It is not possible to put into words what a unique, educational and awesome experience we had with Dr. Bhatia. My mother was rushed to Summerlin ER and was in respiratory failure. She was in great health, but over two weeks prior she was having fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and was short of breath all the time. She said she was "tired" she said "I think I am dehydrated", I came home after work and took one look at her and called 911. They intubated in the ER and she then spent a week in ICU.
Upon release we were blessed to get an appointment to see Dr. Sapna Bhatia and her assistant Robert. From the arrival, to the Pulmonary Function Tests Robert performed, with his bold, supportive voice "GO, GO GO", my mom did amazing. Robert was such a delight, and a jewel for this practice. He is a much needed force that empowers the patient to WANT TO move the incentive spirometer and the equipment to detect your areas of struggle, my mom said I did not want to let him down...so she pushed as hard as she could because he motivated her. LOVE HIM!!
Dr. Bhatia gave us good news for my mom, looks like a bipap will be her best friend for the years to come, and she was a previous 30 year smoker and had quit at the age of 55, now 81, those lungs are tired and a bit damaged from her bad habit. Oxygen will be her friend as needed. All this time, we had no idea and in one appointment her life changed, for the better.
Nonetheless, Dr. Bhatia was full of information, she took great time and provided explicit detail that mom has Moderate COPD, and we never had any idea. Her body did a great job of compensating for her Carbon Dioxide overload, until it could not any longer. Dr. Bhatia was full of optimism and and understanding and knowledge, mostly, she gave us relief, along with hope and thanks. Sure things are a bit different for mom, but mom is breathing better than she has in years, she is walking 6 minutes on the treadmill daily, her O2 is between 96-99 every day. She is alive and thankful. We all are.
How do you thank a provider for giving you hope, and more importantly, faith, that you do what you are supposed to and life should be a "breath of fresh air". Dr. Bhatia and Robert and your wonderful front office, thank you. Words are not enough to share just how much we love you. Working in healthcare I will and have already told everyone, including my own doctors, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ALL YOUR PULMONARY NEEDS.......what a gift they are. read more