Dr Alan Thomas

Hi Guys, I am 10 days post op after being sleeved by Alan Thomas - he also did my band removal in May. I can't say enough good things about him - clinically he has an excellent record, he is friendly and not judgemental but does explain all the risks to you, his team are great as well - I see the dietician Nikki and she has been so helpful. A few friends of mine have also been sleeved by Alan and no one has had any issues, some of them are 2 years in now. 
Out of pocket for me on HBF was $4500 and I was in hospital for 3 nights.

Tossing up between Thomas and Armstrong for a sleeve after banding. Sounds like they are both good.

My very good friend saw him 2 yrs ago, she speaks highly of him and I am having my surgery with him on the 27th


She was roughly 97 now 53 and maintains that 2 yrs on

Bec25 wrote:

Miss Krys wrote:

Thanks Bec25 I will let you know how I go on the 16th 😁

Hey Miss Krys so tell me how did you go??? I have an appointment this monday with Dr Thomas and I am nervous as hell!

Hi Bec25

My appt wasn't until 6th March with Dr Thomas, I got both my dates mixed up. I've had my appt with Dr Armstrong and am booked in to have the surgery on 18 Feb!! So I will be sleeved before I was even going to go see Dr Thomas haha - how exciting!!
So won't be seeing Dr Thomas anymore.
I have heard by a lot of people he is an amazing surgeon and one of the best in Perth. So I believe you are in very good hands. I actually have never heard a bad word about him.

I was really nervous too when I went for my initial appointment ( I actually couldn't believe how nervous I was - I can only imagine how I will be on the 18th) but once we started talking etc I become relaxed quite quickly.

Good luck I'm sure you will love him and I look forward to hearing how you went.

K x

Miss Krys wrote:

Thanks Bec25 I will let you know how I go on the 16th 😁

Hey Miss Krys so tell me how did you go??? I have an appointment this monday with Dr Thomas and I am nervous as hell!

 There's not really any way to find out success rates but to ask the doctor directly. Dr Padovan was very upfront about his success rates but who wouldn't be if you are successful. 
The scariest part of this op is the risk of a problem so you really need to trust your surgeon and asking these questions is your right. 
Good luck

Where can you look up success rates? 

allaboutme wrote:

hey Bec, great to chat with you yesterday.
Check their success rates, pretty sure Armstrong still has 100% success rate. There have been some cases  here in Perth with not good outcomes. My doc (Padovan) has been involved in some revision surgeries and inquests as he is quite renowned also for his expertise. just another name to through in the mix. His dietician is also fab!

Was awesome to chat with you.. To meet someone who has actually gone through the process makes a massive difference to my nerves LOL.. I have a good feeling about Dr Thomas we shall see how I go when I go in to see him on the 3rd Feb. Not long to go now only a few weeks I can't wait! Keep in touch x

hey Bec, great to chat with you yesterday.
Check their success rates, pretty sure Armstrong still has 100% success rate. There have been some cases  here in Perth with not good outcomes. My doc (Padovan) has been involved in some revision surgeries and inquests as he is quite renowned also for his expertise. just another name to through in the mix. His dietician is also fab!

Allen Thomas has a very good reputation in Perth, there used to be a few of his patients on this site and everyone spoke very highly of him. I know a few years ago he did have a 100 % rate with no leaks in any of his patients :)

I used Jon Armstrong when I had my sleeve 2 and 1/2 years ago he is absolutely brilliant and I would recommend him to anyone, he also has a 100% success rate.
 Please research your surgeon carefully as not all of them are as experienced as these two.


Good luck 

Miss Krys wrote:

Thanks Bec25 I will let you know how I go on the 16th 😁

I look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!

Thanks Bec25 I will let you know how I go on the 16th 😁

Miss Krys wrote:

Hi, I am new to this and would love to know how your appointments went bec25 and bubbles as I too have appointments in Jan with Dr Thomas and Dr Armstrong.
I feel so nervous about the whole thing.,,,

Hey Miss Krys...... I have my first appointment with Dr Thomas on the 3rd of Feb..   I have had to wait for my PHI to kick in. It has come around pretty fast actually. Bubbles1984 would be able to give more insight as she has already been sleeved and as far as I know all has gone well with her.

Hi, I am new to this and would love to know how your appointments went bec25 and bubbles as I too have appointments in Jan with Dr Thomas and Dr Armstrong.
I feel so nervous about the whole thing.,,,

I'll pm you tomorrow! Have you got appointments booked??

Let me know how your appt goes bubbles.. Armstrong was the other one i had on my list.

Hi- At BMI I had the choice of who I wanted to see Dr Yong or Dr Basson, they both operate at JHC.  I opted for Dr Yong, from what I have read he has a good success rate.  Saw him last week, very easy going I thought, said he is doing more sleeves these days. The gap is the same for Public or private patients.  I thought the whole set up was pretty good, and very professional (not that I had anything to compare against).

dm1432 wrote:

Bubbles1984 wrote:

I have an appointment with Thomas on Wednesday. His out if pocket cost is approx 4300 his receptionist told me today.  I have an appointment with Armstrong on Monday too lol. See which one I'm more comfortable with

 BMI Joondalup out of pocket is only $2500 for a sleeve, may be worth a thought?

 Hi dm1432 - who's the surgeon at Joondalup?

Bubbles1984 wrote:

I have an appointment with Thomas on Wednesday. His out if pocket cost is approx 4300 his receptionist told me today.  I have an appointment with Armstrong on Monday too lol. See which one I'm more comfortable with

 BMI Joondalup out of pocket is only $2500 for a sleeve, may be worth a thought?

I have an appointment with Thomas on Wednesday. His out if pocket cost is approx 4300 his receptionist told me today. I have an appointment with Armstrong on Monday too lol. See which one I'm more comfortable with

Bubbles, Oh that is good I am glad she liked him. I agree is nice to hear other people's experiences with different surgeons..

Hey Bec! Well a family member of mine had Thomas do her sleeve and she loved him! Would be nice to hear from others though lol

Hi Bubbles... Yes I am kind of Surprised that no one has come out and said anything about him.. Making me start to wonder..

Hi Bec,
i was hoping you would have had some replies by now!  Anyone out there used Alan Thomas?  i'm looking at him too

Hi there. I am just wondering how many people have used Dr Alan Thomas for their surgery and their experience with him. I am planning on going to Murdoch hospital. I havn't found much information on him so was hoping someone here could shed some light on costs and how he works etc.. I am ging with HCF for my PHI..