Dena's Da Vinci Story

CONDITION/PROCEDURE: bladder lift (sacrocolpopexy) and urethral sling

DATE OF PROCEDURE: July 2011

SURGEON/HOSPITAL: Dr. Jason Bennett, Saint Mary's Hospital

THE BIGGEST CONCERNS I HAD ABOUT TREATMENT: leaking after surgery

WHY I CHOSE DA VINCI SURGERY:  recommended by Dr. Bennett, less painful

 

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE

MY PAIN AND/OR DISCOMFORT LEVEL: felt fine, hardly no pain

ABOUT MY RECOVERY TIME:better than I thought it would be

ABOUT MY SURGEON AND/OR FACILITY STAFF: the most wonderful surgeon and staff I have ever met. They truly care about their patients.

HOW DA VINCI SURGERY COMPARED TO MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES OR PRECONCEPTIONS OF SURGERY: better than I had expected