Finding a top specialist is important. My surgeon has a wall full of pictures of sports figures he’s operated on. If I was to name drop you’d be impressed. Big name athletes find these guys. He does only shoulders and elbows.
Generally you get one bite at the apple. Second and third surgeries, not so good. These guys are most often at the big centers, usually sports affiliated. In that business function is king, just a small functional impairment can be very expensive and career threatening.
They have their reputations for a reason.
DF
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Just what I said............................in fewer words.
Geno
Thanks, Geno, for describing your experiences.
I am indeed in eastern NC and the surgeon I am scheduled to see this coming Monday comes highly recommended by a good friend and shooting club buddy of mine who works at the local medical center as an anesthesiologist. I asked him who he would recommend and he told me - said that he sees much fewer "comebacks" or other issues with this surgeon. He is also the team physician for the ECU Pirates and our local AA baseball team. That's good enough for me.
