Gary Woodland's story is one of the most difficult we've heard in years. The popular golfer's life fell apart the moment he learned of his diagnosis! Previously, Woodland had felt changes in his body, along with several scary symptoms that worried him. However, after some time, doctors confirmed that the lesion on his brain had returned. The thoughts that followed were terrifying.
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I had a lot of scary symptoms, said Woodland, as reported by The Fresno Bee.
"I had some horrible tremors to the point where my doctor wanted to rule out Parkinsons (disease) before he gave me anything. He ordered an MRI. It came back with a lesion on my brain. The first thing you think about when you hear tumor or lesion, am I going to die?
The surgeons believed that the surgery could be successful, and after the procedure, Woodland returned home and immediately hit several putts. The 40-year-old then returned to the PGA Tour at the Sony Open, four months after the surgery. Playing the first tournament after a terrible period was a moment he will never forget.
Garry felt a huge sense of relief.
Garry Woodland on stimulation problems
Woodland admitted afterwards that he had no problem with pain, but the stimulation of his brain meant that he had to rest, after previously feeling terrible.
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PGA Tour player found a solution in yoga and meditation.
The popular golfer seemed to feel like himself again, but stimulation presented a problem for him. In consultation with doctors, he worked a lot on this, wanting to find a solution for stimulation, and it seems that he succeeded in this.
Last year was extremely hard, Woodland said. About four months ago, we sat down with doctors and specialists and were like, How do we deal with the stimulation? Because it isnt going away. Its still in there. Im still on the meds. Weve done a lot of things over the last couple months to slow down the stimulation. Im able to be around my kids all the time. Im starting to feel like myself again.
The experienced golfer points out that he has to observe many rituals before getting out of bed and before going to sleep, listening to the advice of the doctor. Woodland is aware that he must follow the instructions in the coming period, wanting to fully recover, although he seems to have almost achieved that goal.
