Keep in mind that to a surgeon, every problem has a surgical solution.

I'd do a lot of research online before the consultation and ask a lot of questions before I consented to any surgery. If the Dr. is uncomfortable with the questions, look for another one.

I'd want to know how common this condition is, and what the success rates are after surgery. What happens to young children after this kind of surgery? Does it make them more prone for other conditions down the road? What are the suggested treatments if you don't have surgery? Will she still have to have a restricted diet or take medications afterward? For how long? What are the side effects from the medications? Might this be cured with dietary changes alone? If she has some improvement with a low or zero fat diet how much fat would you estimate she had been consuming before the change. Could there be particular trigger factors that exercabate the condition. Have you kept a food diary to see any patterns? Could you?

I could probably think up a lot more questions but I think you get my drift.

Of course you want to have your daughter treated quickly and efficiently, and most of all, safely. But surgery is still considered by many to be a pretty drastic measure. Yes, it has it's place, but you really want to consider all the aspects of such a step. (My father was a surgeon, and he always advised us never to have surgery unless it was absolutely necessary and that we fully understood what would be done, why, and really understood what the limitations or other effects afterward might be).

Keep in mind that a doctor is a businessman/woman just like any other and he wants your business. We'd all love to believe our doctors are just like Marcus Welby and that they really care about us, and some of them do, but I think in many cases they are just too hamstrung by insurance companies requirements and have to see more and more patients each day just to break even (there's that business problem again) thus we just don't get the care and attention that we should any more.

Good luck. This is a decision that no parent should ever have to make. Let us know how it turns out.