Rencken Gunther MD 107 Church Street, Walterboro, SC 29488

"Dr. Rencken saved my life. I haven't seen him since I moved away, but hands down best doctor I've ever had to date. I hope he reads this and never forgets the impact he's had on so many lives. Thank you for asking hard questions, for caring deeply, and for believing in your patients."

"Best family doctor we have ever had . knowledgeable..kind..cares about people and direct."

"I never thought I'd have a bad experience here as I grew up with Dr. Rencken being my doctor from a very young age. I've known people that have had not so great experiences, but thought it was just them being nit-picky UNTIL my last visit: I went in with a list of concerns and examples on why I wanted to get an evaluation done for ADHD. I'm talking a two page list of concerns. I asked him not to interrupt me so I didn't lose my train of thought, and he proceeds to grab the paper from me. My mind went blank, and I needed that list. Once I got it back, I started telling him what was up (a conversation I had been practicing for DAYS so that way I didn't mess anything up or leave anything out). One example was that I had an old bottle of medication that I noticed makes my brain focus (phentermine-diet medication). I told him it's like four months old. You can literally look up my history of medications and see the date. He interrupts me and says "that's a red flag, everyone feels great on phentermine. it's speed". Okay... it's not speed.. but I'm telling you I don't feel "great", I feel normal. My brain functions NORMALLY on it. My brain fog completely dissappears, and I don't have trouble remembering things. It doesn't have that effect on all people. How do I know that? Because it doesn't have that same effect on my mother. I try to brush off his condescending tone and move on to the next point to which he again interrupts me and harps on it for the next couple minutes. My mom is the nurse educator at the hospital and I was raised to be open and share everything with my doctor as it can help with a diagnosus. I have a VERY clean record and anyone that knows me knows that I don't even take my thyroid medicine properly as I'm not a fan of medication... it's annoying to have to take pills. NOW, I know why people don't tell their doctors everything. I was basically shamed for it. PS: I DO have ADHD btw as I had an appointment with a psychiatrist that I found which accepted my insurance since you wanted to refer me to someone where I'd have to pay $200+ dollars. Way to go the extra mile. Fun fact, they are now seeing that people who take phentermine and have better brain focus typically do have ADHD. Don't shame people for being open with you, and be there to listen- not react."

"Dr. Rencken has been my mother’s doctor for over 8 years. He is absolutely amazing!!! He had some large shoes to fill after Dr. Johnston left. Not only did Dr. Rencken fill those shoes, he has overfilled them. He is caring, compassionate, empathetic and engaging. He has a great sense of humor and an incredible way of communicating with his patients in a way that they can understand. Even when my mother has been really sick, he puts her at ease and effectively explains the treatment plan. As a nurse, I can honestly say that he had saved my mother’s (Wanda Gunnoe)life, more then once! Thank You Dr. Rencken for all that you do. Kerry Mullis"

"Dr. Rencken is our family doctor and has been our children's Pediatrician through their early years. Now that our children are older he has become my entire families Primary Physician. If possible we never see anyone else.....he is a compassionate doctor and a great friend!"