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Medical Forum / General / General / July 2005Which hospital is better?
I am trying to decide what specialist I should go to for a constant slow right side colon motility problem. Doctors here said only option left is surgery. My choice is the University of Louisville or Vanderbilt university. Actually, Vanderbilt is a little closer. Both hospitals have doctors that can do colon surgery laproscopically. A surgeron at Vandy said they dont like to do the surgery for slow motility because most people have problems after or a recurrence of the same problem. I contacted a doctor at a South Carolina university hospital and they acted as if they do the surgery all the time and have good results. Just wanted opinions. I'd go with Vanderbilt's opinion, without knowing specific details on this condition, etc. Surgery may indeed cause unnecessary complications, and often, should be a last option, due to risk. Not knowing more on the topic, I would say ~ Get MANY opinions. And unless, there are serious problems related to your slow motility, try fiber, exercise, acidolphilus. U of Louisville has a great rep for transplant surgery I know that. Be wary of surgery, unless absolutely necessary. And select the hospital with the best track record, on that form of surgery. What sort of lap? What is the surgical goal? It would remove most of the colon and attach the end of the small intesting to the last bit of large intesting. My muscles on the ascending colon are not workign right. Just curious, why would you choose a gastro doc at Vandy than Louisville? This bloating is just killing me. I have tired everythign, even prescriptions. The gasto doc here said there is nothing left but surgery. It is funny, I asked him if it can be done laproscopically. He said no. Surgeons at Vandy and Lousivile have said it can be. O, I used to know a Gastro from Nasheville ~ ! I've been to Nasheville twice, But never Memphis. That Parthenon's nice. Who was he? Was he any good? How do I found out there "track record" as you say? |
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