Miss Sohier El-Neil

Written by a carer at University College Hospital

Miss Elneil is right up there as the most caring, attentive, sympathetic and professional people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Although I have no direct medical involvement with her she basically saved my partners life! After having issues with her TVT implant right from the moment she came out of anaesthetic, she was met with a wall of ignorance by other so called ‘medical experts’, being told her discomfort was “all in her head”, being put on a string of literally mind numbing drugs, pregabalin being the main one, to control the agony she was in. She was even suicidal at one point as it had affected her day to day life massively. Constant pain, unable to sit, not knowing if she could have ‘intimate relations’ and suffering countless side effects from the drugs she was on. After a lot of research and digging around and with the help of social media we found Miss Elneil. From that moment our lives changed because of this wonderful woman. She listened to her whereas others, including the so called surgeon who carried out the operation, brushed her to one side, fully understood her issues and was sympathetic as she was increasingly aware of the growing number of people, men as well as women, that were suffering life changing devastating effects of this evil product. After several consultations we decided to go ahead with a partial removal of the mesh, carried out by Miss Elneil and her expert team. As a result she is now pain free, can sit normally and go for long walks, carry on with her yoga and spend quality time doing things with her daughter, all of which she could not do before her removal surgery. Miss Elneil has become a champion and heroin for thousands of mesh damaged women and understandably now high in demand because of her understanding and expertise in this field. I would have no problem in recommending Miss Elneil to anybody and everybody who is suffering from the effects of this debilitating so called ‘quick fix’ operation. If angels walk among us Miss Elneil is at the very top. I would personally like to thank her for saving my partner and enabling her to get back to us leading a relatively normal, active life.

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Written by a patient at University College Hospital

Sadly I'm yet another mesh injured woman. For the past five years I've become increasingly unwell and have undergone numerous unnecessary examinations, tests and procedures and subjected to some awful comments from some of the many consultants I have seen. I became aware of the probable link in my symptoms and mesh last year and raised it with my then consultant who was very rude and aggressive and told me "to stop reading the Daily Mail" and that "because of those bloody women, he was going to suspend his clinic until the hysteria disappeared" and that "my implanting surgeon had done a good job!". At this point my trust and faith in the medical profession had been all but eradicated and I didn't expect to feel any differently after being seen by Miss Elneil. I saw Miss Elneil initially in July and within minutes felt assured that my concerns were being taken seriously. She was gentle, kind and very compassionate. When she examined me, she discovered that the mesh had eroded (something the aforementioned consultant had apparently failed to discover, despite the fact that I pointed him to an area that I could feel wasn't right). Miss Elneil explained in detail to both myself and my Husband that many of my problems were most definitely linked to mesh and that it needed removing sooner rather than later. I have had subsequent appointments with her and she is always lovely and ensures that the information in respect of my treatment is fully understood by myself thus enabling me to make informed decisions about my care/treatment. I honestly have nothing negative to say about this lady. She is a credit to the medical profession and an asset to the NHS.

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Written by a patient at University College Hospital

Miss Elneil is my saviour, when I had mesh erosion no one could help me I was in constant pain and agony. I was scared then I was referred to Miss Elneil. On my consultation with her she was so understanding, she listened to me and then she made me feel at ease, by explaining to me what mesh erosion was and what procedures I had to endure in removing the mesh . She shows empathy she is an inspirational doctor, consultant and that’s how it should be across the board in this profession. She is the best !

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Written by a patient at University College Hospital

I would like to to express what an absolutely amazing, Doctor Ms Elneil is, I have been under her care in the UCLH hospital since 2015,since discovering my TVT-O had eroded into my organs. I have had two operations with her both in her Harley St practice and at the UCLH and in both settings she has shown me nothing but compassion, understanding, empathy and she always takes the time to listen to you and she always fully explains a situation. Ms Elneil is working with other expert Doctors to try to see if a final piece of mesh left in a dangerous to operate place, is possible to operate. She has such an amazing way of even when you are going through something horrendous of reassuring you and putting you at ease. I have been seen by many many a Doctors since having my mesh injury in my local hospitals, however I have never come into contact with another Doctor that I can speak more highly of, her knowledge of mesh problems is incredible and her surgery skills are amazing. I believe she deserves to get an MBE for the incredible dedication to mesh injured women.

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Written by a patient at University College Hospital

I really do not know what would have happened to me if I did not find Ms El- Neil, she has saved my life. So understanding in every way, This lady is an absolute Diamond. She is just one amazing lady. So warm and very professional in everything she does.

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