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HELLO !
I'M LOOKING FOR THE BEST OF THE BEST TOP IN THE COUNTRY FOR
GASTRIC BYPASS REVISION SURGEON... MY HUSBAND STILL IS AT THE
HOSPITAL WITH 90% LEAKS AND 10 % IS GOING THROUGH IT SUPPOST TO ...
ON MAY 22 MY HUSBAND WAS OPERATED AND THE STAPPLES MISSFIRE THE
DOCTORS DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL THE UPPER GI TEST
THEY WENT IN AGAIN GOT THE STAPPLES OUT ... RE STAPPLE HIM AGAIN AND
IT HAS BEEN FOUR TIMES OPERATED SINCE THE FIRST TIME .... TODAY HIS
LAYING DOWN IN THE HOSPITAL BED THE DOCTORS ARE HOPPING THAT THE
STOMACH WILL HEAL ALONE
I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THAT I NEED TO TAKE HIM SOMEWHERE NOW
THE BEST OF THE BEST PLEASE TELL ME WHERE MONEY IS NOT A ISSUE HERE
THEY CUT HIM OPEN FOUR TIMES AND HE STILL HAVE LEAKS IN THE
CONNECCTION OF A TUBE THEY PUTT SINCE THEY TOOK HIS STOMACH OUT
IN THE 3 ER OPERATION BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY INFECTED
SINCERELY,
YAZMIN
Yazmin,
I'm truly sorry to hear of your husband's difficulties.
My input is that there IS a valid role for letting the stomach and a leak heal in over time, rather than r-operate.
I understand you may still want a second opinion. I recommend you search (on the internet) for "Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence" in your city.
My best wishes to you and your husband.
Dr JP
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| Comment | Thank YOu! He is healing, off antibiotics his white counts are 8 so he is out of the woods ... So we are praying that he will heal inside as well as he is doing in the outside with the wound vac The doc that operated on him suppost to be the best in the state of florida I need NUMBER ONE DOCTOR not number three Thanks Again, Yazmin | ||
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John Pilcher, MD
Expertise
I can answer medically oriented questions about bariatric surgery including: patient selection, preparation for surgery, differences between types of bariatric surgery, aftercare following bariatric surgery. I can answer detailed questions about gastric bypass, Lap-Band, gastric sleeve, and revision bariatric surgery. I am only somewhat familiar with Biliopancreatic diversion. I am not prepared to answer insurance or other financial questions related to bariatric surgery.
Experience
I have been a practicing bariatric surgeon since 1995. About 85% of my current practice consists of bariatric surgery, including all of the above procedures except biliopancreatic diversion. I am the senior surgeon of a 5-surgeon group. I am recognized among surgeons and other medical professionals as the most experienced bariatric surgeon in my region.
Organizations
Fellow of American College of Surgeons
Member, American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Education/Credentials
BA in Biochemistry - University of Virginia
Medical Degree - University of Virginia
Surgical Residency - University of Virginia
Awards and Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha
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