"Out of all the protein drinks I have purchased and eaten, the isopure chocolate is the best, thick, like a milk shake, made with either or milk, and gives me 50 grams protein for each 12 oz, i drink them 2 times a day- If you want good taste, and not a protein taste, then this is the drink u want to buy."
"I met Dr Francis at the end of Jan 2004. I was at my face to face visit, and had chosen her out of the other 3 physicians in her office. My first impression of her was this delightful young woman with dancing eyes, and a genuine smile, but it was her looking at me as a person, and not an overweight person. I felt right at home the minute she walked into the room, and when I left her office, I was so positive I had chosen very wisely. That feeling has not changed. I didnt see Doctor Francis again until i was in Pre-op on March 24, 2004. She is with Smart Dimensions- the organization my PacifiCare insurance contracted with for gastric bypass surgery, and their protocol for persons 50 yrs and over etc, is a cardiac consult. I made sure I saw everyone I needed to, and everything was signed of as OK for surgery. I had the pre-op tests, UGI, GB US, CXR, bloods, blood gasses, etc. When Dr Francis came into my little room Pre Op, she explained she would be taking out my gallbladder since it was loaded with stones, which startled me, but was pleased we were doing it at the same time. I already had an umbilical hernia she was going to repair. She looked me in the eye and told me, she might come up against a lot of scar tissue from my complete hysterectomy I had back in 1982, and if that were the case, it would slow things down, and she said, this is one of the way patients were lost. Did I want to continue with the surgery. She was real and up front with me, and I trusted her to do her very best. I went ahead with the surgery. Now, you have to understand, my father had just died in December 2003, and my mom, although behind me 100%, was frightened when she heard what Dr Francis had said, but knew I had to have the surgery completed. I wanted total honesty from my doctor and I got it, with a wonderful smile, and just knowing she might be worried, calmed me down.
I remember being wheeled into the or, the music playing, and thats it. I dont remember being in recovery, i just remember waking up and seeing Dr Francis at the side of my bed, explaining to me what had taken place. It took several days to sink in. I do remember her Beaming, her eyes sparkling and I had never seen anything so wonderful. I had NO scar tissue, she repaired the Hernia, and she removed the Gallbladder, said i had one rather large stone blocking the duct, that she was in and out in 1 1/2 hrs, and that I was doing great, and she was just so pleased.
Dr Francis to me is a great physician. She tells you like it is, she doesnt talk around issues, she lets you ask questions and answers them truthfully. She has a warm "chair" side manner, a warm " bedside" manner, and believe in both herself and her abilities and her patients. I wanted a doctor who was competent in surgery, and one who took care of me at the bedside too.
I can't tell you she is the BEST surgeon ever, but she is darned near the top in how she handles herslef and performs her skilled services on her patients. I am forever grateful to her for her candid answers, and my mom, well MOM thinks Dr Francis Hung the moon. Said she watched her get off the elevator to come and tell her how surgery went, and to quote mom " she fairly floated over to me, all smiles, and when she got to me, she giggled, and then told me what she did, how long it took, and how well I was doing". That alone endears this lady to me."
