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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 | 985 |
74% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 300 |
94% |
| Breast Cancer | 226 |
97% |
| Kidney Stones | 178 |
89% |
| Colon Cancer | 150 |
97% |
Overall, 85% (2516
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Surgery Reviews
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Lumpectomy, lymph nodes removed, double mastectomy, port placed, taken out, put in again.
Diagnosed twice.
Diagnosed twice.
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they keep coming back
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I continue to need surgeries to remove kidney stones. I have had 27 surgeries so far.
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Installed a Hunt Lawrence pouch which appears to be working well just need to eat small frequent meals. Cannot seem to get enough calories to sustain a weight gain
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The first surgery on 1996 was painful but I recovered soon & loose the extra weight I gainned on three months but in the last one on 2006 I had a respiratory attack and I had been vent tubes for 4 days; after that I had 5 days of really good condition and then I started to feel so bad. The doctor injected cortisone or prednisole because my organism start to react, so I took cortisone for 5 months and know sometimes I feel bones and joints pain....
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I've had surgery 3 different times on both kidneys for kidney stones!
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I took 5 weeks off for my surgery and then returned to work full time.
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I had a laparoscopic surgery with a D & C August 2009. It was the first time that I actually got answers and a diagnosis, which made me feel relieved - it was not all in my head! During the first month after surgery, I have had ups and downs, but I feel like overall the feeling of pressure/fullness is gone.
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Cleared up the clot and got rid of the pain fast. Needed it do to clot compressing an artery.
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I have had many surgeries since the age of 12.
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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]





