Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing’
March 15, 2019
Less Is More: Losing Weight, Gaining Perspective
A lifetime of food addiction resulted in Jessica Erickson’s weight becoming unmanageable. When she looked for medical help, she found a Mayo Clinic team that offered her the care and support she needed to become a smaller, healthier version of herself.
Tags: bariatric surgery, Dr. Basel Sharaf, Dr. Jennifer Radtke, Dr. Kurt Kennel, Dr. Michael Kendrick, Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Sleeve gastrectomy
January 2, 2019
Shoulder Injury Can’t Sideline Young Coach
When Nicholas Oeltjen, a physical education teacher and coach, suffered a complex shoulder injury, his Mayo care team crafted a treatment plan that got him back on the field.
Tags: Dr. Gregory Erickson, Dr. Michael Johnson, Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder pain, Sports Medicine
February 22, 2018
Young Minnesota Man Survives an Older Man’s Emergency
At age 32, Doug Larsen didn’t look like someone who would have a stroke. But he did. Fortunately, prompt diagnosis and treatment curtailed the damage and helped speed Doug’s recovery.
Tags: Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, stroke, Stroke Telemedicine
July 3, 2017
Saving Dave Boyett’s Foot With the Help of a Pressure Chamber
After a series of accidents led to increasingly serious foot wounds and infections, Dave Boyett was told he might have to have his right foot amputed. Staff at Mayo Clinic’s Hyperbaric and Altitude Medicine Program in Rochester, however, helped change that.
Tags: diabetes, Dr. Daniel Ryssman, Dr. Paul Claus, Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy, Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Vascular Ulcer and Wound Healing Clinic