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I have a 2nd appointment next week with a local surgeon from a major university. He's going to do injection, ultrasound, and discuss implant surgery. I like him, and he's 3000 miles closer than Kramer or Eid so the convenience factor is huge. But there's much more to this decision than convenience, so I'm wondering what questions to ask him that would help me decide between him and the east coast surgeons. I don't want to insult this man, but I can't afford to make a mistake either. I'm thinking to ask:

How many implants have you performed in total?
How many implant surgeries do you perform per month?
What implant do you prefer, AMS or Coloplast, and why?
When will you make the decision on which implant to use for me, during surgery?
Will you have both brands and a size range available to choose from during my surgery?
Will I lose any length??
Will an implant fix my peyronies? Is there extra surgery or modeling required for peyronies?
Penoscrotal or infrapubic and why? {ADDED}
Referrals to previous patients {ADDED}

Anything else you can think of that I missed? Tnx

Penoscrotal or infrapubic? Stress the question of length loss.

Referrals to previous patients.

What city/Statecare you in? If 3,000 miles away, you must be West coast? If distance is a consideration as well as experience/expertise, there are msny surgeons scattered all over. 9me members here may have advice for a surgeon closer to your home.

ED2013 wrote:Penoscrotal or infrapubic? Stress the question of length loss.

I had the infrapubic. Is one better than the other? I would think that the penoscrotal might heal faster.

Lost Sheep wrote:What city/Statecare you in?

I'm in southern calif. My plan is to consult with Eid, Kramer, and a local doc at UCLA. Then I'll make a decision among the three.

This question has been discussed on FT several times. Search for them and your will find a lot of questions. There is a post that list 90 questions to ask.

I took those 90 and paired them down. I posted my questions and asked for FT to answer? After I asked my doctor the questions I posted his answers on FT. So search for RONINHOUSTON and you will find them.

roninhouston wrote: There is a post that list 90 questions to ask.

Thanks Ron, I found the list: http://www.franktalk.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6221&p=39534&hilit=questions#p39534
Too bad we can't make information like this a sticky.

Here is the link to the questions I asked and my answers.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6033&p=36807&hilit=questions#p36807

You also might consider searching Dr. Karpman on this site. While I don't have personal experience with him, he seems to be spoken of highly on this site and I think he is on the west coast.