Dr. Andrea Vidali

Just curious how you are feeling post-op with Vidali? I am scheduled for surgery in a few weeks. I had a lap last year to remove a cyst and endo was found. I saw Liu and Vidali who both said I would need to return to the OR to have the endo removed properly as I am back in pain. I ended up going with Vidali because he actually did a physical exam along with my consultation and a friend of mine saw him last year and went with him. As the weeks approach, I definitely have been driving myself crazy with what if its not endo pain, am I doing the right thing, etc.

I’m having surgery with Vidali in a few weeks. I know 2 people personally who went with him and were very happy with the overall experience and are feeling 100% - 1 is a year out already from surgery. If it is a Nook surgeon then I don’t think you can go wrong. I saw Dr Liu as well for a consult and though I know she is a thorough surgeon, I went with Vidali because he’s older and has done tons of these.

He is - but Hoboken University Hospital was in-network for me. I had my procedure there. I met with a few docs in NYC - none take insurance. Personally I like Vidali - he is confident and knowledgeable and I find his instagram account helpful bc he is really passionate about treating endo. When I had my daughter 10 years ago no one talked about endo, infertility, recurrent miscarriages etc. I’m happy for women who want families to have such an outspoken advocate!

I had surgery with Dr Vidale last month. I had it at Hoboken hospital - which was in-network for me - so that is covered. If you have questions, PM me. I had a great experience with Dr Vidali. I met with another self-pay specialist but Dr Vidali was confident, listened and spent close to an hour with me in person. I opted to skip the initial phone meeting (which I believe is no cost) because I had a lap last year and had already been told I needed a proper surgery. He is excellent, dedicated and thorough! I wish there was a Dr Vidali in every health field!

Hmm maybe I am wrong then. I thought I saw it was free. It was my second so I skipped the phone consult bc I am close by and I knew I needed a second surgery. My first lap was done by an gyn oncologist last January. I had elevated CA-125 and my OBGYN thought it might be ovarian cancer even though the other two markers were not elevated. Now I know it is usually endo-related. The surgeon said doubtful it was cancer - she was right - and that she could remove any endo - she was wrong. Literally left lesions behind - never told me and just said go on Lupron which thankfully I didn’t as I have read varying reports. I was in pain 9 months later - like weird nerve pain in my thighs down to my feet. My MRI was negative but Dr Vidali saw lesions on my MRI (if you follow him on IG that video about MRI negative is me!! 😂). My body was riddled with endo - including laying near/on arteries in my pelvis that supply blood to my limbs. Okay sorry for the looooong answer! I would pay for Dr Vidali aga

I’m sorry you had that experience. I had a lap last year and the doc said the cyst in my ovary probably wasn’t cancer (I was referred to an oncologist OBGYN surgeon) and if they found endo they would remove it. Fast forward and I found out they didn’t remove the endo at all: when I questioned them they said birth control is sufficient to treat endo. I was in referred nerve pain 9 months after my surgery. I saw 2 nook surgeons and went with Vidali in NYC - he removed over 20 lesions, nerve bundles and my appendix bc it was starting to show signs of endo infiltration. It is really upsetting that we put our trust in docs who say they are knowledgeable only to pay the price later! I’m thankful for Nook bc I was able to find Vidali. I’m sorry that was your experience - I’m sure you have reached out and reported to the hospital but doing your small part posting here will hopefully prevent someone from going to her and getting another opinion.

It went great. Honestly Dr Vidali is hands down the best. He removed over 30 endo lesions along with my appendix which showed some signs of endo invasion. He spoke with my husband and I before surgery, he saw me when I woke up and he called my husband too. I also received the USB video of my entire surgery. Dr Vidali and his team were responsive following questions that popped up post surgery and my post op call went well with him too. I really admire Dr Vidali because he is so committed and passionate about treating patients - he is such an advocate for this disease and I’m thankful I was able to see him. Not sure where you are on your journey but if you are able to meet with Dr Vidali, make that appointment!

Dr Vidali - he is in the city. One of the best - and he did my surgery a few months ago. Extremely thorough. I met with 2 surgeons and went with him because he has done 1000s - and when I told the other doc I was going with him she said he is one of the best. Some people on here don’t like his approach or his IG posts - but to be honest I wish he was posting 10 years ago so I wouldn’t have had to suffer and be gaslit by docs. He is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about advocating for this disease. He is professional, kind and accessible.

I'm sorry that you had that experience. I had surgery with Vidali and I had a great experience. He is one of the best. I met with another Nook doc who is consistently referred here and I was not impressed. She didn't even do a physical exam and was like email me when you want to get rolled into the OR. I would never say not to go to her because I think people click with different doctors and let's face it we all have good days and bad days. I just chalk up my experience with her as her having a bad day. You have to meet with doctors you feel most comfortable with - only you can make that decision.

I had excision surgery with Dr Vidali in April. Aetna covered my hospital stay at Hoboken University hospital. He is $10k - paid a week before surgery. My 3 calls with him 2 before surgery and 1 after was an additional $1300. He is excellent - caring and knowledgeable! I felt extremely comfortable with him. I met one other Nook doctor before him and when I left my appt I felt confident I was making the right choice. No regrets!

