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Nevermind    117

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There is a thread I thought I saw (or maybe an entirely different forum). It was people telling about complications but I didnt see the doctor's names.

How can I check to see which doctors have the greatest rate of leaks or other complications?

Am I thinking of another site that has the users surgeons names listed....

I appreciate your responses.

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gohelpyourself    377

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I came right out and asked my doctor. It just so happens I knew of a recent former patient of his who had a lot of post of complications and I wanted to get clarification on it. He assured me that the patient was on some sort of a medication pre-op that had blood thinner component in it which caused post op bleed. He was also considerably older than myself with many more comorbidities.

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BrandNewBrandy    79

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You have to be sort of a detective if you want to find this out without asking the doctor directly. If I read of a Mexican Dr having a complication, I would write it down as I researched. Mostly I would search the doctors name and read any post that was related to that surgeon. I also Googled the Dr. name to see what popped up. A lot of people do not list the Surgeon on their profile directly like the above poster so you have to search other posts of theirs to see if it is mentioned anywhere.

I got a short list of about 3 that I would be comfortable with and went from there. I still haven't made up my mind 100% but I am very close. I have been researching about 40 hours a week for 2 months but I tend to over think things at times as well. The problem isn't that there aren't good doctors in Mexico, it's that it's tough to decide between 5 that are equally qualified so you have to go with what's important to you.

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JudeS    8

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Brandy,

Can you post or PM me your short list? I am in the same boat where I am researching and narrowing down options. I have an appointment with my PCP Fri and if he gives me the go, going to move forward.

Thanks

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rredrruby87    27

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I was just sleeved by Dr Illan on the 17th and I am in a FB group with his other patients or soon to be patients, none of which had any complications. If you are on FB you should request the group and feel free to ask as many questions as you like we are all here to help. It is Team illan

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