Questions to ask a surgeon

[sphilip23 0]

Hey all,

I will be having a consultation with a surgeon this week... I am a hot mess of emotions... from nervous, excited, fear, and hope. I hope that these are normal feelings. Anyway, I recently joined this site and viewing different threads. I am currently trying to generate a list of questions what i want to ask the surgeon but I seem to be having writer's block... were there any questions you felt like were really good questions to ask? Any feedback is welcome and I appreciate your replies. Thanks! :crying:

[Mi-Mi 0]

i posted a similar thread and got no responses to it... so i'm determined to not leave you hanging on this! some things i wanted to know were:

how many of this particular procedure has he/she done?

what is the complication rate and what specific complications have they seen?

how many deaths have they had as a practice and also for the individual surgeon?

when can you get to a gym afterward?

a list of things to get that you'll need after surgery, i.e. Vitamins, Protein shakes, etc.

if i think of any more i'll get back to you.

[Mi-Mi 0]

oh... almost forgot... for me pregnancy is a big issue since that's sort of what caused me to finally make the decision to have surgery. if you ever want to have kids, you might ask how the smaller stomach will affect the surgery. and do they have anyone who might be open to you emailing them and asking them about their specific experience with the surgeon or the whole experience in general.

[sphilip23 0]

Thank you Mimi for getting back to me! I appreciate it!

[disp4so 3]

This information came from user TIffykins

Here's some questions to ask your surgeon:

1) How many sleeves have you performed?

2) How many leaks, major complications, deaths (with all bariatric surgeries)?

3) Leak stats, most surgeons should have less than or equal to 1%.

4)What size bougie do you use?

5) What type of aftercare do you offer?

Labs pulled when? How many follow up appointments can you expect?

6)Will you have access to a nutritionist?

7) Does he have any patients that have provided testimonials that you could read or contact them for personal experience?

8) How many nights in the hospital?

9) How many leak tests?

Hope this helps.. good luck

Sherri

[sphilip23 0]

Thanks Sherri!