I had excision with Dr Vidali in April. I met with another Nook surgeon a month prior and to be honest I’m relieved I decided to go with Vidali. As one commenter posted - yes social media posting can be divisive but I appreciate his videos because for years I was told there was nothing wrong with me. Even when I had a complex cyst on my left ovary I was told I was too old for endo - I was 41 at the time - and I live in the NY/NJ metro area where I’m seeing supposedly the best doctors. I had a lap that removed the cyst found endo and closed me up. I then had crazy nighttime pain in my thighs down to my soles of my feet. Dr Vidali did a thorough exam, listened to me and declared a solution. The other nook doc didn’t even give me an exam - was actually auto breast pumping during our consultation - which hey I get we are all women but I’m paying you out of pocket lady. Dr Vidali is no nonsense, he is deeply committed to endometriosis in an almost fanatical way and I appreciate his famil

Agree. I saw and had surgery with Vidali in April. Making judgment calls bc of his social media presence is just plain wrong. Like I have said in previous posts, Vidali’s life is endo - I would prefer seeing a surgeon who has devoted his life, education and teaching to endo - he is very committed and to make blank statements like that even saying he might come after her for posting this - kind of strange and makes me think this is just an attention grab that potentially hurts women struggling with endo!!!

As someone who actually saw and had surgery with him - maybe reach out to me or past posts of others who actually went to the guy. Social media is 2-sided / he spreads a ton of info that I wish was available to me years ago and for that I am thankful. As someone who doesn’t post personally of myself/family, etc. on IG or FB, I get his videos may come across corny but to be honest he is one of the best surgeons in the world - so go to him or find someone else. I don’t trust this Mandy post!

I agree. Mandy is a scammer by posting this vague warning - women’s health is hard to navigate with doctors as it is and to post this without any details is just plain wrong. It really infuriates me because what she is accusing Dr Vidali of is what she is actually doing with her post! I saw and went to Dr Vidali and had surgery with him in April. I had a great experience - and would go to him again if I had to. I met with other surgeons who lacked interest - if you don’t like him, find someone else! The whole he might come after me shows she is just looking for attention - then signs her name. Really makes me mad!

I paid for my in person consultation with him. They pretty much tell you that when you load pm your documentation on his portal. I’m sorry you had a bad experience - I respect your experience bc you actually had surgery that impacted you physically and financially. This post just seems like it’s doing exactly what she wants - creating chaos and suspicion.

Hi - just reading this - and not sure if you are on Reddit anymore! But I had pain mostly at night for months following a lap that removed an ovarian cyst and endo was found (and found out later not removed!). I went to my GP and thought I had cancer or some kind of neurological issue but nothing. I went and saw two endo specialists who both confirmed from my surgery notes that endo was probably left behind and sitting on nerves that could create this pain. I was referred to a physiatrist who prescribed gabapentin which sometimes worked. I ended up getting surgery in April with Dr Vidali and sure enough I had endo all over my pelvic area including lesions which had grown and were sitting on nerves and my iliac arteries -they supply blood to your legs. Don’t give up - it stinks advocating and communicating with doctors who might dismiss you as all in your head but keep going. No one knows your body like yourself.

Hi! I just had excision surgery with Dr. Vidali two weeks ago. He is incredible. I have stage 3 endo, suspected adeno, bowel endo, and diaphrmatic endo. I did not believe him when he told me that my life would change after the surgery, because I’ve been in pain for so long. I am only three weeks out. My recovery is 4 to 8 weeks. However, I can tell you that my life is completely changed. I’m 17 years old, I did not think that there would be a day where I did not feel absolutely crippled by endo. I am still in surgical pain, but it has made a world of difference and I can’t wait to see how I feel once I’m fully recovered. Dr Vidali is incredibly knowledgeable and well-rounded, I had an incredible experience. My surgery was done at Jersey City Medical Center. My postop experience was incredible. He had my mom record a video of him explaining what he found because I was drugged up on anesthesia. Prior to my surgery when I was in bad flares that would send me to the ER. He would prescribe

hi there!! when i had my excision surgery the worst of my endo was on my sigmoid colon. i also had rectal bleeding. we have very similar symptoms. Keep fighting for answers. colorectal endometriosis is horrific. And that sounds like what is going on. If they are able to see something on scans that means you have deeply infiltrating Endo if it is Endo. when I had my surgery, they showed that Endo had begun to strip the muscle on my intestines and nodules over it. I like you had been told that this was completely normal. IT IS NOT NORMAL. It was not until I saw endometrial specialist that someone finally validated that the pain and the bleeding that I was having was wrong. They even said to me that if I let it go untreated, I might need an ostomy bag. I worked with Dr. Andrea Vidali. He’s an endometriosis specialist. I highly recommend him. they should not be brushing you off the way that they are and if they didn’t send anything for biopsies then they don’t know if it’s endometr

That is totally your call. My GYN said the same thing but if she saw it, she would take it out. That’s why I was shocked that she actually didn’t. The statistic is something like 83% of doctors aren’t comfortable treating endometriosis. I worked with Dr. Andrea Vidali. Who did my excision surgery. If she isn’t an excision specialist, then I would go and find one. You’ll figure this out 💕

i recommend talking with doctor andrea vidali out of NY! he did my excision surgery. (i have stage 3 DIE colo-rectal endo, with endo on my flanks and diaphragm). i’m 17! and my experience with him was incredible. my life is changed. he has another patient who he found endo in her rotator cuff! i know that vidali does free consultations for people in canada! its on his website. [here’s the link!](https://endometriosistreatmentcenternyc.com/canadian-patients/) someone else had suggested doctor seckin in NY! he’s wonderful as well.

