Mara K.
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Elliot Goodman
"I saw Dr. Goodman on 3/21/01. My very first impression was that he was very thin and very young. These of course being fine with me. It's just the first thing I noticed. Then he started talking and he had a nice voice. He also had a very nice smile. He seemed happy to be there even though it was at night and the noreaster was knocking on our door. (bad winds and rain). I was already thinking good thoughts about him. He asked me a little of my medical history and asked if I had any questions. I was there with both my mother and father. I had a lot of questions, my mother had a few and my father had none. But everything was answered very honestly. He made me feel like I had full trust in him already. He made me feel at ease. Even when we were talking about the death factor. I was really worried about dying from the surgery or complications of the surgery. He put my mind at ease. Oh, I forgot to say that we saw a 20 minute video before we met with him. He examined me and then gave his thoughts on my predicament. Let's just say I wanted to have the surgery right then and there. And I am not the kind of person to trust anybody right away. I have had bad situations in the past and have learned never to trust anyone right away. But I was all smiles until I went to sleep that night. And I hardly ever smile these days. He gave me hope. The most important thing he said was an answer to a question I posed to him, "why did you get into this field of medicine/surgery?" He answered (without hesitation) "Because this surgery makes people happy. I like to make people happy. Need I say more? ====== AFTERCARE: he has a monthly meeting with others who have had the surgery. He says I need to go to the meeting BEFORE the surgery so I can talk to people. Post op visits will be one week, one week after that, one month, three months for a while. ====== on a scale of 0-10 I would rate him a 9. Only because I really don't have anything to compare him to. He was the first doctor I saw. He seemed very knowledgable in the process. I have many, many medical problems (most not due to weight) and he had an answer for all the problems. He had a way to take care of the surgery and not let the problems get in the way. I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to do the surgery because of my problems. But he knows just how to handle them. His bedside manner is great. Very happy, very smiley, very understanding and listens to everything you have to say with undivided attention."
About Me
West Palm Beach, FL
Location
41.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
04/25/2001
Surgery Date
Feb 20, 2001
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