I can't say enough about how wonderful experience this was with Dr Halihan!
First, he was actually my second opinion. After meeting with him, I realized how cold and uncaring my first opinion had been. Dr Halihan actually listened to me and did additional tests that the first doctor never even considered doing!
I had a broken toe that I broke 6 years ago but never did anything about. I didn't actually know it was broken until this year. But I had been in pain for 2 years and decided it was time to get something done about it.
Because of his additional tests, he came up with a different, less devastating solution than the first doctor. We proceeded to schedule my surgery for later in the year so that I wouldn't have to miss out on work obligations.
He was always honest and forthright about my recovery and what it would entail. He was always incredibly caring and I never felt scared or nervous about the surgery because of his actions.
On the day of the surgery, he was prompt, came and saw me and explained everything again to my husband and I before we started, and again, I never once felt nervous.
Once he was done, I remember a little bit about him coming to see me in the recovery area (I was coming off rhe anesthesia!) but he sat down with my husband and had an extensive conversation about the surgery. Things were actually worse than he thought so my recovery was going to be a little bit longer. But he said over and over again that he was cautiously optimistic about my recovery. He was crystal clear with my husband about what I needed to do to recover and my husband made sure to relay that to me.
At my one week post-op appointment, after doing everything he said to do, they re x-rayed me and the surgery was a success! When he unwrapped my foot and wiggled my toe, I felt absolutely no pain! I couldn't believe it and I burst out crying! I think I freaked him out, but I was crying out of pure joy!
Dr Halihan did an absolutely amazing job and I would recommend him to anybody!
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Amy F. | Nov 18, 2023