Craig J. Sobolewski - I also am struggling with doctors being dismissive and have been recommended to see him. I haven’t seen him yet, but I thought it would be worth throwing his name out there. He’s on [this](https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?mid=1hd_-wSlqZWOlR5VxPhIN3oAbJh4&hl=en) map of successful doctors. Have my apt w/ him in a few weeks — happy to update you on if it goes well. I’ve had excision surgery and I’m looking for someone to do my extended care — but I know he’s trained in MIGS. The surgeon who did my excision is out of NY and it’s just not reasonable for me to continue acute care with him. Although he is incredible and if excision is what you’re after I highly recommend him. (Dr. Andrea Vidali out of NY)

Dr Andrea Vidali out of NYC. Happy to share my experience with him as well as what I paid for surgery. He has a lot of literature on his social media as well as on his website so regardless of if you go with him, he’s good to check out. He also is very reputable. He’s speaking at the endometriosis summit that’s going on in a couple days. So maybe check that out as well. He’s incredibly empathetic. Skillful. Accommodating. I met him at what was the possibly lowest point of my life when I was 17. He handled me with the utmost care, and some of the advice he gave me I will always be grateful for. I also lived out of state so he does virtual visits where that’s possible.

I know you asked for good doctors — but here’s one I’d avoid. Dr. Allah Vash-Margita — while she did diagnose me she improperly diagnosed me and missed more than half of my endo and told me she’s “never heard of excision surgery” as a self proclaimed endo specialist who bragged about her involvement in the below the belt documentary. Got me the diagnosis but she failed to properly treat me. While she might not be on your radar, I don’t recommend going to her. If you’re willing to travel a bit, I worked with Dr. Andrea Vidali out of NY, he is incredible!! Super empathetic and extremely knowledgeable. Even if you don’t decide to go with him, he has a lot of wonderful literature on his social media and his website endo that’s worth checking out! Wishing you the best of luck. I had a hard time getting treatment directly in CT.

Research. I ended up having my surgery with Dr. Andrea Vidali after doing a lot of personal research. One thing that helped was how much literature and information he has online — it really helped me understand his approach. He talks about endo with such empathy and care, which honestly stood out to me, especially as a male surgeon. During my consultation, he was horrified that no other doctors had taken my symptoms seriously. I was 17 at the time, breaking out horrifically, and he actually apologized that I was losing so much of my life to this disease. He told me I deserved to feel pretty, and that it wasn’t fair that endo was impacting my skin and self-esteem like that. That might not be a big deal to some, but as a vain teenager, it meant the world to me. Every doctor I mentioned him to had nothing but good things to say, and even other endo specialists said I’d be in good hands with him. That, combined with his reputation and compassion, gave me a lot of confidence going into su

I was out of state and was still required to meet with him in person prior to my surgical date! That’s definitely strange! I did one virtual appointment and one in person two weeks prior to surgery. I had my surgery almost a year ago things could’ve changed. I know if I was in your position and didn’t meet him until the day of surgery that would also raise a red flag for me— since we go through so much to get proper care. Plus he is out of pocket. I hope you find someone who does work for you!

Where do I go from here? 18. Endo back a year later and worse than ever. I'm desperate. I'm going to try and keep this as concise as possible. I am 18. Diagnosed with stage 3 endo at 17. I had excision surgery with Dr. Andrea Vidali a year ago. Within 6 months of my surgery, my symptoms returned, brushed it off, very much so due to recovery pain. Due to the resurgence of my symptoms, a local MIGS obgyn suggested we do surgery again based alone on my symptoms. I am hestiant about that. He also suggested a pelvic and abdominal MRI. I had my pelvic MRI on thursday. I got my results yesterday. They are not good. The MRI suggests that everything that was claimed to be gone/removed during my last surgery has returned and is worse. So much so that it is now DIE? My uterus is now stuck to my colon. Endo has infiltrated inside of my colon. And there are DIE adhesions all over my pelvis. The MRI suggests I also have adenomyosis, which Vidali told me he looked for and didn't find. Now I'm not placing the blame. I do not understand how adeno works in the same way I do with endo endo. But if it is bad enough to see on an MRI a year later. Would it have been able to be caught then, and he missed it? I'm coming here to see if anyone else has gone through this. And what do I do. I am so hopeless. I am SO lost. I have exercised many of my options. Surgery. Birth control. Dienogest. PT. Pain management. I am not willing to take Lupron, Ellagolix, or really any medication that has relugolix in it. This is my personal but as an 18-year-old. If I am going to be put into menopause, I will be put in it forever. Not be pulled in and out. I am bed-bound. I have lost my life. I am genuinely withering away and just being told there is nothing at all they can do for me. I have also been on my period for 34 days now, which is so much fun! But given, I didn't have a period for a year on dienogest. Anyways-- If anyone has any suggestions. My life is dedicated to getting better. I am willing

Has anyone had luck with finding out-of-network health coverage? I live in NYS and I am struggling to find out a way to have my excision surgery with Dr. Vidali in Hoboken. He approved me for surgery back in March of this year but I cannot find an insurance to cover it! Or any of it! I have Fidelis insurance and I need to switch to something better. If any of you have had out-of-network excision surgery, how did you do it?? I'm so lost and keep going in circles.

