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Category Archives: Gastroenterology
Finally! Relief for Unbearable Acid Reflux: The LINX Procedure
Who hasn’t experienced the occasional acid reflux from a particularily spicy dinner or an extra slice of pizza? Nothing that an over-the-counter pill wouldn’t relieve, right? Unfortunately, for seven long years, Shawnee Williams, suffered not a few but daily episodes … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Gastroenterology, General Surgery
Tagged 2927, 3169, 4024, acid reflux, Arizona, GERD, Harold, Kristi Harold, LINX, LINX procedure, Mayo Clinic, Shawnee Williams
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For patient in Honolulu, Mayo Clinic is just one click away
Living in Hawaii definitely has its benefits — the beautiful scenery, the tropical weather, the ocean. But, what if you are living with a chronic condition and there aren’t any specialists on the island? For Traci Downs, the answer was … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Gastroenterology, Innovation
Tagged 2961, Hawaii, Internet, Mayo Clinic, patient app, patient online services, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Traci Downs
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Adventures of a 31-year-old Pancreatic Cancer Survivor
Dorylee Baez lives fearlessly. Whether flying down a zip line or organizing a pancreatic cancer patient group in Puerto Rico, she plunges into life with zest. The 31-year-old academic advisor at Universidad del Este in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is known … Continue reading
By Cynthia (Cindy) Weiss |
Posted in Cancer, Gastroenterology
Tagged 2246, 2250, 2254, 3719, 3723, 5150, 5275, 5279, 5334, chemotherapy, Colon Cancer, FL, Florida, Gastroenterology, hematology, hepatology, liver cancer, MayoClinicFL, mononucleosis, oncology, Pancreatic Cancer, Patient Story, radiation therapy, whipple procedure
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Gift from Daughter to Dad: a Liver Donation
Chuck Lewensten ran a successful business, hunted in Africa and played tennis with his fiancé, Jill. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis changed all that. By the summer of 2010, the disease had ravaged Lewensten’s liver, leaving him homebound and dependent on his family … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Gastroenterology, Transplant
Tagged 2248, 3793, 5275, 5324, 5335, Amy Konsewicz, Chuck Lewensten, Dr. Michael Charlton, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant, living donation, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
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He Said, She Said: How One Couple Battled Colon Cancer Together
Sue Willingham remembers the May 2010 day well. She was getting ready to take her two children to school. But before leaving the house, she did what any mom might – use the restroom. But then she noticed she’d lightly … Continue reading
By Cynthia (Cindy) Weiss |
Posted in Cancer, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Women's Health
Tagged 1136, 2246, 3719, 5275, 5334, colo-rectal cancer, colon, Colon Cancer, colonoscopy, MayoClinicFL
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Guts to Glory
Sam and Laura Kirstein biked across the country to show that people with inflammatory bowel disease can still lead an active life. “If you persevere, there is light at the end of the tunnel.” Continue reading
By margieshepard |
Posted in Gastroenterology
Tagged 1852, 2642, 2643, 5144, Crohn's Disease, IBD, Laura Kirstein, Mayo Clinic, Sam Kirstein
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With an uncertain cancer diagnosis, Ning Chien sought answers at Mayo
“The sky seems bluer and the air smells fresher,” says Ning Chien, after being accurately diagnosed by Mayo doctors with treatable autoimmune pancreatitis, rather than suspected cancer. Continue reading
By margieshepard |
Posted in Gastroenterology
Tagged 5275, 5335, 5365, Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Dr. Vege, Mayo Clinic, Ning Chien
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Doubly Rewarding: Weight Loss and Liver Transplant for Rare Disorder
In 2007, Kimmy Lockwood decided to be screened for weight-loss surgery to address a longtime weight problem. Little did she know that decision would be lifesaving and eventually lead to a liver transplant at Mayo Clinic. Tests indicated Lockwood had … Continue reading
By stacytheobald |
Posted in Gastroenterology, Transplant
Tagged 3013, 5275, 5324, 5335, Kimmy Lockwood, Liver Transplant
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