December 21, 2012
Ella Schultz: Thriving with Family and Medical Support
Ella’s medical condition requires the attention of numerous specialists at Mayo. But with their help, she is overcoming every challenge and thriving.
Tags: 5299, 5306, 5396, Dr. Babovic-Vuksanovic, Dr. Wetmore, Ella Schultz, Mayo Clinic, Neurofibromatosis
December 9, 2012
Goals achieved: Beat cancer, walk again
A rare cancer cost Bob Anderson his hip and leg. Willpower and rehabilitation specialists at Mayo Clinic helped him keep his active lifestyle.
Tags: 5298, 5299, 5308, 5335, 5422, bone cancer, Dr. Shives, fibrosarcoma, Karen Andrews M.D., Mayo Clinic, Robert Anderson
October 23, 2012
Two Hip Replacements and One Happy Patient
By MakalaArce
My name is Samantha Blythe, and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is a five-star medical facility in my book. Out of all the specialty clinics and hospitals that I’ve been to in my childhood and adult years, none of them match up to the quality of care that the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota gives to […]
Tags: 2117, 3832, 5299, 5331, 5335, Dr. Daniel Berry, Dr. Robert Trousdale, hip dysplasia, Hip replacement, Mayo Clinic, Samantha Blythe
August 8, 2012
By MakalaArce
Most parents don’t like to see their child up in arms, but for Taylor Beauseau’s parents, that’s a beautiful thing
Tags: 2631, 5292, 5294, 5299, 5306, 5308, 5335, Alexander Shin, birth, brachial plexus, nerve graft, oberlin technique
June 18, 2012
Wrist Surgery – sharing experience to help others
By MakalaArce
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 cortisone injection. I didn’t have any additional problems with the wrist until about a year […]
Tags: 5299, 5308, 5335, G. Richard Locke III, Jay Smith, Leo Maguire, Mayo Clinic, Michael Stuart, Orthopedics, Richard Berger, Robert Trousdale, Stephen Wisniewski
March 15, 2012
Thumbs-Up After Successful Thumb Reattachment
Anistasia Smith and her mother, Bridgette Grunewald, give a big thumbs-up to Brian Carlsen, M.D., and the team at Mayo Clinic who cared for the then 4-year-old in February 2011. Anistasia’s left thumb had been severed in a recliner chair. “Anistasia was asleep, cuddling on her grandma’s chest. When the recliner was brought to an […]
Tags: 5299, 5306, 5309, 5335, Anistasia Smith, Dr. Brian Carlsen, severed thumb
March 12, 2012
Nurse finds out what being “hip” is all about
By MakalaArce
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 was having problems. I was having the most pain in my left hip. I first […]
Tags: 2117, 3832, 5299, 5335, bilateral hip dysplasia, cortisone shot, Iowa, Julie Olson, Mason City, Mayo Clinic, nurse, Robert Trousdale
February 17, 2012
Mysterious Symptoms and then…Diagnosis: Still’s Disease
By MakalaArce
For many months, Bethany Pautsch’s symptoms were a mystery to the doctors she was seeing in Chicago. When she was told she would need a hip replacement without knowing the cause of the symptoms and deterioration of her joints, she came to Mayo Clinic, where a doctor quickly diagnosed her as having: Still’s Disease. Listen […]
Tags: 5299, 5335, arthritis, Bethany Pautsch, bone, hip, Mayo Clinic, still's disease