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Western General Hospital 2016-03-14 Person 4 5 0

I received excellent care following an operation to remove a 5cm meningioma. Mr Gallo was my neurosurgeon and both myself and husband were extremely impressed with the time he took to explain the type of The neurologists I have seen, Dr Morages and Dr Samarsekera have also been excellent. Being diagnosed with a BT was a shock, as was having to give up my licence due to risk of seizures but I was given lots of information and the opportunity to contact them with any questions. My neurosurgeon , Mr Gallo was terrific. He put me at ease and explained comprehensively to my husband and I what the surgery would involve. I had complete trust in him and that reduced my anxiety in the lead up to the operation. This was my first experience of having something serious wrong - and hopefully the last! I cannot thank all the team at the Western General enough for the care and treatment I received and the easy accessibility to professionals when I needed it. Incidentally 21 years previously my son was under the care of Mr Steers for craniostenosis at the sick kids. He has since retired but was a lovely man and was great with my son who was only one at the time of his operation. NHS comes in for a lot of criticism. Yes the hospital is old and I had to queue for the showers but these were minor matters that did not detract from the first class care I received from a very professional team. Well done to the neurology department.