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Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Endometriosis | 986 |
74% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 300 |
94% |
| Breast Cancer | 227 |
97% |
| Kidney Stones | 178 |
89% |
| Colon Cancer | 150 |
97% |
Overall, 85% (2518
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surgery 2 months ago. Still vomiting. Will stretch the esophagus tomorrow.
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Have had 2 laps, one was exploratory and the other was for a cyst that ruptured but would not stop bleeding.
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I had a laser surgery 2x to remove cancerous cells,
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he underwent an extended hemicolectomy which went of well except for some post op diarrhea and a bit of wound infection.
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J-pouch surgery worked awesome. One of the best things that has happened to me in my life.
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Removed part of blocked intestine. No complications.
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Worked for brief periods of time.
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I had a laporoscopy worked for a little bit came back had a total hysterectomy kept it away for almost 2 years is now back .....side effects with hysterectomy I got very depressed and am still not over it
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They operated and took out a mass she had in her colon also took out part of the colon.
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I had a resection of the terminal Ileum and a small section of colon - it took a long time to recover from because I was so ill before surgery - but it gave me eight years of remission.
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I had the surgery as well. You won't go back to work for 4 weeks at least, not 3 1/2 days!!! Maybe stay in the hospital for three days. I stayed in f... [More] -
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Just my advice : I am 45 years old. I have had back problems for 25 years. I have 3 herniated discs and degenerative disc disease. (the lower 3) I h... [More] -
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I had the colon resection (Sigmoid removal) in November 2007. They took 8 inches due to the advanced diver causing chronic infections. The most im... [More] -
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I had to have the surgery in 2006. I had a large abcess and needed to have it done. Illiostomy (spelling?)and all. After being out of life for 3 mo... [More] -
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I had knee and shoulder surgery last year and the pain with fibro caused me to into a flare after each operation. I am facing (as of Monday) outpatie... [More]
