Hi....
I used to work at Bassett Army Hospital about 7 years ago when Dr Mayer was (you're right Kari) active duty there.  He was highly respected and very competent as a general surgeon. I had heard he was doing WLS here in town and I had hoped to have him as my surgeon but he doesn't take tricare, to which I was disappointed to hear. It sure would save the army a ton of money to have him do the surgeries locally instead of paying boocoo bucks to send us all down to Anchorage.......oh well.
One of my current coworkers had him as her doc when she had RNY about 2 years ago. She has had nothing but great things to say about him..........
Good luck on your journey.........I'm just starting mine as well!
Denise

I love Doc Searles!  He did my surgery on Mar 20th and I'm down 65 lbs!  Give him a call for a consult!  He isn't the "warm fuzzy" type, more direct and to the point but very competent.  If you prefer the more warm fuzzy type you might consider trying Doc Todd instead!
 

Kari

I just posted a blog about body image.  I hope you will take the time to read it.

http://luvsexytrstno1.blogspot.com/2008/08/death-to-fat-girl .html

Hi there everyone! My name is Heather, and I’ve just discovered this fabulous site.   So, I’ve just turned 22, and I’m seriously considering getting a Lap-Band done. I’ve been doing a little research on it, and it seems like the best option for me. It also seems like it has the least amount of risks associated with death, so I’m definitely all over that.   I know that Dr. Searles at Regional Hospital performs the surgery… I guess I’m just really scared and clueless about the whole thing, and I don’t know where to go from here. Is this a good doctor for this procedure, and if so, should I just contact him directly for a consultation?