Review Detail
9.6 1 10 0.5
My Nuss surgery.
Overall rating
9.6
Ease of Scheduling Surgery
10.0
Help With Understanding Your Insurance Coverage
10.0
Non-nurse Staff was Courteous and Helpful
10.0
Nurses were Caring and Helpful
10.0
Nurses were Quick to Respond
9.0
Rooms were Clean and Comfortable
10.0
Pain Relief was Quick and Available
8.5
Would Recommend to Others
9.0
Dr. Jacobs and the staff at his office and the hospital are outstanding. I had no trouble getting everything approved through my insurance and I didn't even need a CT scan to find my haller index. The whole process was very smooth from my first consultation, all the way through my post surgery visit. I spent about 5 days in the hospital, which really wasn't to bad. I had an epidural which took care of most of the pain, so I was virtually pain free for 3 days, other then a lot of pressure on my chest. Cosmetic outcome I would say is near perfect, and I would say my breathing has improved.
Your Pectus Information
Condition
Pectus Excavatum
Pre-Surgery Haller Index
Dont know
Hospital
Procedure
Nuss Procedure
Current Bar status
Bars still in
Date of initial surgery/procedure
November 03, 2011
Length of time since initial surgery/procedure
4 months
Require 2nd surgery/procedure?
No
Age at time of surgery/procedure
23
Days in Hospital
5
Highest Pain Level Experienced
9
Would you do it again?
YES, It was so worth it.
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