In early 2009, I was diagnosed with a varicocele and recommended surgery. After much deliberation, a decision was made to undergo treatment abroad. Having studied information about various clinics on the Internet, I contacted their representatives. After the first telephone consultations, I settled on the group of St. Antonius clinics in Germany. All negotiations and initial consultations were conducted with a competent Russian-speaking employee Tatyana Braginskaya. Having agreed on all the points of treatment, my wife and I flew to Germany, Düsseldorf.
Upon arrival at the clinic, we were met by a wonderful employee of the concern, Olga Tomilina. On the same day, a meeting was held with Professor Göpel, the operating surgeon. The operation was scheduled for the next morning. We were placed in a separate double room, and all the necessary procedures were carried out (tests, a meeting with an anesthesiologist, etc.)
The next day, at 8 am, the operation began, which lasted an hour and a half. Everything went so professionally and tactfully that there are simply no words to describe it. Opening my eyes, I asked the surgeon: “When will the operation begin?” Everyone laughed, and the surgeon answered in Russian with a slight accent: “That's it. Operation was successfully completed".
Two days later we flew home. It took me another two weeks to fully recover, without any complications or inconvenience.
Later, I asked a doctor I knew: “How far is our Russian medicine behind the German one?” He replied: “Forever…..”
Sincerely, Ruslan K.
