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Looking for a Hernia Specialist near North Alabama
Hello Chaunce!
I am so so so incredibly grateful that you took the time to respond to my original post on this topic. My appointment with Dr. Ramshaw yesterday was absolutely brilliant. I have never felt like a medical professional was so attentive, PREPARED (holy bananas, they READ the things I filled out!), and unhurried during any appointment in my life. Most of the appointment was spent speaking to him and his patient care manager, with them answering a ton of questions and explaining a ton about hernias. He also did an exam that lasted less than 45 seconds and was able to feel something (he called it an ‘impulse’ which I guess means movement like bulging?) when I beared down while standing – just with a gloved fingertip over a portion of my left pelvic/groin region. He said that obviously confirmation of existence of (and type of) a hernia would come with laparoscopy, but that it could be sports hernia and possibly also femoral (I think). I just remain completely floored by the competence and capability of their team, especially when I’ve spent hours and hours plus $800+ in the last six months looking for help in Alabama.
In coordination with Dr. Ramshaw and his team I am starting the pre-habilitation process ASAP to hopefully have surgery within the next 6 months.
I know I said it already but thank you – I had already started looking up plane tickets to Beverly Hills just in case no one responded on this board (makes me wonder – of Dr. Towfigh’s patients, who has traveled the farthest for help?), but you showed me there was an option less than 4 hours drive away. I am so grateful to you, Dr. Ramshaw and his team, and especially Dr. Towfigh for her research on the topic of occult hernias and continually trying to bring their existence to the forefront of other docs’ minds. I guess, like usual, here in Alabama we stay about 60 years behind 😉
I will absolutely update as I go along if there is any interest as well.
Take care,
Melissa