I was having occasional episodes of BPH (urinary blockage) and had to have a catheter inserted each time in the ER to relieve the intense bladder pressure. Dr. Lerner recommended that I have a TURP procedure done. However, since they weren't happening that often, I thought surgery wasn't necessary for only an occasional occurrence. However, by late 2014 and into early 2015, the BPH attacks got more frequent. There were instances of near panic when I called Dr. Lerner desperate for what to do. What ensued was amazing: on each occasion, he kept calling and calling until he got me - and this was after hours, when other doctors would be home enjoying their nightcap. In one of our last phone conversations I was near tears and desperate, and said to him "I can't live this way." He was so compassionate in understanding my near despair that I felt as if he was family, or a close friend I had known for life.
Needless to say I soon had the surgery, which was 100% successful and changed my life forever - and I mean that literally - I felt like a new person.
As an aside, on the post-operative end of my experience, my family and I so enjoyed the visits by Dr. Lerner. His bedside manner is astonishing. His light-hearted manner and joking around instantly relieved any tension and made us very comfortable in listening to his updates and prognoses.
Even though years later, I am still emotional as I write this. I am forever grateful to Dr. Lerner.