Assessing Your Surgeon and Questions You Need to AskAssessing Your Surgeon and Questions You Need to Ask
What You Need to Know About Surgery

Assessing Your Surgeon and Questions You Need to Ask

Patients should consider initiating questions, conversations to protect themselves.
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By Amy Denney
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This is part 2 in “What You Need to Know About Surgery”

In series, we’ll share how to determine if your surgery is right for you, how to ask the right questions, and what you can do to prepare and recover optimally.

Bobbie Colgan visited her doctor 13 years ago because she was constantly fatigued and left the appointment disappointed at the perplexing recommendation: gastric sleeve weight loss surgery.

At 310 pounds, she was able to easily lose 20 pounds and change her lifestyle habits. Ms. Colgan initially rejected the suggestion of surgically shrinking her stomach. Over subsequent visits, her doctor persisted and used her young son and the fact that her insurance would cover the procedure to convince her it was right for her.