Calling all Dr. Portenier patients

Hello, I would like to friend some of Dr. Portenier's patients. I would like to ask you questions about his style, personality, etc. I am a little over 4 weeks away and I have not met him yet but I will soon. I would also like to talk to you about your experiences with the staff, hospital, etc. Can you friend me please?

dr. portenier is my husband's surgeon and i have found him to be a competent, compassionate and thoughtful dr. he listens well and will take time to answer your questions. he has a significant amount of experience and i would be very comfortable having him as my dr or recommending him to friends or loved ones.

to be honest our experience with some of the staff has not been as pleasant, but when issues have been raised they have been addressed.

the in hospital experience that we had after ben's surgery was top notch.

i hope this  helps.

 He was my surgeon, he is very personable, took as much time as I needed to answer questions.  I was completely unimpressed with Durham Regional where I had the surgery, but I believe they have a whole new bariatric wing and it may be better now.  I've friended you, feel free to message me with any questions.

Wow , you have your surgery datew already ? I have been waiting on mine for dr pryor. I am going to call tomorrow and see if they can speed things up.

Yes, I finally got it and I am so happy. Now my family is worried so I am ready to have the surgery and get it done. However, it is taking me some time to get ready. I am buying my vitamins (expensive) and sample protein shakes and packages to add to food. I stopped putting relaxers in my hair so I'm trying to condition it and strengthen it with protein. Working on eating every 3-4 hours, but it so hard to do at home. The final thing that I haven't done yet is begin exercise program. That is what I always procrastinate on, which is my problem. Let me know if you hear something. I tried calling but I didn't get any thing faster so I left them alone and tried to concentrate on other things. Now it seems like time is flying. I have 4 weeks to get the rest of my stuff.