So I got my diagnosis in December and had my EPP done in February at a place in Ann Arbor, and I'm trying to figure out if I even picked the right guy or just got lucky. How do you know if a surgeon actually knows what they're doing with meso?
I mean, I can ask how many cases they've done but that doesn't tell you if they're any good at it, right? A guy could do 500 EPPs and still be sloppy. What questions should I actually be asking that matter?
Also how much does it matter that they're at a big cancer center vs like a regional hospital? My surgeon was part of a university program and seemed confident but I don't know if that's just because he's good or because everyone at that level seems confident.
And one more thing, did anyone else feel weird about getting a second opinion? Like I didn't want to seem like I didn't trust my first guy but also this is a pretty big deal and I wanted to make sure before we started cutting.
My recovery's been solid so far, no major complications, so maybe I lucked out but I'd like to know what I should've been looking for from the start.