My visit with Edward Rensimer has been the single most vile encounter I've ever had with a medical…read moreprovider. I've been waiting years to write this review. I was referred to Rensimer by a rheumatologist. I had chronic fatigue for a very long time, joint and muscle pain, and significant pain and heaviness in my legs and feet. I had also gained weight (~30 lbs). I had test results showing that I might have contracted Lyme disease (I am from a part of the country where Lyme is endemic). The rheumatologist thought I might have Lyme on the basis of my blood tests, and did not want to address any inflammatory issues until figuring out whether I had an infectious disease. At my appointment, I conveyed my symptoms (after signing my life away on reams of intake forms and waivers). Rensimer refused to look at my prior lab test results because he didn't like the local physician who ordered them. He pronounced that we don't have Lyme in Texas (I'm not from Texas). He sneered at me that my weight gain must be due to personal failures of exercise and diet (hard to exercise when you muscles, legs and feet are on fire). After some back and forth where I'm getting a very nasty vibe, he starts snarl-laughing in my face and asking me about my intimate life (non-existent for many years given how ill I was). He proceeds to ignore my responses regarding my longtime celibacy and sends me away with a script for blood tests for HIV and syphilis, even though I don't have the sexual history or genitourinary symptoms that would support the diagnosis of an STI. (Lyme disease and syphilis are both spirochete type bacteria, so I guess this was his way of saying he didn't believe me, and slapping me down, so to speak). He didn't explain the script (I looked up the blood tests myself), so I can only assume he was getting his jollies imagining how appalled I would be to blindly present that script to a lab. The whole episode was some absurd attempt at insulting me: I mean - what doctor would try to diagnose someone complaining of weight gain with HIV? Oh, and of course he also sent me off with a referral to a psychiatrist. A male psychiatrist, of course. A headshrinker to put this crazy broad (who probably sleeps around) in her place. Well, of course I wasn't crazy. And I never had HIV or syphilis. As misfortune would have it, I was eventually diagnosed with ovarian cysts and sciatic endometriosis, both of which messed with the nerves going into my legs, causing referred pain in my limbs. After years of suffering, I had surgery for this condition. On top of it, I bucked up and gathered the funds to see a Lyme specialist in a northeastern state, who promptly diagnosed me with a "classic case," and administered antibiotics. After both of these interventions, I am feeling SIGNIFICANTLY better. It is a sad fact that people who are chronically and/or mysteriously ill have to deal with physicians like these who seem to have outright contempt for their patients. I am glad that I possessed sufficient discernment and the necessary mental fortitude to continue on my health journey for answers, and not let this individual stand in the way of a resolution of my problems.

I recommend Dr. Ed Rensimer, MD and his entire medical staff in the strongest possible terms. His…read morepractice is designed to provide the kind of exceptionally professional but personally focused medical care which is rarely seen in today's government and insurance company dominated medical industry. He is thoroughly responsive and a great listener. Then, he is extremely knowledgeable and both willing and eager to explain his understanding. If your primary motivation is for a quick in, quick out, 10-minute experience watching someone type into their laptop, Rensimer & Associates is not for you. If you are looking for real listening, careful evaluation, and exceptional medical knowledge delivered in an atmosphere focused on sincere caring and compassion, you will never do better. Ever.