When you begin looking around for a tubal ligation reversal doctor, you may have many questions about how you can possibly choose which one is the best. Among several factors you can look at, there is also patient satisfaction. But that is only one, so let's take a look at a few others first.
Maybe the first thing many women and their significant others look at is the price tag. Just how much will this tubal ligation reversal operation cost you? As you can find around the Internet, the cost can vary from $3500 to $30,000. But don't get fooled into thinking that a lower price gets you a less experienced or talented doctor. Neither does a higher price tag reflect the quality of that physician.
Next you may want to look into your surgeon's training and experience. Where and under who did he go to school and train? How many surgeries has he done? Don't be afraid to ask for this information from any doctor you are considering. What type of statistics does he provide from his own surgeries?
How about the location where the surgery will be done? Are you going to be in a hospital or a private facility? Is there some type of oversight done into this place or some type of certification done? You will find that sometimes hospitals will be more expensive, even much more expensive, than having the surgery done at a private surgical center.
Of course, your doctor doesn't do everything for you by himself. He has support people including office staff, nurses, anesthesiologists, and surgical technicians. Do you know anything about these people or can you find out? Do the ones you talk with answer your questions politely? Do you even get answers to your questions?
How about the others who have used this doctor? How do you contact other women who have received this doctor's care? Is there a message board or blog or some other way to reach them?
There are other ways to learn about patient satisfaction than just a message board on his own site. You could go to websites that allow you and others to rate doctors. One such is RateMDs.com. You can search on the individual doctor or by category of doctor. In your case, if you already have a list of possibles, enter the individual's name. I don't think any doctor with more than just a handful of ratings is going to rate well with every patient. You need to find out if there is an overall theme, though. Do most like this doctor and the care they obtained? Doctors are people, too, and will not always be 100%, no matter how much they wish they were.
One more point would be to consider the number of comments that have been posted. A doctor either has to be pretty good or very bad to encourage a large number of comments. Be sure that any you read have to do with the actual procedure you are considering; in this case, that is tubal ligation reversal.
Don't forget to search for testimonials on the surgeon's own site. People that are very happy about the outcome will write their doctor and thank him. A smart doctor will post these where you and other potential patients can read them. It's just another place where you can not only see patient satisfaction with the doctor, you can check for other information like pregnancy and success statistics as well. - 15343
Maybe the first thing many women and their significant others look at is the price tag. Just how much will this tubal ligation reversal operation cost you? As you can find around the Internet, the cost can vary from $3500 to $30,000. But don't get fooled into thinking that a lower price gets you a less experienced or talented doctor. Neither does a higher price tag reflect the quality of that physician.
Next you may want to look into your surgeon's training and experience. Where and under who did he go to school and train? How many surgeries has he done? Don't be afraid to ask for this information from any doctor you are considering. What type of statistics does he provide from his own surgeries?
How about the location where the surgery will be done? Are you going to be in a hospital or a private facility? Is there some type of oversight done into this place or some type of certification done? You will find that sometimes hospitals will be more expensive, even much more expensive, than having the surgery done at a private surgical center.
Of course, your doctor doesn't do everything for you by himself. He has support people including office staff, nurses, anesthesiologists, and surgical technicians. Do you know anything about these people or can you find out? Do the ones you talk with answer your questions politely? Do you even get answers to your questions?
How about the others who have used this doctor? How do you contact other women who have received this doctor's care? Is there a message board or blog or some other way to reach them?
There are other ways to learn about patient satisfaction than just a message board on his own site. You could go to websites that allow you and others to rate doctors. One such is RateMDs.com. You can search on the individual doctor or by category of doctor. In your case, if you already have a list of possibles, enter the individual's name. I don't think any doctor with more than just a handful of ratings is going to rate well with every patient. You need to find out if there is an overall theme, though. Do most like this doctor and the care they obtained? Doctors are people, too, and will not always be 100%, no matter how much they wish they were.
One more point would be to consider the number of comments that have been posted. A doctor either has to be pretty good or very bad to encourage a large number of comments. Be sure that any you read have to do with the actual procedure you are considering; in this case, that is tubal ligation reversal.
Don't forget to search for testimonials on the surgeon's own site. People that are very happy about the outcome will write their doctor and thank him. A smart doctor will post these where you and other potential patients can read them. It's just another place where you can not only see patient satisfaction with the doctor, you can check for other information like pregnancy and success statistics as well. - 15343
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