have been delighted with the outcome. Mr Sunkareneni clearly explained my options to me so that I was able to make an informed decision about the type of surgery to have. The operation was a complete success and I was amazed at how little bleeding and discomfort there was afterwards. Both the consultation and the aftercare were also excellent.

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Written by a carer at Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital

"I cannot thank Mr Sunkaranini and his practice management team enough for the wonderful care and attention they provided to my son throughout his treatment. Everyone was very approachable and helpful in what was a difficult time. Most notable was the professionalism, efficiency and support. Thank you”

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Written by a carer at Royal Surrey County Hospital

I can not thank Dr Sankaraneni enough, our entire family is sleeping and calm again thanks to him. We had been through quite a few doctors trying to figure out what was wrong with our 4 year old boy. He had never slept through the night and was up a few times every night. His behavior was quite explosive and had problems in pre-school because of this, he couldn't really concentrate and was quite emotional. People either thought he would grow out of it or we, are parents were not managing his behavior properly. I was given lots of books on behavior, this was very frustrating as a parent you know there is something else causing this problem. When we saw Dr Sunkaraneni, he diagnosed our son with enlarged tonsils, this in turn was causing obstructive sleep apnea, hence the poor sleep and behavior. Once the tonsils and adenoids were taken out and he recovered he immediately started sleeping 12 hours a night. He is now calm and his learning has accelerated, all of the problem behavior has disappeared. It was such a relief to find such a good doctor who can look past all the other diagnosis and the sleep deprived crazy parents to see what is actually going on. Dr Sunkaraneni was brilliant throughout the entire process, making sure we understood everything along the way and checking with us after recovery. I would highly recommend Dr Sunkaraneni.

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Written by a patient at Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital

Last May, after an upper respiratory tract infection, I totally lost my sense of smell and taste for weeks, and then, when it started to return, everything smelled WEIRD and chemical, particularly coffee, soap, shower gel, deodorants, perfumes, toothpaste etc. In November, I started to smell smoke, and, consulting the internet, diagnosed myself with a brain tumour! Rapidly, I sought an appointment with Mr. Sunkaraneni at the Nuffield Hospital in Guildford, who arranged an MRI scan to check my brain. This scan showed no brain abnormality, but it did reveal a lesion on the floor of my right maxillary sinus. He said that it was probably a mucus retention cyst but wanted to do a biopsy to make sure, so a decision was made to remove the entire cyst with endoscopic micro surgery. Prior to the operation, I had had a seven day blast of Prednisolone steroid tablets, a six week course of Beconase spray and also used saline rinses, but to no avail. The procedure I had was a Right Middle Meatal Antrostomy and drainage of antral mucus retention cyst. The cyst was removed and my sinus was better ventilated. I was in hospital for only one night and suffered very little discomfort. Upon my discharge, Mr. Sunkaraneni reassured me that what had been removed was not at all cancerous. Mucopurulent discharge was found within the cyst. Obviously I was hugely relieved, and I said that I hoped that my sense of smell would recover. He said that although I was now better ventilated in my sinus, he could not promise an improvement in my sense of smell. HOWEVER, after a month of saline rinsing and another month of no medication whatsoever, my sense of smell improved slowly but surely, and now, in May, my sense of smell is first class, totally restored to normal. Having experienced asnosmia, hyposmia, phantosmia etc. I had felt depressed, cut off from my environment (being unable to smell the sea, grass, flowers etc.) and then sick, when everything was distorted so that even a trip to the supermarket or having a shower was a chemical invasion experience. I had my memory of how everything was meant to smell and then the horrible reality of how everything smelled in my new damaged life. NOW, being totally cured, I am so grateful to be able to enjoy my sense of smell. I can now hang out my Ariel-washed clothes, wash my hands with Dove soap, use all my perfumes, make fresh coffee and drink it, drink hot chocolate and use mint toothepaste with delight, all of which were utterly repugnant expereinces before my op. Also, I can breathe more easily through my right nostril and snore only gently at times! In summary, I would recommend Mr. Sunkaraneni , as his intervention has brought me from despair to normality! In order to access the cyst which was in an awkward position, I had a CAT scan from which he planned his excision route. At all times, I felt confidence in his ability , and he put me at ease with his very pleasant cheery manner.

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Written by a patient at Mount Alvernia Hospital - part of Circle Health Group

Mr Sunkaraneni diagnosed and operated on a fungal ball I had in my sinus recently. The whole process start to finish was a complete delight. I found him to be extremely personable whilst being totally professional, and judging by the lack of pain and fast recovery from the surgery I can only assume that he is a talented and careful surgeon as well. On a different occasion he removed a cyst from my chin which has left no scarring whatsover unless you look with a magnifying glass as the incision follows the natural line of my jaw perfectly. Mr Sunkaraneni also has a very helpful and pleasant secretary who makes all the appoinment booking a pleasure. If you have a problem in this area, I do not think you could wish for anything more.

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