Surgery

Hot Dorkage tells part one of her personal story of what happens when you get the results you don't want to hear from a routine colonoscopy. keep reading →

What is local anesthesia? How do local anesthetics work? And, most importantly, what do you need to know about their uses and risks as a health consumer or patient? Get the... keep reading →

And so, I was lifted aboard a tiny aircraft bound for Reno, NV during the "...storm of the year...", claimed our local newspaper, The Inyo Register. We folk in Mono and Inyo... keep reading →

I was very excited when I joined the RAAF to do my Rookies Course. I was just seventeen years of age and being away from home, I was very nervous and home sick, but I soon... keep reading →

If you’re searching for information on hemorrhoid surgery, chances are you already know what hemorrhoids are. But I’m certain there are many of you searching that have... keep reading →

Ingrown toenails can be funny, especially if they belong to someone else. The hapless writer butchers his toe and pays the price at the doctor's office. Eventually he... keep reading →

Taking measurements before pectus excavatum surgery I’m currently running a website on Pectus Excavatum and also have the Pectus Excavatum chest deformity and a lot of... keep reading →

An anesthesiologist explains the various phrases used to describe sedation anesthesia and analgesia. Sedation can be light, moderate or deep, depending on the needs of the... keep reading →

I started getting nervous when, being handed a tube of soap, I was also given a page-long set of instructions on how to bathe with it. The soap was an antibacterial rub to... keep reading →

Gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) is the most common method of removing gallstones.  It is actually one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States, with... keep reading →