Contact and Consultation!

After hours upon hours and days upon days of research I finally decided to email about 5 different doctors in Casablanca. My surgeon (to my pleasant surprise) replied within like 2 hours, maybe less. I emailed him and the rest of the doctors a BUNCH of questions and sent pictures of my 'oh so beautiful nose'!. Maybe between 15 to 20 questions about their qualifications, experience and so on. One surgeon replied after a few days (one that my cousin recommended) and quite bluntly told me I had asked to many questions and was not willing to answer them through email and just through a consultation. My immediate reaction was ..no chance! My surgeon replied rapidly and really impressed me with the response. He has answered every single question I asked (I emailed in English), in addition to explaining in a separate paragraph what he would do to my nose, a price in Euro's, his personal mobile number for further information AND (the best part) he sent me a set of four different pdf's containing the before's and after's of four patients with similar nose shapes to mine that he had performed Rhinoplasty on. But thats not all..he also sent me all the medical tests I needed to take (blood and x rays) and a prescription! I couldn't believe how professional his response was and how quick he was to respond. I was secretly really happy as this was the surgeon that everyone was singing praises for and I had a feeling I would end up choosing this surgeon as soon as I read his name come up in many reviews. So over the space of a couple of months, I was in contact with the Doctor to establish a consultation date (which kept changing as I had a hard time arranging time to get out to Morocco...darn exams!) and it was finally arranged for July - I couldn't wait!

Consultation:
I got to Morocco, did all the blood tests that were required in a private clinic (that was an experience I could write a another blog about!! Hate blood!) and the x rays and was all set for my consultation.
Got on the train with a family friend and got headed to Casablanca from Meknes. Had a hard time getting a cab to take us to the clinic so lucky for me my family friend called his cousin to pick us up and take us so we arrived just in time for my appointment at 2.
I walked in to the clinic, which was beautifully decorated and was directed to the waiting room. Soon enough the surgeons wife entered who is also the manager and, to my pleasant surprise, spoke fluent English! I was so relieved! I was dreading having to speak Arabic in the consultation as my Arabic is hardly at a medical level and my French is a million times worse! She led me to the Doctors office and stayed with us to translate. They were both very very nice and quite the charming couple. I raised my concerns with them and was reassured by the Doctor and his wife about all my worries. He explained to me in Arabic and French what he would do to my nose, where the problems were and had a look at my medical tests. I had one major worry and that was anaesthesia. The Doctor insisted on local anaesthetic with sedation meaning you are totally concious, but drowsy and relaxed and obviously feel no pain but I wasn't convinced! The Doctors wife kindly offered to let me speak to two young French girls who had had their Rhinoplasties that morning to ask them about the surgery and being awake! I was so pleased and impressed that they allowed me to do so and soon after I was talking to the girls and they both told me not to worry, it's not as bad as it sounds being awake. You hear everything and feel it, but are too sedated to know what's really going on. I confirmed my surgery date and time and left the clinic totally excited!