The hospital he operates out of is IN network but since it's out of state for me (I'm in NY the hospital is in NJ) my insurance won't cover anything unless I get a referral. I agreed to pay the out of network specialist fee of $9,750 (10 days prior to surgery) out of pocket but his billing department won't work with my insurance at all :( Since I made this post I found out that the Dr wont even try for the referral to my insurance or talk to my provider. I spent countless hours on the phone with my insurance company, my local providers office, and the NJ hospital trying to figure this all out on my own. The medications I'll need after surgery can only be purchased IN hospital so out of pocket thats going to be a nightmare. I cant even fathom how much the hospital bill will be. His office has told me about 4 times I should look elsewhere bc of my insurance and I think I may have to... Thank you so so much for your reply ❤️ The info really helps me in the future! Dr Vidali is a very skil

Unfortunately, the surgeries I had were not with an endo specialist. Wrong decision I know :( definitely regret it!! I think that's a part of the issue for sure. I was scheduled to have surgery next month with Dr. Vidali but came into financial issues with my health insurance coverage. Right now I'm waiting to see a pelvic pain specialist this month that operates out of Rochester University that is covered under my insurance. Luckily the doctor says they treat deep infiltrating endo and pelvic adhesions. I have looked at the endo map in the past! Thank you for the links! The endo doctors I researched using the map in my general area are either not In practice or left the state. I know many women have had luck with that so I do appreciate your time! Thank you!

Unfortunately because of my insurance it's so hard to find coverage. It really sucks. He's a very competent doctor but the hoops I had to go through were too much financially. The $10k upfront plus gas and days at the hotel with having to stay longer bc of the initial exam and colon cleanse. I just can't do it :( it's also hard communicating just by email bc the responses do come back kind of cold. I wish they worked with my doctor for a referral. That's all I needed

Wow! That is unacceptable of those doctors/hospitals. Makes me sick for you! I had to BEG for a referral from my local GP to have a visit at a pelvic pain center. The doctor I have now is a specialist that will be performing surgery next week under my insurance. So 100% free to me. This doctor however tried to give me the runaround too but I pestered her enough to get me the scans I needed. I made it VERY clear that I have tried everything and that she needed to provide long term treatment. Of course I was nice in my approach but also stern. I, too, tried dr vidali but his fee is $10k upfront and the rest is out of pocket for the hospital... so possibly more than 100k..

Dr vidali is very knowledgeable and will speak to you with a free consultation. Their process is a bit of a pain in the butt but if they accept your insurance the wait times actually aren't bad! His office is in NYC but he operates out of Hoboken, NJ. He will need to see you in his NYC office prior to surgery which they don't tell you until it's close to surgery time. I unfortunately just couldn't afford it all out of pocket but if you can it's worth a try! Your health is important and you shouldn't have to suffer day in and day out like this! Wishing you all the best of luck my endo friend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I had surgery scheduled with him but the total cost of surgery plus the hospital fees and travel was too much for me. I was quoted the same amount but that chunk is just cash upfront for him.. I still needed to pay the hospital AND meds out of pocket bc thats not covered either. Then I was told I had to see him in his NYC office before the surgery in Hoboken NJ which made the trip even more expensive. When it came down to it he wouldn't even talk to my local doctor nor my insurance company to even try to work out some sort of insurance coverage for me. It was a complete waste of time.

HELP IM DESPERATE I had surgery 5 months ago and seem to only be worse. Yes, before I was in pain, and a large amount of that was just discomfort and fatigue. Most of my symptoms were bowel related. Now, I am in way more pain after surgery and more often. I keep having these terrible abdominal cramps EVERYDAY, worse than when I’m on my period. Extreme pressure in my pelvis. Radiating pain from my stomach, to rectum, to back, to feet, everywhere. I keep having appts with my GYNO and specialist (dr vidali) and everytime they check me i have had cysts (3-5cm). However, now im on a pill to stop me from ovulating and growing these cysts. The pain is still there, so Im guessing the cysts aren’t the source. I also have pelvic floor dysfunction. I’m so sick and tired of this bullshit. I had surgery. I have an IUD. I’m on a birth control pill. I do pelvic floor physical therapy once a week. What else can i do for this freaking pain? It’s driving me nuts. This is unbearable. Please tell me what else can be going on, what next steps I should take! I’m sorry if this makes no sense. I’m desperate and frustrated in the middle of an intense flare up.

I am so sorry to hear this. I went with whos considered the best endo specialist on the east coast, Dr. Vidali. He def knew what he was doing and said my endo was mild and he got it all, so theres no way it could grow back or cause this much pain? Im so confused ugh. No doctor knows what is going on at this point.

Terrible. I had no follow up. Had complications post op and he would not answer any of the hospitals calls. Had complications at home and he would not answer me. Finally 3 months post op he had me in his office after I practically begged and told me this is all apart of recovery. However before surgery in his office he told me that i would feel immediate relief. He took my money and dropped me. I’m extremely disappointed as my parents paid out of pocket for everything, including hospital bills and I was certain this was going to give me a new life and be worth it. He told us he was the best.

