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HoLEP Locations

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william_90167
william_90167

Is there a source to go to to find out who and where HoLEP surgery is preformed?

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  • BobbyT
    BobbyT william_90167

    Posted

    I would start by contacting my local hospitals. Ask if there are any doctors who do that procedure. Then ask how many have been done in the past year or two. Once you have several names then try asking nurses whop work at that hospital which doctor they would trust to work on their husband or father. The nurses know which doctors are good and which have screwed up.

    Then when you see a doctor ask him how many HoLEP procedures he has done in his life and how many in the past year. If he stammers or hems and haws I would look elsewhere.

    Rememebr the student who graduated last in his class at medical school is still called doctor.

    Good luck.

  • lester90053
    lester90053 william_90167

    Posted

    Look up LUMENIS. They make and sell the equipment used for Holep. They have a list of facilities they sold equipment to in your area and they will provide it to you.
  • reg52510
    reg52510 william_90167

    Posted

    Where are you in the world?

     

    • reg52510
      reg52510 william_90167

      Posted

      There's the Mayo clinic in Phoenix; there must be many clinics in the LAX area that would do tyhem.  

    • william_90167
      william_90167 reg52510

      Posted

      Turned down by Mayo Phoenix. Mayo Rochester is out to Oct.  Really backed up.
    • reg52510
      reg52510 william_90167

      Posted

      Why would they refuse you? A Dr. Garrick Simmons in Missoula, mt does the HOLEP. Apparently, he has done a lot of them.

       

    • william_90167
      william_90167 reg52510

      Posted

      Airizona just said they are unable to take my case & I should go to Rochester.

    • reg52510
      reg52510 william_90167

      Posted

      Perhaps call Dr. Simmons in |Missoula or at least check him out on the internet. I called their clinic and they seemed very reasonable, but I'm from Canada so \i ould have to pay in US $$. Further to that, my urologist told me surgery probably wouldn't help me much because I also have bkladder and sleep issues. .  

    • paul29249
      paul29249 william_90167

      Posted

      Wondering when they will take your case I had mine done about July 14th and took about a month to get it scheduled in there I have Cigna insurance just got the bill 32000 Mayo 11000 Dr 2000 anesthesiologist I'll pay probably 4800 on a pocket for me so it gets kind of expensive.

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