ThailandBound wrote:
When my insurance would not pay, only then did i consider Dr. Clavell. $9000 cheaper. His video consult was unhurried (1 hour), but his staff unfailingly polite, responsive, and helpful. Day of my surgery, he installed 5 implants. 1 was first to go. He makes only brief appearances before and after the surgery, but was relaxed and helped me feel relaxed in turn.
I’m very happy with the results. Wouldn’t change a thing.
Before surgery, I wrote Clavell a two page letter introducing myself and my problems. Told him of all the different hospitals I went to in Japan (recall I visited eight of the best hospitals in Tokyo at the time) and how Japan offered nothing for this -- not even a simple doppler test. We had a one hour video consult which was excellent. When I arrived at his office, they did the doppler test, and found that I have severe Venous Leakage.They said surgery was the single, only, option for me. The nurse said I was one of the worst cases she ever saw. (As I said, I have little doubt the Venous Leakage was caused by my overuse of the BathMate VED that I used for a decade).
The surgery went well, granted after I could not urinate for around two weeks without a catheter. During that time I was in constant contact with Clavell while in Tokyo. Could not have asked for more. He was extremely kind, helpful.