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.
Perhaps the first thing most women consider is cost. You will find that prices can vary from about $3500 to $30,000 for this operation. However, this is not necessarily a case of you get what you pay for. You will find that the premiere doctors in the world can actually cost less than your local physician. This can be due to several factors. Don't think a less expensive price tag reflects a less experienced surgeon. Usually the opposite is the case.
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?
Now look at the place where this doctor will do the surgery. Some doctors who do this in private facilities will have a virtual tour online so you can see what it all looks like. That is very nice. But also check into who checks out the facility. If the surgeon does the surgery at a hospital, you will have other factors to take into consideration including possibly a higher price tag.
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?
You will also want to know how other women feel about the service they have received. Patient satisfaction can be a big factor in your search. How do you find this out? First, you may want to search for a message board or some other provided means of contacting future and past patients. If this doctor does not have a message board, does he have some other way for you to talk to other patients? Are there testimonials?
Another method of checking on patient satisfaction is to use the available rating websites online. The top one in a search on google for "rate doctor" is RateMDs.com. Look for your potential doctor by name or search through the categories. By name is probably easier. You want to get the overall gist of the comments. Unless there are very few ratings available, there will not be 100% agreement about any doctor. Just like the rest of us, they can have off days and this might be reflected in some of the comments. But is the overall rating fairly high?
Look at how many comments are posted. Do a lot of people rate this surgeon highly? If there are a lot of comments made, chances are the surgeon is really good or really bad to encourage that many comments and ratings. And don't look at just the number of comments and the overall rating. If you did a search for tubal ligation reversal, be sure any doctors that come up actually have a fair number of comments dealing with that procedure.
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. - 15437
Perhaps the first thing most women consider is cost. You will find that prices can vary from about $3500 to $30,000 for this operation. However, this is not necessarily a case of you get what you pay for. You will find that the premiere doctors in the world can actually cost less than your local physician. This can be due to several factors. Don't think a less expensive price tag reflects a less experienced surgeon. Usually the opposite is the case.
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?
Now look at the place where this doctor will do the surgery. Some doctors who do this in private facilities will have a virtual tour online so you can see what it all looks like. That is very nice. But also check into who checks out the facility. If the surgeon does the surgery at a hospital, you will have other factors to take into consideration including possibly a higher price tag.
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?
You will also want to know how other women feel about the service they have received. Patient satisfaction can be a big factor in your search. How do you find this out? First, you may want to search for a message board or some other provided means of contacting future and past patients. If this doctor does not have a message board, does he have some other way for you to talk to other patients? Are there testimonials?
Another method of checking on patient satisfaction is to use the available rating websites online. The top one in a search on google for "rate doctor" is RateMDs.com. Look for your potential doctor by name or search through the categories. By name is probably easier. You want to get the overall gist of the comments. Unless there are very few ratings available, there will not be 100% agreement about any doctor. Just like the rest of us, they can have off days and this might be reflected in some of the comments. But is the overall rating fairly high?
Look at how many comments are posted. Do a lot of people rate this surgeon highly? If there are a lot of comments made, chances are the surgeon is really good or really bad to encourage that many comments and ratings. And don't look at just the number of comments and the overall rating. If you did a search for tubal ligation reversal, be sure any doctors that come up actually have a fair number of comments dealing with that procedure.
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. - 15437
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