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Tag Archives: Surgery
Seizure-free after new surgery
One of Arden Berge’s most surprising discoveries while he was a graduate student in meteorology had nothing to do with the weather. “I’d been lying on the bed reading, and all of a sudden I looked up and there were … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 2859, 5292, 5294, 5335, Arden Berge, complex partial seizures, Dr. Gregory Cascino, Dr. Richard Marsh, Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic, medication, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Seizure, Surgery, tumor
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Pleased Patient Shows Enduring Gratitude with Tattoo
David Prochello is no stranger to getting tattoos. He builds custom choppers, he has tats on his arms and a large one on his upper back inscribed: “I am my own role model.” So when Prochello, of Dakota Dunes, South … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Urology
Tagged 1136, 2802, 5327, 5335, David Prochello, Dr. Leibovich, kidney cancer, Surgery, tattoo, tumor
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An Unexpected Miracle from Down the Hallway
Sometimes miracles happen when you least expect them. No one believes that more than Fleming Island, Florida resident Shirley Thompson, whose tale of how she received two new lungs while in a medically induced coma at Mayo Clinic hospital in … Continue reading
By Paul Scotti |
Posted in Pulmonary, Transplant, Women's Health
Tagged 3722, 3790, 4226, 5314, 5324, 5334, Cesar Keller, Florida, hysterectomy, lung transplant, MayoClinicFL, PAH, pulmonary, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Surgery, Transplant, transplantation
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Unraveling the Mystery of Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Imagine listening in real time to the thump, thump of your own heartbeat, the rush of your blood pulsing through your veins, and even the slightest twitch of your eyes – all in surround sound. Those are but a few … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in ENT/Audiology
Tagged 5267, 5335, balance, Dr. Charles Beatty, Dr. Daniel Blum, ear, hearing, otorhinolaryngology, Round Window Occlusion, Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome, Surgery, Wendy Tapper
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My 30-Year Journey with Mayo
My name is Ardyth Carpenter, and in 1982, I went to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, after experiencing a TIA. While there, Mayo’s work up discovered a malignancy in my right breast. I had no ill effects from the “mini-stroke” … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 1136, 2375, 5250, 5279, 5335, Ardyth Carpenter, breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Lymphedema, mastectomy, melanoma, radiation, Surgery, thyroid cancer
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Loving care, answered prayers and a bake sale
For Carey Deacon, the support of co-workers along with her daughter’s medical care reaffirmed her decision to return to work at the “only place she felt passionate about.” Carey Deacon sped from her mother’s graveside to the emergency room with … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Human Resources, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tagged Carey Deacon, Catherine Deacon, Charles Coddington, dermoid tumor, employee, Employment, Matthew Robertson, ovary, Surgery, tumor
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Wrist Surgery – sharing experience to help others
Many years ago, I injured my right wrist while working for a previous employer. At the time, I was told that I had a small cartilage tear. I wore a splint for a couple of months, and I had a … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged 5299, 5308, 5335, G. Richard Locke III, Jay Smith, Leo Maguire, Mayo Clinic, Michael Stuart, Orthopedics, Richard Berger, Robert Trousdale, Stephen Wisniewski, Surgery, Traci Reed, UT ligament split tear, Wrist
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Never Give Up On Your Health – Sniffing out a Discovery
My name is Katie Little and I am 28 years old. I have experienced many nasal problems throughout my life, including two nose fractures and, over the last 10 years, have experienced significant difficulty breathing at night. I tried a … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in ENT/Audiology
Tagged 5267, 5335, bone growth, Dr. Grant Hamilton III, ENT, Katie Little, Mayo Clinic, nasal, nose, otorhinolaryngology, spur, Surgery
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Nurse finds out what being “hip” is all about
My story begins in 1998. At the age of 32 I was diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia. Because I was a breech baby at birth the doctors at home had told me that this was probably the reason why I … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged 2117, 3832, 5299, 5335, bilateral hip dysplasia, cortisone shot, Iowa, Julie Olson, Mason City, Mayo Clinic, nurse, Robert Trousdale, Rochester Methodist Hospital, Surgery
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