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Just wondering how long I could expect to have to wait for a surgery if I book it now with either Kramer or Eid. How long did you have to wait?

I know this could be found out by asking them directly, but I haven't gotten any responses from either office yet (also, Kramer's email address isn't working anymore).

I called today to schedule the consultation, and the first date available was July 18. Surgery can be the next day if desired.

smallbutsure wrote:I called today to schedule the consultation, and the first date available was July 18. Surgery can be the next day if desired.

Was that with Kramer or Eid?

Kramer; Also, note that you'll need an appointment with your primary care physician to do some tests within 30 days of surgery.

I made my decision to go with Dr. Kramer and called his assistant Connie on May 7. She immediately gave me dates available for the surgery, and my wife and I chose June 21. That date made it easy for us to tell our kids (and grand kids) that we were taking a week long vacation visiting some close friends "for our 45th anniversary" on June 24. That saved us from telling them Papa was getting a penile implant!! I could have gotten an earlier date, but it wouldn't have worked as well.
The next day, May 8, Connie emailed me all of the forms, patient questionnaires, primary physician testings, etc. for the surgery. I emailed the completed forms yesterday with the question, "is this sufficient?". She responded this morning "this works, thank you".
Dr. Kramer obviously has an excellent, well trained and efficient staff. I can't wait to meet him for my pre-op on June 20th at 9am.

honeyman1951 wrote:I made my decision to go with Dr. Kramer ...

Sounds great, hope you will keep posting updates as you go along.

Can I ask how you decided on Kramer vs Eid?
Are you close enough to Kramer to return for activation or do you have a local uro?

I think it's honestly a toss up between the top 3-4 surgeons. I've spent a lot of time in NYC, and know how crazy it can be. Just thought Baltimore would not be as crazy. And my wife got us a hotel there with a kitchen for a decent price.
Do not live close to Kramer, live in Fla, so local urologist will handle activation

I'm staying at thr Holiday Inn near the hospital. During Baltimore home games, it's very crowded near the hospital. The stadium is real close. Rival games would be even more crowded