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George Woodman
At the seminar I attended Dr.Woodman seemed informed and not wanting to push one kind of surgery over another. He actually told us at the seminar that if you are seeing a surgeon who only wants to do 1 kind of surgery you are at the wrong place because everyones needs are different. I got the impression that he wanted his patients to research their choices and make the best choice for them, not the best choice for him.rn Cyndy has been really nice when I have called in for any reason. The receptionist (can't remember her name- SORRY!)was extremely nice when I went in for my first appointment too.rn My impression of the office staff is and always has been wonderful!!! They are fantastic!rn Dr. Woodman knows his business! He is very short on bedside manner, but for me that is NOT an issue. I prefer competence over bedside manner.rn There is structured after care in place and a great support group also.rn I rate Dr. Woodman overall as a 10. He knows his business and is about the business of helping you to have a healthier lifestyle than what you are accustomed to. He doesn't have room or time for excuses and you should know that he can be blunt and right to the point with you.
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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I have always been over weight and I tried alot of diets that are out there. Even some that were not safe at all. It is hard to see people look at you like you are deformed or have a disease they can catch just because you are fat.
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  • Comment by nab48515 on 10/9/05 6:48 am
    Wishing you well on your upcoming surgery. I hope you have an uneventful surgery and recovery. See you on the losing side.
  • Comment by Go_Go_Girl on 10/8/05 1:42 pm
    Trisha, Congratulations and good luck on your upcomming surgery. I hope the surgery goes smoothly and you have a rapid recovery time so that you can start to enjoy renewed good health and well being. May God's peace be with you.
  • Comment by piperkc on 9/30/05 7:51 am
    "It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
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November 05
on November 5, 2005 4:00 pm
NOVEMBER 05(1 month post)
11/05 Is my 17th anniversary!!!No frills, nothing fancy, we just went and played cards with some friends.
11/10/05: I am 30 days post-op today! Still have some sore muscles but it is minor stuff. Part of my largest incision is still not completely healed. I have to go and see a liver specialist now that my liver biopsy has come back...it shows potentially serious liver damage. I will have to wait and see what the doc says and go from there, I am just focusing on not panicing until after I see this specialist.
11/15/05 I have lost a whole pants size!!! I went from 26w to 24w, that's not a lot, but it is a start!!!I see my Dr. for my 1st appt. since surgery on 11/21...my scales say I have lost 30lbs. so far...and that is pretty exciting.
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11/16 Saw specialist today...we are taking a wait and see approach to the liver problems. I go back in 6 months and we will see what we are going to do then. I may have to have another biopsy, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. One thing is for sure...I have got to get SERIOUS about exercise. The fat in my liver is going to cause me some really serious health problems otherwise. One suggestion I would make is ask your Dr. if s/he does a liver biopsy. I think it would be well worth the cost of requesting one if your Dr. doesn't perform it as a standard part of the surgery.
Found this on another profile and loved it...thanks Bette.

"People are like stained-glass windows.They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,but when the darkness sets in,their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
~~ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

11/21 Called and got my blood work info today- All normal, THANK GOD!!! Saw Dr. Woodman today also. The bad news is that I only lost 20 lbs. by his scales, the good news is I lost 20 lbs!!! I am retaining fluid like crazy for some reason right now, but I have to go with what his scale says. 20lbs. is still great, so I am not dissapointed with my results so far.
We had a great Thanksgiving! Although I am begining to regret telling my extended family about having surgery. They were all trying to police what was on my plate and I even had 1 uncle inform me that I was only supposed to have 1 tbsp. of food at each meal and that I must have a death wish with that much food on my plate. (I had less than 1 1/2 cups of food total!)
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