Letter from the WebmasterAutumn ThoughtsTomorrow is the first day of fall which means the weather is beginning to cool off, children are back in school, and we’re in the middle of hurricane season. Growing up in Wilmington, NC, we were always on alert for hurricanes during this time of year. When one came it always meant we got out of school but it also meant my cousin, my aunt, and their cat would move in with us for a few days because they lived on Harbor Island and the island was evacuated. My mother always made these times fun. We played all kinds of card games, lived by candle light and flashlights at night, cooked on the grill because there was no power, ran around the yard when the eye came over to see what trees needed to be staked down, and many more fun things. Several members of my family would have benefited from our reports this week. My cousin, who died of cancer, would have benefitted from our report on a method to track breast cancer with less pain. Traditionally tracking breast cancer to determine if it has gone in to your lymph nodes has been done while the patient was awake and was extremely painful. Now there is another option. Another report this week is about the latest trend in surgery which is using fewer smaller incisions. I remember my mother having her gall bladder out many years ago. She was in the hospital 3 weeks and had a large incision. Now with the small incision the time in the hospital is much shorter and the recovery process is much easier. An interesting story to me is the one on using material made from the small intestines of pigs for tissue transplants. Over time, the pig’s tissue is replaced by human tissue. If you or someone you know is going to have surgery you will want to read our In-Depth Doctor’s Interview with Derek Sakata, M.D. Director of Anesthesia at the John A Moran Eye Hospital, about Waking up after Anesthesia. This process will get the anesthetic out of the patient easier. For anyone who has had an ACL injury, you will want to read about some video games that help rebuild control, power, and duration of the ACL after an injury. Many people try to “work through the pain” or ignore fatigue or a rash. These may be signs of more serious conditions. Read our report on listening to your body in order to save your life. In case you missed them, you may want to check our past reports, Premium Content in Archives Finally, after being with Ivanhoe as the webdoctor for over two years, I’m still amazed at the “life changing” reports done by our producers. I love getting the feedback from readers when a report we’ve done makes a difference in their life or someone they know. Please keep the feedback coming. And there's more where that came from... Susan R. Bekaert Webmaster, Ivanhoe Broadcast News
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