Was the other doctor named Kemmerling, by any chance?

I wouldn't recommend him to anyone, ever.  He did my lapbanding surgery in 2003 and I had almost fatal complications. He kept telling me that I was "fine" in spite of the fact that I couldn't eat solid foods, had chronic, severe pain from left shoulder to lower abdomen, didn't have a bowel movement for nearly 2 weeks and was in extreme pain morning until night. Thankfully, I found a specialist in Chicago who saved my life. The specialist did a barium Xray and found that my stomach was twisted into a Figure 8 and my intestines were blocked and kinked. I was, simply  put, days away from dying. If I had listened to kemmerling and believed that "everything was fine" I wouldn't be here today.

Dr. Kemmerling also shoved an Ng tube in me only hours after my surgery, without benefit of lubrication, tearing my nostril badly in the process. My nose was bleeding, I was in agony, and he left me sitting in a hallway of the hospital, crying and in extreme pain. I also got my period sometime during this time after my surgery. I remember sitting in that hallway bleeding, gagging, crying like I've never cried before or since, and being in so much pain that I didn't really care that people were walking by, staring at me, horrified.

Oh, and while he was shoving the Ng tube in, he said, "It's gonna hurt, you're not gonna like it, deal with it." It was the most malicious treatment I ever experienced from a so-called "medical professional."  I wouldn't recommend him to anyone for these reasons. 

I really should have found a different surgeon when I came in for a consultation with him and the nurse called me into an exam room and started reading vital statistics and personal information from someone else's chart. Turned out, they thought I was a patient who already had surgery and when I alerted them to the fact that I was only there for a consultation, they seemed surprised. So I was privy to another patient's very private information, due to their mistake. That should have really been Clue #1 that I should have found a different surgeon.

I have to second Lois's opinion of Dr. Chua's seminar. It was fantastic. I had attended a different doctor's seminar who practices much closer to my home and I was completely turned off by that surgeon. Then a friend literally dragged me to Dr. Chua's seminar last week and I absolutely fell in love with the man.

He is so well prepared, informative, and he has volunteer patients come and talk about their experiences in addition to others speaking about the other parts of the process so you get a complete view.

I highly recommend any one who is looking into any type of WLS to attend his seminar!

Does Dr. Chua go over the Duodenal Switch during his seminar?

I went to his seminar, and don't remember him covering it. If he did, it was very brief.

Hello,
I'm also a Dr. Johnson patient, in Green Bay.  I'm very sorry for those of you who had bad experiences.  Nothing can take away your losses.  My sympathy.

I have been extremely happy with Dr. Johnson.  I met him 9 months before surgery, went through the nutritional and other counseling, went back with my husband for another visit, did a pre-op appt., had surgery, and have had two post-op appts.  I have been pleased with how things have been going.  HIS NURSE, KIM, IS AWESOME, too.  Hope it helps others to know.  k

In Wisconsin anyone considering bypass should pursue it through Midwest Bariatric Solutions. They are located within Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah and are a Center of Excellence for the Gold Standard of bypass surgery which is RNY. Dr.'s Georgan and Wasco are the best of the best, leaving not ONE detail out of the process. They have one of the most comprehensive pre-surgery preparation programs and their after-care programs are phenominal. Their continuum of care including: 12 appts for follow-up with a bariatric dietician, 12 appts with a bariatric exercise trainer, 24-hour contact with a live person, support groups, cooking classes - offers more than any one hospital I've researched. It just goes on...they don't miss a beat! I had Dr. Wasco and he was awesome!