What do you say about a surgeon who gave you your life back? I originally had open surgery (the NON-laporascopic type that leaves you with a nice big scar) for an inguinal hernia and I had NOTHING but complications from 2 infections, shingles around the incision, horrific pain, and a realization that my career and life were about to take a sad turn. I was grossly swollen and black and blue from the waist down to my knees.

Absolutely desperate for revision surgery, I found Dr. Hibbard and from the very moment I met him, I was wracked with emotion because I knew that this is a doctor who truly cared about what I went through and without a hesitation said he could help me. And when I asked him if I could get a direct number for him in case of any issues, he calmly said, "David, you'll never need it. You'll never even need to see me again." And to my shock, ZERO swelling. ZERO black and blue. ZERO infection!! Today is day 5 and I don't even need any pain killers. As a writer, I can't even come up with a word that goes beyond "grateful"....but I so am!!

Submitted Aug. 23, 2022