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?
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.
Look into his staff. Are they polite and respectful? Do they try to answer your questions readily? How long have they worked for him? Can you meet the people who will be involved in your surgery ahead of time, either in person or by reading about them online? Does the surgeon work with the same group of people for all the tubal ligation reversal sugeries he does?
What do other women say about the staff and the care they have received? You can find this out various ways. Does the doctor have a way for you to make a connection with other women like through a message board? Is there any other way to read about patient satisfaction?
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.
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?
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.
Look into his staff. Are they polite and respectful? Do they try to answer your questions readily? How long have they worked for him? Can you meet the people who will be involved in your surgery ahead of time, either in person or by reading about them online? Does the surgeon work with the same group of people for all the tubal ligation reversal sugeries he does?
What do other women say about the staff and the care they have received? You can find this out various ways. Does the doctor have a way for you to make a connection with other women like through a message board? Is there any other way to read about patient satisfaction?
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.
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