my family (from Brookline) uses Heinz chili sauce in place of the ketchup+dry mustard in their recipe, which is my favorite way to make it. naturally, I’m biased of course.

This was back in 2016-2017. I’ve been singing his praises ever since. If you’re still in circles with him, please give him my thanks. I’m one of thousands of patients, but he’s one of very few doctors that I trust.

The other Dr. Mansuria story I like to tell is from right before my endo excision. I was nervous as all hell, ativan in my IV, laying in the pre-op area waiting. He came in to introduce himself to my family. I don’t remember much of the conversation, but I remember that he ended with “don’t worry, I watched a couple youtube videos, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what I’m doing.”

I guess some people might find that off-putting, but he must be able to read the room pretty well because it made me & my family all laugh.

He was the first male gyne I’d ever seen, so I was super anxious too (more than usual). He never made me feel uncomfortable or unheard or invalidated or anything though. It’s been several years since I’ve seen him, but if I ever have endo pain or complications again he’s the only one I’d go to. He really is great.

Actually, the reason I went to him for an IUD is because the doctor at my regular gyne office told me no and made me feel like there was something fundamentally wrong with my body. I was so defeated and desperate, and Dr. Mansuria was the only other gyne I’d been to. I went into that appointment telling him that I knew it probably wouldn’t be possible to do, and that it was fine, I just wanted to get a second opinion. When he did the exam, he said “it might be a little tricky, but we can definitely try.” He got an IUD in on the first try with no complications. And when I very nearly passed out from the pain when I sat up, he insisted I go to the cafeteria and sit and drink a cup of hot tea before driving myself home.

Dr. Mansuria is great. He did a laparoscopic excision on me, and then a year or so later put an IUD in when the doc at my regular gyne told me it would be “too much of a hassle” to try to place an IUD because my hip bones are narrow and my cervix is slightly tilted. His bedside manner is excellent.