MY REVIEW ON DR. VIDALI IN NYC Hi all! I am sharing my experience with “Nook Specialist” Dr. Andrea Vidali. I had surgery with Vidali 6 months ago. I received a clinical diagnosis of endometriosis 1 year ago, and it was the first time I had ever heard of it. I am young, in chronic pain, and was trying to navigate this new diagnosis, that I have been fighting for for 7 years. After doing some research, I found Nancy’s Nook and thought it was the end all be all to endo education. I started my search for surgeons and found Dr. Vidali. I wish I didn’t act so young and naive and think his social media presence was a green flag.  I met with him for my initial consult, which he was late to and seemed to rush me. He felt very cold at the appointment and didn’t seem like he knew too much about my specific situation. I didn’t think too much into our interaction because I didn’t think his attitude reflected his talent, and he might just be a doctor who is good at what he does and is confident in his work. During our consult, he said that there was a 10% chance of reoccurrence. That made me very confident and excited. We had 0 contact leading up to the day of my surgery. When I got to the hospital, he talked to me for a few minutes and that was it. It started to make me nervous because I didn’t feel like I knew him or he knew me well enough (meaning my case). I had sent him my medical records (which his office only allowed a few documents, and not all), but it seemed like he didn’t even glance at them once. In the office, he only asked me a few questions about myself, and I felt like I did not get to say the severity of my pain, what all my symptoms were, etc. After surgery, he spoke with my parents quickly about what he found and sent us on our way. I had some complications following surgery and the nurses were trying very hard to get in touch with Vidali and his office, and he was nowhere to be found. They couldn’t even get him to sign off on medication I needed or sign m

I thought at first when he called me that he felt bad, but quickly realized he was tryibg to cover his ass and be petty, so that another patient doesnt go to get fixed by this other doctor (bc believe me there is a lot of those pts). Everything is endo to nancy unless its one of "her" surgeons that treated you. Purely business to her and all of them. I also agree about the 10%, but at the time, he made the number feel so small and insignificant that it made me feel better.

Hormonal treatment options were never supposed to be the "gold standard" of care excision was and should be says all excision experts in the field right now. Hormonal meds are pushed in Canada and the usa because it makes money every month off the backs of Endo sufferers who have been denied the proper diagnosis and care that's available in other countries ex Bucharest, Romania. Dr. Vidali from NYC there's a few very vocal endometriosis advocates and speaking about that fact all the time. In Canada at least we don't even have enough surgeons that have any training at all to the level of care in other cities that have specialized surgeons using current science and studies. They aren't trained on Endo very much at all and the gender bias doesn't help that gap. When your school said push the pills there's nothing else but hysterectomy, the regurgitation of crap is why.

I had a chocolate cyst and that actually was the only thing that wasn't found in my second surgery. I can't say for sure this was what had helped but I was told to take NAC which is an amino acid that's studied to bring down inflammation even in COPD patients but the happy fact is it actually has been shown to shrink cysts and fibroids. Designs for health is the brand i use since it was the recommended one. You could also just email questions to mitroi or vidali about your situation to have another opinion if you feel lost. It's not easy and I only say that because I had trust in my surgeon until I found out I shouldn't have. Not saying yours is a bad one but when it comes to Endo these two just know exactly what they're looking at and all the forms Endo can take. Some surgeons just don't know what every kind looks like. Also I say to contact them because they're very validating and it helped my mental health so much to just have someone have a conversation without having to explain

Absolutely ❤️ I only got diagnosed last year after 11 years of pain I literally couldn't stand to be in my own body for anymore. I got to the point it was so bad that I was actually looking into what MAID is because I lost hope. I had my surgery in Bucharest on the 21st and I literally have nothing going wrong in there at all right now. They were able to remove it even off my bowel and ureter which in Canada they said was too sensitive of an area and literally just left it there. I was still in pain they knew it was there and said oh well take birth control then. Don't give up on getting proper care. Dr. Vidali is also an amazing surgeon and he does travel to different areas to do them. He's been in practice with Endo since 1996 and is an amazing wealth of knowledge and also very easy to contact with questions. I'd trust dr. Mitroi and vidali with my life any day of the week. Endometriosis_surgeon is his name on instagram and he's awesome. Super funny guy to. You are not and ne

Who did you see? Di.vidali and dr. Mitroi are the only two I feel like I'll go to for my lifetime now. Honestly I had no idea how messed up my surgery in Canada made me until I went to romania. I hate that we only get to realize what things are through so much damn work and anguish.

I think the best thing I learned through this is that you have to be your own best advocate. In Canada they just aren't doing Endo right. People talk about it in the groups all the time. For me I have up on wait lists and being told it was other things I knew it wasn't. Just going and paying for it to be done right was the only thing that made sense although I had to loan to do the costs. Still worth it. Dr.vidali is an amazing surgeon for Endo as well he's been working in Endo since 1996. His insta is endometriosis_surgeon he gives great info and honestly he's super nice I've even messaged him before and asked questions and he messaged back. Vidali and mitroi are like my favourite people these days lol.

After I was unable to walk I had surgery with dr.mitroi at the Bucharest Endo center and he literally gave me a whole new life. I had no idea what normal felt like until I managed to get to him and now I'm saving for my next surgery already because I won't let anyone other than vidali treat me again.

