Best surgeon in Perth / which surgery bypass or sleeve

Thank you so much for this information I went through dr Watson for my band and I know what your saying . I will look into the other ones and hopefully find a good one

I went with Stephen Watson at Murdoch.

I saw his offsider (Dr Max Bowaters) first who went through stuff with me and for whom it all seemed very routine,  not much personality;  then the dietician (in Scarborough - Diet By D'Zyne - and I paid for that), had the blood tests ordered by Dr Bowaters and then saw Stephen Watson.  I had also been to his information session at night.
He was very easy to talk to.
I also had to go in the Saturday to the hospital before the op on the Monday for all the pre-op paraphenalia.
Some  things weren't explained to me such as that it is routine to have Clexane s.c. post op, even though I wasn't a risk.

I would have expected to have seen him again before I got wheeled into theatre, but didn't.
Also I expected to see him the day after surgery but didn't.

I was not at all impressed by SJOG Murdoch (I am a nurse, they didn't know that) for many reasons which I have posted before in the February 2015 forum.


Costs:
I have top level Medibank.
Out of pocket for surgery was $3050, and for anaesthetist would have been $1500, but he gave me a discount of $1000.00 because I've had him before for ENT surgery (!) so cost $500.00.
Out of pocket for dietician.
I didn't have to do Optifast as my BMI was borderline.
Didn't have to do sleep study (already on CPAP) nor see Psychologist, so didn't incur those costs.

Summary:
Haven't had any complications.
But care was "very average" (ie disappointing).

I know that Kevin Dolan and Leon Cohen  and (can't spell) Hardahsan are also very popular.
Check them out as well.
All the best,
:)

Hi there Im from Darwin and I am going to be having my band removed in May , then 3-4 months later I want to get either a sleeve or a bypass now if there is anyone who has had either of these , what do you think is the best ?? Also as up here in the NT we don't have very good medical or surgeons I am willing to travel to Perth but has anyone got a really good surgeon that they can recommend? Your help will be much appreciated