Tag Archives: Surgery

Hospital revisited

My mother had to go into the hospital unexpected this past week. She is 87 and most days gets around better than I do. She and my sister had just come back from a quick trip to Carlsbad, NM. She … Continue reading

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Page 2: After Trauma at 9, Peruvian Teen Will Undergo Genital Reconstruction Surgery – ABC News

Page 2: After Trauma at 9, Peruvian Teen Will Undergo Genital Reconstruction Surgery – ABC News.  When something unexpected happens to a family member, we wonder why, with the knowledge of today’s medicine a cure can’t be found? On the … Continue reading

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Buyer Beware: Uncertified Doc Botches Surgery, Gives Woman Uniboob – ABC News

 Buyer Beware: Uncertified Doc Botches Surgery, Gives Woman Uniboob – ABC News. It is legal in most states for a doctor who is NOT a board certified plastic surgeon to perform plastic surgery! That means a doctor somewhere, to supplement his … Continue reading

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Man Who Used Butter Knife on Hernia Latest DIY Surgery Attempt – ABC News

Man Who Used Butter Knife on Hernia Latest DIY Surgery Attempt – ABC News. Really? With a butter knife? Cut something off of your own body? Without knowing what you are doing? Really? What was he thinking! OMG! He was … Continue reading

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Lap Band anyone?

I recently talked about my visit to Lubbock. I was getting more information about knee-replacement surgery for the future. Since I am mostly “chair-bound” and have Lymphedema in my legs, he wanted to get all potential problems out-of-the-way before surgery, … Continue reading

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Aging Gracefully?

Over  the past 15 years, my knees have gradually deteriorated. I’ve progressed from cane to walker, to wheelchair. Since obesity ran in both sides of my family, and since my dad had knee replacement surgery, I assumed that also “ran … Continue reading

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