Collo - Dr S is our FS and I cannot rave about him enough!

Over the last 18 months I've met and dealt with more Drs than I care to remember and he truly is one of a kind. He actually listens and he actually cares.

One of my best friends recommended him to me and she just used to rave and rave about him. But she was absolutely right. We both have a rather bad case of hero worship going on now!!

I think the clincher for me was when I had my second lap done. I'd had a horrendously painful experience just six months prior and when I went to see Dr S for a second opinion I never expected he'd say "we have to do another lap". I was beside myself but trusted his judgment.

On the day of the surgery (which he did for me on his public list at St George Hospital because we didn't have private health insurance at the time) I was a mess. He came and sat with me and talked to me and tried his best to reassure me. Then when we got into theatre and I was still crying, he stayed with me and held my hand and rubbed my arm until I went to sleep. I'd met the man once before but I can't tell you what a comfort this was.

He called me the next day and every day after that for a few days to see how I was going and to make sure I was OK and my pain was being managed. After a few days I was pain free and could not believe the difference in my recovery compared to the first time. I'm not sure if this is due to his skill as a surgeon or the actual procedures themselves but I was very happy! I could not have been more impressed.

We then went on to do an IVF cycle with him and he continued to impress us. After our previous prg ended in m/c I was extremely nervous so he let me come in as often as I liked to have a scan done and to reassure myself that everything was OK. I couldn't get in to see my ob till after 12 weeks so he continued our care and then handed us over to our ob at 12 weeks (I would have loved to have stayed with Dr S but it just wasn't practical due to the distance and traveling etc). Without those appts with Dr S I wouldn't have coped with those first 12 weeks.

We had a very big scare at 9 weeks with some bleeding and when I contacted the clinic he called me straight away and had me meet him down at Kogarah a few hours later to do a scan and make sure everything was OK.

Anyway, I'm sure I've rabbited on enough! I've spoken to quite a few of his patients and haven't met one yet that didn't think he was wonderful.

Good luck - I hope you have as much success with him as we have!