Why you need good surgeon like Kramer

[radioradio]

Lots of. good surgeons out there. Why does Kramer do so many repositioning of pumps if he is so great?

Im sure there's lots of skilled surgeons out there. But just the fact Kramer posts all his videos to the public makes him well known. From what I can see in his videos it seems he revises a lot of botched surgeries from other surgeons. HAvent heard much of him misplacing pumps. Also, I think pumps kind of tend to rearrange themselves in most guys... some in places where they might cause discomfort.. but I don't think this is solely the surgeons fault.

If you have not heard about the amount of repositioning, you either have not being around for a while, or just have not read the postings.

All docs have some number of less than ideal outcomes. It stands to reason that if you have 2 docs with exactly the same skills and exactly the same ratio of good/bad outcomes the doc who does X times more procedures will have X times more sub-par outcomes. But he or she will also have X times more great outcomes. Kramer happens to do more procedures than most docs.

And he does his procedures very quickly, minimizing the time for exposure to infection.

We know there are docs out there who shouldn’t be doing this procedure whose outcomes suck either because of the number of bad outcomes or because of the severity of the fuck up if one happens. I don’t put Kramer in that category.

And yes, my pump originally ended up too high. He fixed it. I’ve moved on. I’m happy and will go back to him again if and when my LGX ever fails.
Bob

[rancherejim]

I posted on here quite some time ago about the Dr. that I decided to use but I guess no one has ever heard of him. Dr. Meyers in Portland, OR. has done well over 1000 surgery's. I don't have the time to go to NY or such for a week. Besides that insurance will cover it here at home.
Dr. Meyers is 75 miles away from my home. I did call a couple of his patients, one had it done 20 years ago and it's still working fine.They were very happy with the way their surgery went so in 2 weeks I will be getting mine. A large hospital with no bad reviews that I could find. I've done as much research as I can do. Hoping to be back in the saddle by July 1st.

[David_Webb]

I’ve only been around a few months and was leaning towards going to one of the high volume specialist based on some people’s reviews and the idea that volume and experience means better results. I agree I don’t want to be the first dick on the table for a surgeon but I think traveling long distance shouldn’t be necessary if there is a locoal option.

I am meeting with my local surgeon Martin Gross here in New Hampshire and I have done extensive research online and found medical papers he has published about his preferred method and addressing issues about flobby Head,sizing, infection, and a bunch of other topics most of us fear going into this surgery.

What it adds up to is I am confident this guy isn’t incompetent and have done my own research before making a decision. Using Google search put in quotations around the doctors name and then add a keyword like implant, Titan, etc and you will hopefully find something on you local surgeon that you can read his published papers or maybe find something negative that makes you look elsewhere.

I will meet my local surgeon and judge his demeanor and likely go with local as I will be able to have in person follow-ups if needed where traveling 8 hours by car to see my surgeon would be unlikely.

This is a huge decision... do some digging...

[Larry10625]

I’ve only been around a few months and was leaning towards going to one of the high volume specialist based on some people’s reviews and the idea that volume and experience means better results. I agree I don’t want to be the first dick on the table for a surgeon but I think traveling long distance shouldn’t be necessary if there is a locoal option.

I am meeting with my local surgeon Martin Gross here in New Hampshire and I have done extensive research online and found medical papers he has published about his preferred method and addressing issues about flobby Head,sizing, infection, and a bunch of other topics most of us fear going into this surgery.

What it adds up to is I am confident this guy isn’t incompetent and have done my own research before making a decision. Using Google search put in quotations around the doctors name and then add a keyword like implant, Titan, etc and you will hopefully find something on you local surgeon that you can read his published papers or maybe find something negative that makes you look elsewhere.

I will meet my local surgeon and judge his demeanor and likely go with local as I will be able to have in person follow-ups if needed where traveling 8 hours by car to see my surgeon would be unlikely.

This is a huge decision... do some digging...

Good job David. It sounds like you have found a competent surgeon. Do yourself a favour and let the doctor choose the implant that is right for you. You can't insist on an implant the doc wouldn't have used and then complain about the poor job he did. Each of the implants have their own positives and negatives... let the guy with the MD make the medical decisions. Best of luck to you.

Larry

[Donnie1954]

Some are happy with this 'superstar' but MANY are not. How hard is it to do the surgery right the first time. No problem for a competent Surgeon. Decide for yourself.
Donnie

[radioradio]

ED2013,
I completely agree. Everyone should be able to express their opinion about their doctor, whether it is praise or condemnation. I don’t think it is right or fair for people to be expressing opinions about others’ doctors. It tends to get others stirred up, and where does it all end?
Just my opinion.

[TomW46]

Kramer's website says "Dr. Kramer has the world’s highest volume of revisions in the past decade." That can be taken more than one way. My pump placement is totally botched. Deflating my pump is a difficult ordeal as it's so high the valve is only barely even in my scrotum. Even Dr. Kramer had a very hard time deflating me. I will be getting a complete "washout and revision" next month, I hope.

[antman90]

Kramer's website says "Dr. Kramer has the world’s highest volume of revisions in the past decade." That can be taken more than one way. My pump placement is totally botched. Deflating my pump is a difficult ordeal as it's so high the valve is only barely even in my scrotum. Even Dr. Kramer had a very hard time deflating me. I will be getting a complete "washout and revision" next month, I hope.

Damn that's unfortunate ... but somehow I feel maybe pumps kind of tend to rearrange themselves on their own and perhaps the surgeon doesn't have much control over this ???

[Donnie1954]

That is nothing to be known for. A capable Surgeon gets it right the first time. I can't believe there isn't a kickback. Ka ching. A good surgeon has complete control of pump placement. Mine is perfect. Right at the bottom of my scrotum.
Donnie

[dirtman1993]

I agree with most as if happy with your surgeon tell the world and all I did was cut and paste more info about his history and education. Have learned so long as we have a moderator like him, I will only Read and no longer post till he is gone. This site is open to all so long as we are civil and try to help with all the info we can find about the doctors who try to help us. Could be Eid, Garber or Kramer along with others we are talking about. Free speech is now under threat by this moderator.