Dr. Francisco Garcini will host a free program on pelvic pain and will discuss the da Vinci surgical robot on Jan. 30.
For months New Lenox resident Pauline Guadagno suffered with severe pain in her abdomen area and lower left side near her stomach. After a cyst was discovered on Guadagno’s right ovary, it was determined that the best way to relieve her pain was to have surgery using the minimally invasive da Vinci Robot System. "I am amazed how quick and pain-free my recovery was after having my total hysterectomy and oophorectomy with the da Vinci robot," said the 57-year-old Guadagno. A sponsored article by Silver Cross Hospital Within five days Guadagno was shocked at how well she felt, and under the advisement of her doctor she returned to work in two weeks, with some restrictions. Previously with traditional open surgery, the recovery period for …
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Silver Cross Hospital offers a free program, "Women and Pelvic Problems," and also has a free incontinence risk assessment.
Pelvic prolapsed affects 1 in 2 women who have experienced vaginal birth, a hysterectomy or obesity. It is estimated that nearly 50% of all women between the ages of 50 and 79 have some form of prolapse. Pelvic prolapse is a condition that occurs when muscles and ligaments supporting your pelvic organs weaken. As a result, these organs (uterus, vagina, cervix, bladder, urethra, or rectum) slip from their normal position. “As the prolapse of the vagina and uterus progresses, women can feel bulging tissue protruding through the opening of the vagina,” said Luke Cho, M.D., urologist, who is on staff at Silver Cross Hospital. “Prolapse in itself is not life threatening but it can be uncomfortable and sometimes makes it very difficult for women…
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