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| - Greetings Yelp users! I had my very first colonoscopy at age 62 last week. I m a veteran and the VA is now referring patients out to private practices for procedures they are not equipped to do, of which a colonoscopy is one. The VA sent me a list of several local providers to choose from, and frankly the reviews of most were not that great. I liked the most recent review on Yelp for Dr. Gandotra, and was very pleased with the overall experience with his group clinic, Elite Endoscopy on Smoke Ranch in Las Vegas. I will say that it was very difficult to reach his staff initially, but once I was in touch with them after the first two weeks of trying to get through to them the communication was excellent and the care provided by his team was very good. I must say his office is very busy, with patients lined up about ten deep in the waiting room. However, after about an hour wait you will be processed pretty quickly. Dr. Gandotra has a pleasant and knowledgeable attitude, having done over 10,000 procedures! The day of my colonoscopy I arrived at the scheduled time of 7:30am, and waited about an hour to get to the back area where the procedures are done. The only hiccups were that I specified (3 times) not to call my pick up ride before 10:30am, but that request was miscommunicated, as the nurses use the computer for calling info rather than the sheet that is written on during the intake process. Also the nurse who put in my IV was not very good, as it hurt badly, and continued to hurt for quite a while after. There was a lot of blood that "contaminated" the sheets, and I was told their laundry delivery hadn't arrived that day, so they just seemed to fold the bloody sheet area underneath me and kept moving along. I've had many IV's before while donating blood, and only one other bad experience like this. There is a professional anesthesiologist on staff who seems quite good also. Once in the procedure room I was given a dose of Propofol, which instantly put me out. After the procedure was done (about 50 minutes) I was tapped on the shoulder and told to wake up. I awoke right away, feeling fully alert and refreshed. That Propofol is amazing! They do process about 20 patients a day there or more, so it was quite busy, kind of an assembly line atmosphere, but no problems other than the ones mentioned. The nurse gives you a very short report on the procedure results and then tells you they will contact you for a follow-up appointment at the doctor's patient office on W. Charleston. Overall I would highly recommend this doctor and his staff. The worst part of it all was the bowel prep. See if you can find something that doesn't require you to drink 7 pounds of liquid the night before! There has been no pain or discomfort of any sort after the procedure, although it may take a couple of days for you to use the bathroom again.
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