Monthly Archives: July 2010

Pancreatitis

July 26th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Ms. Patricia Benjamin talks about her experience with pancreatitis and the care she received at Mayo Clinic. See also a video with Dr. Santhi Vege, Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic’s nationally recognized Pancreas Clinic treats patients with diseases of the pancreas. … Continue reading →

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Back to Her “New Normal”

July 24th, 2010 - 6:00 am

As a 14-year-old, Ann Strom understandably had knots in her stomach about starting her freshman year of high school. These knots, however, did not go away. Following several weeks of abdominal pain, Strom and her parents began to suspect that … Continue reading →

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Mayo’s Biggest Booster

July 23rd, 2010 - 6:00 am

Each year, Marnie Hensel, of Wayzata, Minn., comes to Mayo Clinic for her annual checkup through the Executive Health Program. During her visit in early 2004, physicians noticed a spot on her lung x-ray. A biopsy found that it was … Continue reading →

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Crohn’s Disease and Pregnancy

July 22nd, 2010 - 6:00 am

When I walked into Dr. Sunanda Kane’s office at Mayo Clinic, I was crying. I had been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease not long before, and I was devastated by the news. I know some people who have Crohn’s, and they … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Erickson Hair and Skin Care Center

July 21st, 2010 - 2:56 pm

Bonnie Lenz, a patient at Mayo Clinic shares her story of the cosmetic side effects chemotherapy and radiation had on her personal appearance and the positive impact the Mayo Clinic Erickson Hair and Skin Care Center and the Look Good…Feel … Continue reading →

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Compass to Care: The Mike & Sandy Ernsdorff Childhood Cancer Foundation

July 19th, 2010 - 6:00 am

In 1974, 14-month old Michelle Ernsdorff was diagnosed with a Wilm’s tumor, a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children. Michelle’s hometown pediatricians in Dubuque, Iowa, had little experience treating a child with Wilm’s, so her parents, Mike and Sandy … Continue reading →

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A sign for the times

July 16th, 2010 - 4:00 pm

On July 10, the Florida campus unveiled a new sign viewable from a mile away. The new mark on the Davis Building prominently displays “Mayo Clinic” day and night to those traveling the busy highway to and from the coastal … Continue reading →

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Neuromyelitis Optica Treatment at Mayo Clinic Restores Grace Jeffers’ Sight

July 16th, 2010 - 6:00 am

In 2009, Grace Jeffers of Chicago was wheelchair-bound, having severe back pain and losing control of the left side of her body. She had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but when a blood test sent to Mayo Clinic in December … Continue reading →

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What Led Hayley Lairmore to Mayo Clinic

July 14th, 2010 - 6:00 am

After her daughter Hayley had been vomiting an average of 10 times a day for nearly six months, her mother Christine happened upon what seemed to her a possible diagnosis: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), as described in the first … Continue reading →

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Hayley Lairmore’s Mayo Clinic Journey

July 13th, 2010 - 7:47 am

I first heard about Hayley Lairmore through a comment card her mom, Christine, sent to Mayo Clinic after their visit to Rochester last December. It was an amazing story of how Hayley had been throwing up an average of 10 … Continue reading →

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