Dr. Ripley is a Gynecological Oncologist. She performed a DaVinci Total Vaginal Hysterectomy on me including removal of my tubes and ovaries as well as the uterus.
She did a thorough search of the lymph nodes and other areas (colon, bladder, gall bladder, kidneys, etc.... and conducted an abdominal wash to capture the fluid for cancer testing. The end result of my surgery was Stage 1, Grade 1 cancer.
My healing process went wonderfully, my vaginal cuff is healing as it should (I am at week 8), my pain was well controlled and I was able to return home the day of the surgery. I am extremely pleased with the outcome of this surgery.
She is cheerful, comforting, trustworthy, and her office staff is helpful, kind and informative. I will state that I did not have long term, significant contact with the doctor, as she is very involved in her surgery schedule, and I was not a high end cancer case. This slight inconvenience is acceptable to me as my main goal was to have her perform excellent surgery. Her office staff took care of all the niceties, etc....
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