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Is a angioplasty better than a bypass for treating heart blockages?
The surgeon must have a reason to suggest bypass surgery.
Is surgery the only option for a disc bulge?
If you can find a STEM cell implant center with a good outcome, it is the procedure of choice these days. However, it is an expensive procedure, and many centers ask for cash as READ MORE
If you can find a STEM cell implant center with a good outcome, it is the procedure of choice these days. However, it is an expensive procedure, and many centers ask for cash as insurance does not reimburse it many times.
What is the appropriate age to do a branchial cyst surgery?
He may get surgery now.
Can a 74 year old diabetic patient undergo aortic dissection surgery?
DM should be well controlled by whoever is in charge.
Cage operation is safe nowadays, rather than placing a graft.
Discuss with her surgeon.
Cage operation is safe nowadays, rather than placing a graft.
Discuss with her surgeon.
Is a hair transplant surgery invasive?
It is invasive surgery. Your surgeon will explain in detail.
How do I manage my husband's stomach disorders after his gall bladder surgery?
Check with the surgeon who operated on him.
Is surgery required to treat shoulder dislocation in elderly patients?
Try to reduce manually, and if it fails, follow the surgeon’s advice.
Is back surgery with diabetes advisable?
If DM is well controlled, one can have a back operation, not contraindicated.
For a diabetic patient with gangrene in one toe, is foot amputation the only option?
If kidney function is normal, get arteogram of the affected lower extremity with run off. It will give information whether only a toe is affected or the whole foot. Give IV antibiotics READ MORE
If kidney function is normal, get arteogram of the affected lower extremity with run off. It will give information whether only a toe is affected or the whole foot. Give IV antibiotics 1 hr prior to surgery.
What are the precautions for a diabetic patient going in for a knee surgery?
Check BS 2 hrs and 1 hr prior to surgery. Also, he must get antibiotic IV 40 to 60 min. prior to surgery. Check BS prior to feeding him.
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Is acid reflux normal after gall bladder surgery?
Try evening meal @ 6-30 pm. No coffee/tea/juice thereafter. May have tap water, 1-3 glasses. When you go to sleep, elevate the head on 2 pillows. Sleep flat or turn onto left side, READ MORE
Try evening meal @ 6-30 pm. No coffee/tea/juice thereafter. May have tap water, 1-3 glasses. When you go to sleep, elevate the head on 2 pillows. Sleep flat or turn onto left side, not on right side.
In some patients, after GB surgery, there is a lot of bile which goes into duodenum. If it continues, please let your surgeon check you and Rx meds..May want to check that you are not jaundiced.
In some patients, after GB surgery, there is a lot of bile which goes into duodenum. If it continues, please let your surgeon check you and Rx meds..May want to check that you are not jaundiced.
Can erectile dysfunction be treated through surgery?
Check with a good urologist.
Not my field.
Not my field.
What is the recovery period for laparoscopic surgery?
If he has a job/business, he can return in 7-10 days. Low-fat diet is important for 3-4 weeks.
How long does it typically take to recover from c-section?
Check with your OB
My dad's stitches opened after bypass surgery, leading to blood loss. Will it require another surgery?
When was the surgery?
Must contact his surgeon and make him aware of the problem. Most likely, your dad will need wound cleaning and dressing by a home health nurse after the READ MORE
When was the surgery?
Must contact his surgeon and make him aware of the problem. Most likely, your dad will need wound cleaning and dressing by a home health nurse after the surgeon has seen the patient and instructed the nurse.
Must contact his surgeon and make him aware of the problem. Most likely, your dad will need wound cleaning and dressing by a home health nurse after the surgeon has seen the patient and instructed the nurse.
Will a fall after a hip replacement surgery require another surgery?
Contact the surgeon and get imaging study. The surgeon will decide what to do next. May not need reoperation.
Is there a risk involved in a back surgery?
Please get information from 2-4 spine specialists. Surgery is not the only option, depends upon findings in the imaging studies.
The doctor has suggested finger amputation for my father. How successful is this method of controlling gangrene from spreading?
Check the arterial circulation with Doppler before the amputation of the thumb. Before the amputatation needs prophylactic antibiotic
My sister has swelling and excessive pain on her toe, which also has pus and blood secreting. Does she need a surgery?
Maybe she has ingrown toenail.
