Surgeons in Perth?!?

I was also sleeved by Dr Cohen this month and have found him and his team great so far. As Loubylou says he isnt 'touchy feely' but was very patient with me and very informative. He gave me plenty of opportunities to ask questions and spoke well to me. Was great after op with my first checkup, sat on my bed and asked me how I was feeling etc and asked if there was anything I was needing. He was recommended to me by my Gp and I had every confidence in him.

Dr Cohen couldn't pay ME to have him touch me.


Dr Armstrong all the way!
I've also heard good things about Thomas.

I was sleeved by Dr Cohen on 5 May 2011 and have had a dream run so far! Good Luck and you will not regret being sleeved!!

My first appt with Jon was in March and then my op was May, but I also asked for around school holidays and I don't live in perth so it probably could have been heaps sooner except I had lots of organising to do.

Good luck again x

Personally I wouldnt go with anyone else but Armstrong, Thomas, or Epari.
They have the best reputations and for good reason.

Hi there I was sleeved by Jon Armstrong on May the 10th and recommend him highly , he is an excellent surgeon, very imformative and a very nice man as well. He is more than happy to answer all your questions. my surgery went really well and I had no problems with my recovery except feeling a little tired.

Good luck with your choice

Sunnie x

I was sleeved by Dr Alan Thomas September 2009. He is a wonderful caring doctor and answers his emails personally which I thought was lovely. I thoroughly recommend him. He also did my two girlfriends November 2010.

Hi there, my names Luke and im being sleeved by Dr Thomas @ SJOG Murdoch around the 30th July he is a great Dr been very informative with me, so i would say his team are excellent, maybe send him an email and go and have a chat. hope all go's well for you and you find the right Dr. regards Luke

I was sleeved by Doctor Cohen on 2nd June. I have no complaints and have had a pretty good recovery. He is not a "touchy feely, beside manner" type of Doctor. He is all business and very professional. He was extremely patient with me at my initial consultation and follow-ups pre-surgery and committed a lot of time to answering my very long lists of questions which put me at ease. I went into surgery feeling very well informed, confident and with no fear whatsoever. He just seems like the type of person that really knows what he's doing.

He turned up exactly when he said he would post surgery to check on me and was very gentle when checking my wounds at post op appointment (2 weeks after surgery). He has been doing this type of surgery for a very long time and I felt very confident about having him as my surgeon. He has had lots of contact with my GP, keeping her appraised of my recovery by letter and she was glad that I had selected him as my surgeon as she had heard very good things about him.

Good luck with selecting a surgeon - I believe that all of the 3 you mentioned have excellent reputations but I'll think you'll find that Jon Armstrong is a runaway favourite on this website!

Loubylou
x

I went to an information seminar last night at Mercy Bariartics reagarding weight loss surgery and it just confirmed to me that I want to get sleeved. I really didnt get much interaction with Dr Cohen as he was presenting the information, but found him ok, however, as this is a really big step I was wanting to hear from other members here in Perth that have looked into these surgeons and what their thoughts were. I understand that everyone is different and who you feel comfortable with I may not, but would still like to hear your experiences. Thanks so much!

Most of those names, if not all, you have listed are not surgeon's...... I work for one of them so I know... most of them are gastroenterologist's... not surgeons who do the sleeve.

Hi i didnt realise you were from perth, my PHI is HBF, My Surgoun is Dr Alan Thomas @ SJOG MURDOCH. my surgery isnt untill another 4 weeks but my out of pocket is $3000 plus anethitist, and cannot highly recommend him enough. Definately worth visiting.

Hi there I was operated on by Jon Armstrong at St John of god in Subi. It cost me 4,800 for Jon out of that I will get a rebate of about 1,200 cannot recommend him highly enough. My gap payment for the anaesthesiest was 900. I had no out of pocket expenses from the hospital and it was wonderful they could not do enough to help. We have top table with gmf . Hope this helps

Sunnie : ))

Hi there!!

