What patients think

This is what patients have to say:

Mrs Eleni Adamou (aged 31), Birmingham

"I suffered years of pain and discomfort. I was depressed and in pain constantly... If it wasn't for the surgery, I would not be pain free from my bladder condition and endo now. I lead a normal life again.."

My problems started with a bladder infection and subsequent inflammation. The symptoms were so painful and constant that I could hardly do anything.

I suffered years of pain and discomfort. I was depressed and in pain constantly. Mr Mann went through everything with me from the very beginning and explained the distinct problems relating to my bladder, womb, and other inflamed areas. We agreed that he would remove the endo by excision (keyhole surgery).

I was seen as quickly as possible. I had stage 4 endo which was removed and my bladder problems were sorted out. If it wasn't for the surgery, I would not be pain free from my bladder condition and endo now. I lead a normal life again.

Jenny Rooney Kennedy, Birmingham

"I have now become a lot better and would recommend him (Mr Mann) to any endometriosis sufferer."

I suffered with endometriosis for two years. Mr Mann made me realise that I was not on my own with this debilitating disease and after having operated on me, I have now become a lot better and would recommend him to any endometriosis sufferer.

Jenny gave birth to a daughter in July 2008.

Sarah Robinson (aged 34), Banbury, Oxfordshire

"I am now a year on (from surgery) and I feel absolutely fabulous, I am so fit and healthy I can hardly believe my luck!  I have no pain at all, I can honestly say it is amazing. Simple things like sitting down too heavily was painful for me, now I just have no discomfort at all."

I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was about 23 years old and had many years of moderate discomfort in my pelvis working up to excruciating pain at the time of my period and the days following. This soon became every other day and I really was struggling to carry on with a normal life. I couldn't believe I was in so much pain and I spent many a morning curled up in a ball on the floor in agony.

I was eventually referred to Mr Mann, who used keyhole surgery.

I had a laparoscopy and then a further operation to remove the endometriosis deposits. I came off the drugs I had been on about six months later and my periods returned and were far better, it was amazing. My whole pelvic area felt a lot less sore and I had very few episodes of agonising pain.

A year on and the pain in my rectum and pelvis was back and I began to feel really rotten again, so I returned for another operation in November last year where a large deposit was removed.

I am now a year on and I feel absolutely fabulous, I am so fit and healthy I can hardly believe my luck!  I have no pain at all, I can honestly say it is amazing. Simple things like sitting down too heavily was painful for me, now I just have no discomfort at all.

Julie Aston (aged 44), Aldridge, West Midlands

"The pain used to be so bad that I couldn't do anything. For a year, I could hardly even sit down". The results of the surgery in 2004 were amazing. I had immediate relief and I've been virtually pain free for three years. I haven't got words to say how much it has helped me. It's given me back my life."

I was diagnosed with stage 4 endo five years ago. I took lots of painkillers to cope with the pain but the anti-inflammatories started giving me stomach problems so I had to come off them and take Zoladex. Unfortunately I developed an immune problem and started getting allergic reactions to the medication I was on.

Meanwhile, my weight plummeted and I had to give up work. I needed help around the house. The pain used to be so bad that I couldn't do anything. For a year, I could hardly even sit down. It was a nightmare, I had no life and I didn't know where to turn.

It was then that I was referred to Mr Mann. The results of the surgery in 2004 were amazing. I had immediate relief and I've been virtually pain free for three years. I'm working again and I'm recovering from my immune problem. I haven't got words to say how much it has helped me. It's given me back my life.

Deborah Jewitt (aged 39) Worcester

“I know my case is complicated but through all of it, Chris Mann has been fantastic. He is so approachable and down to earth. He explains everything really well and I know he is doing everything anyone possibly could.”

I was diagnosed with endo in 2002 by my local gynaecologist. I was in severe pain as well as being extremely tired. The tiredness was so bad that at one point I was diagnosed with ME. I worked part time as I was too unwell to work full time. Then I was referred to Mr Mann who did a laparascopy and found stage 4 endo. I had surgery to remove the endo but within four months it had come back. Over the next two years I had surgery to remove endo many times but each time it came back.

Two years ago, after a lot of thought and discussion with my partner and also Mr Mann, I decided to have a hysterectomy. It turns out I also had endo in my bladder and my bowel and, in May this year, I had to have part of my bowel removed.

Since my hysterectomy, the pain is better, but because of the endo in my bladder and bowel, the tiredness is starting to come back. I know my case is complicated but through all of it, Chris Mann has been fantastic. He is so approachable and down to earth. He explains everything really well and I know he is doing everything anyone possibly could.

Stella Kelly (aged 33), Henley-in-Arden

"Remarkably, within two months of having the surgery I found I was pregnant with my second child after three and a half years of trying - a miracle!"

After suffering from endometriosis for most of my adult life, my condition progressively got worse after the birth of my first child in 2004. Investigations diagnosed that my condition had progressed to stage 4.

It was then that I was referred to Mr Mann. I had surgery for the excision of my endometriosis, both to alleviate the symptoms and help improve our chances of having a much longed for second child. Remarkably, within two months of having the surgery I found I was pregnant with my second child after three and a half years of trying - a miracle!