"Dr. Provost is soft spoken and kind
He doesn't sugar coat anything. Lois
his nurse is wonderful and I give her
full credit for getting my info to
the insurance company in such a timely
fashion and getting my approval in a matter of days. Dr. Provost is a trained
trauma surgeon and I trust my life to
him. Who better to make snap life and
death decisions? Also, he works in conjunction with another bariatric surgeon so you have two for the price of one! He says he wants to be your doctor for ever. and has both a pre-op and post-op support group that meets monthly ( that's two meetings a month for him and his nurse to attend so they are serious about aftercare.) I rate him a 10. I feel I have a down to earth doctor who is also a great surgeon. Another good thing is that Dr. Provost doesn't have a long list of required pre-op testing like a lot of other docs do. I took phen-fen and because I haven't had any problems and nornal blood pressure, etc., he doesn't make patients do stress testing, echocardiograms, etc. He doesn't do a psychological profile either, however if your insurance co. requires it, then you have to do it. No sleep studies, upper GIs, endoscopy. Definately an added bonus.
12-3-01 I am home from surgery and have nothing but praise for Dr. Provost and the entire team. The residents of surgery and anesthesiology were all fantastic with good bedside manner. I thought that as a physician myself, I wouldn't want residents involved. It didn't bother me at all because the care was fantastic. The nurses at Parkland were compassionate and very competent. Overall, a huge success. My only concern is that for the leak test, the radiologist instructed me drink all of the dye I could and me being an overachiever and feeling so good, did just that. I overdid it and was miserable for about 18 hours. I would recommend taking your little measuring cups with you and not drink more than 3 oz. Eventhough, I give my experience a ten. Feel free to email with any questions. "