I did try very hard to look locally for someone who knew Endo enough to even give a referral but I got absolutely no where in BC. It's a common experience unfortunately for us. The other surgeon I would hands down trust with my life is dr. Vidali. My mom will be having surgery with him because he's a shorter flight than Europe but he also does "pop up" surgery in different places. The last one I heard of was in Tijuana and has developed a package to make surgery easier for people as long as they got to San Diego the entire stay surgery and everything in was 15g. Romania for me was less but I had missed the Mexico location but would use either surgeon interchangeably. Endometriosis_surgeon on insta is his page and he's very responsive. I realized after all this that I saved myself so much depression and physical pain by just doing what I thought was impossible. Both surgeons are very supportive and give great advice about even the travel side since they deal with it on a daily basis.

When it came to that area I didn't know I had it aside from when they told me because I had the same feeling there for as long as I could remember. When it was gone and I felt normal for the first time is when I realized how my bladder had been affected. What you'll find in most cases is they say Endo pain and issues are always something else. For the record though fall stones are not linked to Endo directly so your doc is not giving you info based on what they guess not because they know. I'd contact the Bec center or Dr vidali through email to verify what your being told because I was in the same boat being told my Endo pain was from lifting wrong and physio is all they wanted to do so .. have to fight to get them to do their job.

I live in NYC too. Go to Dr. Andrea Vidali-he performed deep excision during a Laparoscopy for Endometriosis surgery for me this past June; after being told for 20 years by many OBGYN that it’s all in my head (despite my mom having had Endometriosis and infertility, hence why I’m an only child!) I was diagnosed with severe stage IV Endometriosis. My quality of life has substantially improved. We weren’t able to cornice naturally afterward so we have moved on to IVF; we have three 5 day blastocysts frozen and I’m in the middle of my second IVF stimulation cycle for another egg retrieval before a frozen embryo transfer in late February. Go to an Endometriosis specialist-Dr. Orbuch, Dr. Seckin, etc. because regular OBGYNs will just ignore you and if they even do a lap on you, it won’t be excision and this won’t properly remove the Endometriotic lesions and adhesions.

Go see Dr. Andrea Vidali in NYC. He removed my ovarian endometrioma ‘chocolate’ cysts via a laparoscopic excision surgery (NOT abrasion/burning; that is a horrible and ineffective treatment method). He assured me that removal doesn’t affect fertility and he was right; I had an 8 hour laparoscopy with him (about a 6 week recovery) in 2017, had 2 egg retrievals later that year, and then we had 8 frozen embryos to work with for transferring (it took 3 transfers of 2 embryos each to finally have our living daughter, whose now 3.5; I’m so grateful for her). Vidali substantially improved my quality of life as well! Just an aside both my mom and I have stage IV endometriosis (she had to have her right ovary removed in 1961 via a laparotomy). (My parents went through 5 years of infertility and my mom was on an injectable that’s long since been off the market, in order to have me, her only). You’ll want to consider Nancy’s Nook for endometriosis surgical specialists. Just an FYI random regular

So, even though my insurance (at the time, this was leading up to my 8 hour excision lap with him in 2017 so let’s say 2015 and 2016) said I would be obligated to pay the entire $80,000 cost, I never did. Just as Dr. Vidali kept telling me, he was correct in that I didn’t pay a single dollar out of pocket. Not only did the surgery help my quality of life (my mom and I are both stage IV endometriosis patients) but also, I was eventually finally able to have my one living child, a daughter in 2019 after 3 IVFs through him and his colleague, Dr. Braverman (unfortunately, Braverman passed away of stage IV pancreatic cancer just prior to me giving birth). So go with Dr. Vidali; he cares and he is good at what he does.

So, even though my insurance (at the time, this was leading up to my 8 hour excision lap with him in 2017 so let’s say 2015 and 2016) said I would be obligated to pay the entire $80,000 cost, I never did. Just as Dr. Vidali kept telling me, he was correct in that I didn’t pay a single dollar out of pocket. Not only did the surgery help my quality of life (my mom and I are both stage IV endometriosis patients) but also, I was eventually finally able to have my one living child, a daughter in 2019 after 3 IVFs through him and his colleague, Dr. Braverman (unfortunately, Braverman passed away of stage IV pancreatic cancer just prior to me giving birth). So go with Dr. Vidali; he cares and he is good at what he does. (I’d met with Vidali 3 times between 2014-2017; Seckin I considered but never met with).

Who is your surgeon? Please consider Dr. Vidali; he did my excision in 2017 (bilateral endometriomas removed, they have not come back) and even though we then didn’t get naturally pregnant after and needed to do 3 IVFs after to have our living child, it was worth it, and Vidali was involved with that as well, at every embryo transfer. Our daughter was born about 2 years after my excision surgery so it’s possible (and I was told by many REs before that that I’d never have a biological child due to how severe my stage IV endometriosis was)

Go see an endometriosis surgical specialist, someone who does laparoscopic EXCISION (super important, NOT ablation). I had my lap with Dr. Vidali 6 years ago when I was 30 (FINALLY) after I’d suffered for over 20 years in pain (got my period at only 10, as did my mom who also had stage IV endo like me). In my case I had two agendas: quality of life (pain relief) but I did want to have a child, desperately, and we’d been trying for years and no luck…continued trying after lap and of course ultimately had to do 3 IVFs just to get our living child (and I had a buttload of out of pocket immunological interventions on top of it all, including needing frequent infusions during the successful pregnancy, 4 injectables daily the entire pregnancy in order to sustain her, and 44 total ultrasounds the entire pregnancy). Vidali is one of the few who listens (he’s not just an OBGYN, plenty of those had patronized me for years prior, male and female, sadly).

