Surgery

painful. About two weeks later, the results came back inconclusive. I was informed that I had to get surgery to remove the lump in my neck. Since the mass was located behind my thyroid, I had to get part of my thyroid removed during the surgery. The surgery date was planned for may 2015. The month before my surgery, I went to the hospital about 1-2 times a week to do get prepared for the surgery and have my neck examened. I was out of school a lot and I became behind on my work and I missed…

small. Nobody wants to get injured, unless you hate the sport, but it’s guaranteed that a few weeks can be missed through an athletic career due to injuries. However, there is always one injury that athletes fear more than any other, and that is surgery to fix any torn ligaments in your knee. My freshman year of high school, I was the unlucky soul that suffered a torn ACL and Meniscus in my left knee. To this day I’m still not sure how it really happened, but it has definitely impacted my life.…

the other two common diabetic and prior surgery involved with the vagus nerve. In general, gastroparesis doesn 't cure the condition.…

the patient prior to surgery, as well as positioning the patient on the operating table in a manner that will be helpful to the surgery. Following strict medical guidelines, the anesthesiologist takes into account the patient’s current health, any medications they are taking, and the type of surgery that is being performed. While the surgery is taking place, the anesthesiologist monitors the patient’s critical life functions to make sure no complications arise. After the surgery is over, the…

do not receive the surgery they need, the desire to have an amputation is so overbearing that they will go to extreme lengths to conduct the operation themselves. Patients have been known to “pour drain cleaner into her [their] eyes”(Midlane, 2015) or “injure themselves with guns or chainsaws in desperate attempts to force surgical amputations”(Henig, 2005). Many patients diagnosed with BIID struggle to find hospitals and doctors willing to perform such an extreme elective surgery as…

result of being hunched back would delay activities I would usually to a daily basis. Dr. Knockles explained that surgery would be my best bet to continue the life I was accustomed to.…

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the four main ligaments within the knee that connect the femur to the tibia. The knee is basically a hinged joint that is held together by the medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL runs diagonally in the middle of the knee, preventing the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur, as well as providing rotational stability to the…

• After a five-year follow-up of the patients that went through ACL reconstruction (allograft versus autograft) both groups had similar outcomes. The results presented that allograft patients perceived less pain at 1 and 6 weeks after surgery, better function at 1 week, 3 months, and 1 year, as well as fewer activity limitations. Summary of Key Evidence: 1. Study design—Prospective Comparative Case Series 2. Sample—A group of 41 patients who underwent soft-tissue allograft reconstruction…

The surgery Pituitary adenoma has evolved from a craniotomy approaches toward less invasive approaches, over the last century. In the last twenty years, there is a solid growing evidence to support the use of endoscopic approach as an alternative approach for treatment of pituitary adenomas (8-12). Endoscopy can expand the surgeons’ performance of transsphenoidal surgery, improves visualization and facilitates removing tumors that could not be accessed before. Several authors have discussed the…

enjoyed doing exercises. I was addicted to do any kind of sports. I am a person that I like to eat healthy foods and do exercises. I never thought I would get sick of appendicitis. The scariest moment of my life occurred when I needed to go emergency surgery for appendicitis and peritonitis. The day started out like any other day, it was a Saturday and it was a sunny day. I lived with my girlfriend at home and we decided to go to the movies. We ordered a big popcorn and a soda during the movie…