"Dr. Thies is incredible!!!! When I first met with Dr. T, I, like many others, was impressed with his knowledge, his very thorough approach to this surgery and his dedication in letting his patients know the entire process and his expectations... I would definately say to anyone getting ready to meet with him to make sure that they had done their research and are not going into this surgery blindly.. He appreciates patients who have a willingness. On the day of my surgery, he was calm, and relaxed and very very reassuring... As I was in recovery, he went over the details with my family and was generally wonderful. He visited daily and was pleased that I was making a sincere effort to walk and follow his instructions. I did develop a complication and had to be re-operated on 4 days after my initial surgery... during the entire 2nd surgery.. he was THE most concerned, dedicated and understanding doctor. I do want to mention that the complication was NOT related to the RNY... that part was actually quite wonderful.. it just happened... but he has been caring and kind and you can tell when a physician truly cares about your well being.. he does... Even in post op visits, he continues to be kind, answers all my questions, and is truly wonderful. His aftercare instructions are specific and he expects his patients to stick with them. I would rate him very high!!! I would trust him for any further surgery in the future.
I think the Only negative thing I would have to say is in regards to the office staff.. and not them in particular, but I am having to file lots of paperwork to get FMLA and short term disability.. and it seems difficult for the office staff to communicate what they need from me in order to get everything filed properly... I would make sure that you know exactly what is needed from your employer BEFORE you need to file and what Dr. Theis's office will need... (for instance, I had to pay a $15 "filing" charge for them to send out all the paperwork... )"
