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Chronic Lung Disease: My Travel Checklist
… Chronic lung disease shouldn’t stop you from traveling, visiting family and friends, and enjoying yourself. You can … may include antibiotics or steroids. Call your insurance company. Make sure you’ll have coverage where you’re going. … your destination. Before you travel, call a medical supply company where you'll be staying. They can help make sure …
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High Cholesterol: Assessing Your Health Risks
… treat high blood pressure? Smoking. Do you smoke or use tobacco products? Do you use electronic cigarettes or other … in the body and the arteries. Inflamed arteries can become scarred or damaged. This can cause cholesterol deposits … change over time. Talk with your doctor at each wellness visit. …
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Liver Cancer: Radiation Therapy
… When might radiation therapy be used? Surgery is a more common treatment for liver cancer. But radiation therapy can … simulation before your first radiation treatment. This visit is needed to find out exactly where on your body the … every time and help keep you from moving during treatment. Occasionally, the therapist doing the scan may place a belt …
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Learning to Speak Again After Laryngeal Surgery
… and produces sound. It's kind of like a belch, but different—the air isn't coming from the stomach. Air is pulled … a week. You may also have a home health speech therapist visit a few times a week. Some hospitals offer intensive … puncture (TEP) The most common way surgeons use to restore your speech is TEP. A TEP prosthesis is put into a …
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Endometrial Cancer: Radiation Therapy
… often used after surgery to reduce the chance of the cancer coming back later. Radiation after surgery is not started … treatment will be and how long it will last. During your visit, ask what you can expect to feel like during and after … into the vagina during treatment. Applicators come in different sizes and will fit in your vagina like a tampon. The …
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Understanding Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (M-TEER)
… invasive. This procedure uses a small incision, so it's safer and helps you recover faster. Shorter hospital stay. You … with your doctor to see how you're doing. These visits are to make sure your heart is getting better. If you have any problems, tell your doctor during these visits. Tell all your doctors about your valve device. Be …
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Root Canal Therapy
… initial dental evaluation, they will do the procedure or refer you to an endodontist. Root canal treatment can take 1 to 3 visits. What happens during a root canal? First, you will be … and sealed, a temporary crown is made. This is done to restore the natural tooth and prevent it from fracturing. The …
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Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
… nose. You may need this surgery if your own tear duct has become blocked. Your eyelids have two small openings that … you may need another type of treatment. You may need a different type of surgery if a tumor blocks your duct. You and … that the DCR won't be effective. Your risks may differ according to your age, your other health conditions, the type …
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Proctectomy
… digestive system before the anus. The rectum’s job is to store stool until it passes out of your anus. Why might I … you won’t be awake or feel pain during the surgery. Different types of surgery may be done depending on your … is robot-assisted. This is when the surgeon uses a computer to control robotic arms that do the surgery. Local …
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