Dr. Andrea Vidali - True Talent or Social Media Facade? I’m looking for opinions on this nook surgeon. He popped up on my TikTok feed about 6 months ago and I went down a rabbit hole. At the time I was looking to have another excision surgery, so I decided to schedule a free consultation. My experience: He called me on a totally different day and time for the consult. It was super short and I felt rushed. He didn’t have my file up and ready to discuss, but he said that he’s good friends with my previous nook surgeon and can tell me for a fact that he did not remove all of the disease. That made me feel uneasy. Decided to have an MRI done and have him read it. He recommended excision. I asked for a price, and after being quoted $9,750 plus travel expenses I ultimately decided against him. I’m still following him on Instagram and I can’t help but feel secondhand embarrassment from a lot of his posts. “Who’s the best endometriosis surgeon in the world??”… stranger that he set up: “Dr. Vidali of course!” 🫣 I follow a lot of doctors on social media and many of them keep it professional. It’s strange to me how Vidali posts selfies and bizarre stuff unrelated to endometriosis. I understand he’s human but it gives me a weird feeling and I don’t like how he basically put down my previous doctors skill. Honestly I’m trying to decide if I made the right decision by not choosing him as my next surgeon. What is everyone’s opinion?

Dr. Andrea Vidali - True Talent or Social Media Facade? I’m looking for opinions on this nook surgeon. He popped up on my TikTok feed about 6 months ago and I went down a rabbit hole. At the time I was looking to have another excision surgery, so I decided to schedule a free consultation. My experience: He called me on a totally different day and time for the consult. It was super short and I felt rushed. He didn’t have my file up and ready to discuss, but he said that he’s good friends with my previous nook surgeon and can tell me for a fact that he did not remove all of the disease. That made me feel uneasy. Decided to have an MRI done and have him read it. He recommended excision. I asked for a price, and after being quoted $9,750 plus travel expenses I ultimately decided against him. I’m still following him on Instagram and I can’t help but feel secondhand embarrassment from a lot of his posts. “Who’s the best endometriosis surgeon in the world??”… stranger that he set up: “Dr. Vidali of course!” 🫣 I follow a lot of doctors on social media and many of them keep it professional. It’s strange to me how Vidali posts selfies and bizarre stuff unrelated to endometriosis. I understand he’s human but it gives me a weird feeling and I don’t like how he basically put down my previous doctors skill. Honestly I’m trying to decide if I made the right decision by not choosing him as my next surgeon. What is everyone’s opinion?

I can totally relate to the time spent on preparing my medical history and pre surgical packet (it’s long as hell), for him to not read it or have it ready for our consult!!! That was infuriating. I was prepared for at least 30-45 mins of an in depth review of my case, given that his secretary told me his calls run LONG as a reason why he may be calling me later than expected. Joke was on me, not only did he call me at the wrong date AND time, he didn’t have my records handy. Then rushed me off the phone in 10 mins. Made me feel super upset and unimportant. Sorry you had a similar experience 😔

Exactly this. Regardless of skill level, I prefer a humble doctor. Maybe just personal preference. However, I also had a consult with him where he flat out told me that the reason I’m having pain again is because my previous surgeon left disease in my body 2.5 years ago. LIKE HELLO, ENDOMETRIOSIS GROWS BACK. Insinuating that if I go to him, he’ll get everything out and I will never suffer with pain again. False and dangerous narrative to be spreading.

If you have any type of health insurance, Vidalis office WILL submit the “free” consult to them. Most people have insurance, but everyone will be out of network. I had the free virtual consult with him and verified 3 times that I would not be charged. His office assured me that even though they submit to insurance, I would not be charged. After the consult I received a claim from my insurance that had Vidalis $600 office visit on it. My portion ended up being roughly $135 with my out of network benefits, but Vidalis office ended up paying it. Turns out that his office submitted it as an emergency visit, which my insurance company said was bizarre and incorrect, but I got lucky and they chose not to reprocess it. So Vidali has found a loophole somewhere in the system, and I can see why that makes people uneasy.

The social media stuff was a huge turn off for me. But what made me decide not to go with him was how he treated the no-cost consultation. He called on the wrong day, didn’t have my files up for the call, sounded like he barely read them, and had this rushed monotoned voice. The call lasted all of 10 mins, half of which was me trying to think of what else to ask him and a few minutes of his matter-of-fact content. I ultimately decided to go with Dr. Sinervo at the CEC in Atlanta and could not be happier with my decision. He took his time during the no-cost consultation, actually READ my files, and was kind and caring throughout the call. The CEC is on IG but the office does not post very often and it’s always just factual knowledge on endo, nothing weird and creepy.

