Patient Experience
I'd been to a couple of doctors about this constant fatigue and stomach pain, and everyone just said it was stress. Dr. Sivaraman was the first one who actually listened. He ordered a few different tests and sat with me to go over the results, explaining how they pointed to a specific autoimmune condition I'd never even heard of. It was a relief to finally have a name for it and a plan that made sense.
Had to get a minor cyst removed. Honestly, I was nervous at first, but Dr. Sivaraman talked me through the whole thing in the clinic room itself. It was over in maybe twenty minutes. He checked in a week later to see how the healing was going, which I really appreciated. Just a straightforward, no-fuss experience.
The Apollo waiting area was packed, I won't lie. But once I got in, the whole process felt smooth. The nurse who took my vitals was really kind and cracked a joke that calmed me down. Even the person at the front desk helped me sort out my paperwork without making me feel like I was bothering them. It made a long visit much easier.
What stuck with me was how Dr. Sivaraman just... talked to me like a person. He didn't rush. When I was explaining my symptoms, he put his phone away and actually looked at me. He has this calm way of explaining things without using scary medical jargon. You leave feeling like you were heard, not just processed.