In September last year i took out PHI and so im trying to get organized and figure out which Dr to see, and also i need to save to pay for my out of pocket costs, we are currently with HCF but are thinking about changing to HBF... any info you can help me with would be much appreciated!!

1. Who did you choose to be your doctor
2. Which hospital did you stay in and
3. Did you have PHI and if so who are you with? and how much aproxamatly were your out pocket costs?

so much

Dr Dolan does Weight Loss Surgery on the Public System in Perth, but does not do the sleeve.
The Doctors in Bunbury do Private Patients.

Dr Werapitiya in Bunbury is a no gap Surgeon and bills your PHI direct.

Hi

I had dr armstrong I live in Pinjarra he is great no issues my sister is having hers done in sept she lives in Mandurah

Hey

The hard thing is some dr's in perth wont touch others work ( band ).

Im having a sleeve on thursday with Dr Epari. He is really nice and so is his business partner Thomas.

Best thing is to ring and talk to Lisa or Toni and ask if they do gallbladder's. My cousin works in the op rooms said these two guys are the best Dr's working at murdoch.

phone number 93347555

Best of luck

Hi, I am trying to find a surgeon that does the following? who would you recommend?

I have to have my gallbladder removed, and in the process I would like my band removed and eventually it replaced with a sleeve.

I am not 100% sure, but I think my lapband surgeon (Kevin Dolan) doesn't do the sleeve?

Thanks

Hi Pottampuss,
I was sleeved March 2010 by Dr Padovan @ The Mount Hospital but he has rooms in Rockingham (Waikiki Private Hospital)which is closer to you. I have now been at my goal weight for six months and lost 70kgs in total. I found him to be very understanding and sympathetic and hoping to have him do the tummy tuck soon. I was type II diabetic not any more. Couldn't have asked for a better surgeon and his team are great. Out of pocket expenses were $5,000 plus anaesthetist fee. BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE and BEST DOCTOR!!!

GOOD LUCK

Well I've just sent him an email with my dilemma of moving to remote WA and having a perfectly working band taken out and a sleeve done, as I have said on another thread, the band is working perfectly but being so far away from an kind of medical facility is bothering me, I am now sitting at 70kg from 110kg so I have lost 40kg but as I said I shall be a long way from Perth if I get a major blockage.

I had mine done on the public system through charles gardeier hospital ive friends still waiting but i believe the list are now closed they arent putting anymoe through one of my friends just went for her appt has to go back in 6months for her date ive got to other friends that wre on the list before it closed and are still waiting for appt they have been waiting 2 years just to get appt

all i could suggest is your friends gp look into it for her or she could trying ringing around and see if any doctors will do her as a public patient

good luck to her



hugs sue

Hi all, does anyone know anything about the following doctors? All these doctors have gap cover with medibank private. I'd love to use Jon Armstrong or dr padavan, but the out of pocket terrifies me. So any help would be appreciated. Cheers
Dr john olynyk
Dr Richard k Ammon
Dr brendan Collins
Dr mark glaser
Dr Sunil kaushik
Dr Sharon masel
Dr glen brand
Dr Andrew worynski
Dr luca crostella
Dr Wendy cheng
Dr Paul laidman
Dr peter Evans
Dr linden Easton
Dr George garas
Dr Stephen rofe
Dr Richard hill
Dr Donald ormonde
Dr raymond Murray
Dr digby Cullen
Dr brain bramston

Now I know we're not allowed to comment on other people's experiences and or procedures, so with that in mind, hopefully someone can comment.

I FOUND HIM!
I was wrong on a couple of points, but in Perth look at dr Jon Armstrong, ne has a website
Www.westernobesitysurgery.com.au
But google him & he has a great following & reputation on here. He has a public appointment at royal Perth.
Again good luck, I hope this helps xx

Hi, I saw only yesterday that there was a dr, who gave a certain amount of his time at a public hospital, he was French I think or had studied there, but this dr (I'm sorry I can't remember his name) was UK & aus approved. I found him through google.
Good luck, I'm going to try & find him again for you. But there are definitely public surgeons. Don't give up hope yet!