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Sayeed Ikramuddin
"dr ikramuddin was the 2nd surgeon i met with and i ended up having my surgery performed by him on 12-5-1 at the university of minnesota... best surgeon according to my opinion in the best hospital in the whole world...donna his nurse is incredible, and dr ikramuddin has the incredible combination of being extremely experienced medically with actually having a personality that makes you feel at ease... i have never seen with all the research i did with bariatric surgeons office a practice that has so much going for them and that are willing to go the extra mile to answer questions and make patients educated and feel at ease... its truly our gain in minnesota that dr ikramuddin moved to minnesota... to that i am royally grateful.. if you think i am overexaggerting i am not, i still cannot get over the care i have received from this office, it has been outstanding!!!!! The above was written 6 days post op on 12-11-2001. It is now 9 1/2 years since my rny, but I also ended upneeding to be reversed by Dr Ikramuddin, after complications progressive getting worse the last 6 1/2 years. So he does do straight reversals as well, as I did not revise to another procedure. My reversal was 10 months ago on 9-7-2010. Even though I was a rare reversal patient, being so far post op, and one of the few post ops who required a reversal even with a large weight gain, Dr Ikramuddin never shamed me about my weight issues, knowing that I was struggling physically with a lot of severe pain by then and emotionally that wasn't weight related While patients don't see a lot of him at times, he keeps fully abreast of all his patients. I ended up seeing him almost dozen times alone last year. Donna his nurse practioner was saving grace for me last year, as well He still does his own endoscopies on patients, when he can. I have not been an easy patient for him, while I wasn't a perfect patient, my problems weren't all my fault either.Most surgeons do not have the combination of both incredible surgical skill as well as having empathy,like Dr Ikramuddin does. The only issue I have with the U of M, is that it is a teaching hospital which does lead you if you end up with problems having to deal with Bariatric Surgical Residents a lot who rotate. They aren't a lot of fun for the most part to have to deal with. The nurses for the most part have always been awesome.I've managed only having to see him one time for an endoscopy this year, I am trying my hardest to stay out of that hospital and to spare him from having to have to deal with me for as long as possible, but I do have some peace of mind knowing that if I do have any problems he will do his best, to see me through that. That's really an amazing thing given the social media network contacts I have now, nationally who's surgeons will not take any responsibility whatsoever. That's why I felt the need to update this. He is most deserving of the recognition he gets...."
About Me
plymouth, MN
Location
28.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
12/05/2001
Surgery Date
Oct 20, 2001
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Before & After
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10-16-2009 8 years post rny, SUPER SICK but still after almost gaining all my weight back
10-16-2016 almost 15 years post rny/6+ years post reversal -70 lbs from heaviest...
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