HELP! Dr. Experience??

jacreasy
on 9/25/11 9:44 am

VSG on 04/23/12

Well someone on OH told me that my Dr's. partner has done about 70 Sleeve's which has me wondering how many my doc has done in the same office!?

I work in a Dialysis Clinic and my head doc and my PCP doc has told me that they are the best of the best around here and that I should use them, soooo what do I do? Should I look or find out which one has done more and go with that doc?? Now I'm just wondering.

I read on here somewhere that you should go to a doc that has done 400 sleeves or more.... lol so that's far fetch
Any input would be great!

Thanks Jennifer

Paige V.
on 9/25/11 10:17 am - Gainesville, FL

VSG on 09/14/11

personally, I would. My doc had done around 300 with 0 leaks and 0 deaths, so I felt completely comfortable with him (well as comfortable as you can be when facing major surgery)

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jessicae
on 9/25/11 10:28 am

VSG on 09/29/11

my surgeon has done between 80-100. his first one was in 2009. because the sleeve is just gaining insurance approval, i think that surgeons are going to have much lower numbers than bypass or band. i'm completely comfortable with my surgeon and trust him and the hospital i am having it done in.

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on 9/25/11 10:32 am - Portland, OR

RNY on 05/04/15

I'd ask how many duodenal switches they've performed. Since the sleeve is basically just the first half of the DS, you can add those numbers into their sleeve experience.

hrford
on 9/25/11 10:39 am

VSG on 03/19/12

Mine does about 38 a year (for the last 3 years) another 20 or so RNY(a year) and 2 bands (he tries to talk people out of them). But that's not his main job. He's a GI surgeon for the US Navy so he helps fix the issues when our soldiers come back hurt from OIF and OEF.

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jacreasy
on 9/25/11 10:44 am

VSG on 04/23/12

Thanks for the info... I will call and ask!

NoTummy
on 9/25/11 11:32 am

My doc in Iowa has done 400 sleeves. Maybe a better question, what training? With whom?

USAF Wife
on 9/25/11 12:05 pm

Revision on 06/03/09

Statistically speaking, a surgeon with 300+ sleeves has less complications.

Technique speaking since VSG is not a standardized procedure, a surgeon's technique obviously gets better with more practice. You'll see that some people are left with big sleeves because that technique just isn't there due to lack of experience. Bigger sleeves equals more regain. That's a big concern long term for all of us, but it's a bigger deal if you're left with a bigger stomach. Bougie size(the tool they use to "measure" out the remaining stomach tissue) doesn't make a hill of beans if the surgeon cuts too far away from the pylorus or esophagus, or too close to either of those as well.

The main concern is complications obviously, but long term, you want a surgeon who has enough proven experience to show good long term stats on sleeve patients.

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SassyItalian
on 9/25/11 12:06 pm - Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

VSG on 12/21/10

I think my doc had done around 50 sleeves when he did mine.

But here's the thing, he had done many more RNY's, stomach cancer surgeries, and many much more complicated surgeries than the VSG.

VSG is pretty straight forward and not all that complicated, much less complicated than an RNY. But the VSG is newer so most doctors havent done as many of those. As long as your surgeon has done some and is an experienced bariatric/stomach surgeon, in my opinion, thats what matters.

You need to be comfortable with your surgeon though, whether that is one that has done 70 or 700, thats your choice.

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smbergie200
on 9/25/11 12:25 pm - Naples, FL

VSG on 08/23/11

My doctor did around a hundred. The thing you have to remember is the VSG is a piece of cake compared to RNY. So if he is a very skilled RNY surgeon he most likely will be with VSG also.

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