I am forever grateful to Dr. Gaal and his careful and skilled treatment of my laceration. \n\nThis was no ordinary cut, let's just say bad enough for Clark County paramedics to say \""whoa, that's bad\"". When medical professionals in Vegas tell me something's bad, I get concerned to say the least. I declined an ambulance and managed to drive myself over to campus without passing out.\n\nNow I will say that at the front desk it was a bit absurd that the first question the lady at the front dryly asked me is \""am I registered for fall semester?\""  Now that doesn't sound too horrible except when you consider the fact that my shirt and pants are all bloody and I'm bleeding through the patch I have on. She then goes on to tell me but it's still summer, and I'll have to pay $36 for the health fee, I point to my patch and reply \""this is bad, yeah, 36 bucks is nothing compared to this\"". If that weren't enough, to add insult to injury, I was supposed to take a survey on a computer which included a question on whether I had felt depressed in the past week. How apt! In fact, I think I was getting the downers right then.\n\nI finally ask the receptionist to just be able to see somebody and I get to go to the second floor.\n\nAfter the nurse took my weight, blood pressure, and temperature, Dr. Gaal examined me. He advised me of my treatment options and clearly had experience in treating the injury I had. He took the time and care to insure that any scarring would be minimal and made sure to keep everything clean in my wound. He placed 23 stitches which was no easy task. He carefully explained to me what I would have to do at home and what precautions I would have to take. On a subsequent check-up, he answered all my questions clearly and reasonably.\n\nI quickly recovered, and the wound area is looking pretty good. I don't think I could have received better care anywhere in Vegas, nor at the low cost of 36 (student health center fee) +16 (treatment co-pay). If you don't have student health insurance or any other coverage, you're an idiot.