Laproscopic RNY surgeons in SD

Hello there~ I had Dr. Thaemert and I thought he was AWESOME! I would use him again in a hot second. He is also a Christian, which might not matter to some, but it was very comforting to me! I highly recommend him. And his bedside manner WAS good. I grilled him life a cheese sandwich and he answered all of my questions and made me feel very ready. He didn't sugar coat anything either. But, I felt very respected as an overweight individual. Anyway, if you have more pointed questions feel free to contact me. I would be happy to answer them. Oh, and I DID have complications...I almost died. BUT, I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN! And, I would use Dr.Thaemert! Hope this helps~

Mike, Fred Harris is your best choice. His record speaks for itself. I researched getting obesity surgery for four years. I spent three and a half days at Mayo and decided to go with Harris. My surgery was done on July 5th and I have lost close to ninety pounds since meeting him. Like you I "insisted" on Lap. Dr. Harris could not guarantee he would perform it on me. He said that he would try but if he got in there with the scopes and found something that worried him he would open me up. You can't "feel" with metal scopes like you can with your hands. Made great sense to me as if I had some type of tumor growing I would want that addressed first and foremost. When I woke up I found out he did do LAP on me but had he not I would have easily dealt with it. The man is very good at what he does and this goes way beyond the weight loss procedure he performs. He has performed over 900 gastric bypass surgeries and has never lost a patient. Should you have any questions about him email me at [email protected] and I will help you any way I can. Thanks, John Collins