I am so sorry to hear about your experience with Dr. Vidali. I did the free consult with him, and he called me on a totally different day and time than what was scheduled. I was confused and unprepared, and he said “can you just meet now?” so I felt pressured to continue the call. He had the same cold and rushed tone that made me feel uncomfortable, and when I asked him questions about my medical history, he didn’t even have my paperwork pulled up. It was clear that he didn’t even review it prior to calling me. It was a complete and utter red flag, on top of putting down the surgeon that I had seen previously. I went with my gut and did not move forward with him. If you are still in the market for a surgeon, I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Kenny Sinervo at the CEC in Atlanta. I had to travel, but it was so worth it. He sees patients from all over the world, so the entire office makes traveling patients feel very comfortable and prepared. I have a very severe and complicated case, and Dr. S

It’s incredible to read about your experience with him in that it sounds almost like the complete opposite of what I experienced. To see that you received an entire video of your surgery from start to finish…wow. I’m happy (but to be honest, also incredibly jealous) that everything went so well for you.

I was also nervous to talk about my situation; I still am. But I’ve slowly been trying to gain the confidence. I’m not fully confident yet but I have to say I deeply regret having my surgery at his practice. I’m jealous and happy for people that had good experiences. It almost seems like they went to a completely different place than I did.

I do understand her hesitation to give details. I am hesitant myself because of the specificity of my situation and I had surgery with him. I regret it. It’s a difficult decision to choose which surgeon to go with. I think it would be a problem to judge people’s experiences based on whether or not someone would consider it worthy enough to speak on but I don’t think anyone should speak about him if they haven’t had any interactions with him. I am happy he has changed your life for the better though.

I want to be transparent and say that I had surgery with him and I regret it. I know for me, for my quick consultation, he told me he’d waive the consultation fee because of my circumstances and my insurance was charged anyway. It was a decent amount of money that I had to pay out of pocket. I can’t speak on her experiences and I haven’t asked her to DM me yet but even I’m nervous when I post the slightest bit of information of what happened to me.

Surgical outcome, and the financial outcome. Having dealt with his office already, and how they treated me, the last thing I wanted to do is remind them that he said he’d waive the consultation fee. I just want to be done with them completely and find another surgeon for my future procedure.

I paid for my phone consultation (this is the one he said he’d waive the fee for) and the in person one. I feel like this post was going to be divisive no matter which way she went about it. A lot of people had good experiences with him, and are likely going to defend him. I wish I had some sort of post like this before I went ahead with my surgery but I get that people feel it’s unfair to him.

Dr. Vidali - BE CAREFUL! Hi all. I am telling you from first hand experience do not to trust Dr. Vidali. He is a scammer. I am too scared to write my full situation here as he really cares about his self image and may try to come after me. If you have any questions on my situation with him, DM me. I know one day, he will be one of those doctors on the new Netflix series “Bad Surgeon”. He gives me the first episode vibes badddd. (Not saying I know anything about him specifically but he definitely has that care about his image and social media). Endometriosis sufferers deserve more than being preyed after. Look for a good doctor that isn’t involved with Nancy nook bullsh**. -Mandy

I’m looking for attention? He literally scammed me out of 1k for NOTHING. He had no prior knowledge of my situation even though he is the doctor and I sent him my records. I am sharing that people need to be careful. I was SCAMMED. I am glad you had a great experience but you are saying since you had a great experience everyone else should be delusional and assume they will as well? I am WARNING PEOPLE! Everyone in this community is searching for answers. We are all so vulnerable. We need to be careful, please don’t be so hateful towards me. I don’t seek attention. I have tried to help people by sharing my personal opinion before people are blindly taken advantage of.

So my experience is not valid because your experience was good? I hope anyone that has a bad experience with him comes to you! We need varying opinions here. If you actually had surgery with him and it went well I am happy for you. I didn’t make it far with my journey with him. Luckily, fate pushed me in a different direction for the better.

Thank you! This was my experience, I didn’t even make it to the surgery but was charged an absorbent amount of money for a consult and was scammed per my health insurance company battle with him. I will not say anything else on the matter unless you DM. I really don’t want him contacting me because of this post.

That’s your opinion but I have been battling him with the health insurance company. He will come after me because image is so important to him. No bad reviews! Sorry you feel I am creating fear and anxiety but at this point I am the only one that is upset about this as I have had to deal with the highs and low of working with him. People should be skeptical of all of these surgeons! Find a good one that doesn’t go nuts marketing themselves and do your research!

He scammed me out of money and was unprofessional with my experience. I just dmed nearly 50 people. If you cared for my story you would have asked which at this point you have targeted me when I’m simply sharing to be careful working with him. I’m not putting my story here, I don’t feel comfortable as I want to remain anonymous.

Again, thank you so much for your insight here Averie as I saw this post THE DAY BEFORE MY SURGERY with Dr. Vidali, and it was disturbing. Having gone through my lap with him and being 8 days post-op, I had the best experience in the world. Mind you, I had to fire my Yale “renowned” Fertility Specialists (I’m from Connecticut, apparently it’s a gift that we gave Yale. What a joke!!) — who wanted to remove God knows how many organs from me and gaslit me and so many women in Connecticut to pieces. Dr. Vidali was a million times better than Yale and not only did he save the organs my Yale specialist wanted to take out so I’d be stuck doing IVF with him for Yale’s cash cow machine, but I was up and walking 3 hours post-op, have had zero complications in my healing and am currently ovulating after nit ovulating for a year and experiencing two periods a month. I’ll stop here, but that’s just my two cents. It’s really ugly to scare the hell out if ppl on here like this— the post title origina