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By CentraState Health|2018-09-05T08:56:55-04:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Patient Stories, Surgery, Women’s Health|
For years, Margaret Sharkey suffered from on-and-off constipation and abdominal discomfort that made daily life a struggle. In May 2017, a bout of sharp pain led doctors to order a CT scan that found her colon was almost completely blocked. “I was in bad shape—I was doubled over, rocking back and [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-11-08T12:31:56-05:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics, Patient Stories, Spine Health, Surgery, Women’s Health|
Last summer, Lindsay Peters was preparing to enter the final year of her doctorate of physical therapy program at Stony Brook University when she was stricken with severe back pain. The pain was in the same area where she had surgery for a herniated disc in early 2015, but [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-12-06T13:56:32-05:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: Neuroscience|Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroscience, Patient Stories, Women’s Health|
Almost seven years ago, Daynne Glover had just gotten married and was on top of the world. But when she returned from her honeymoon in St. Lucia in late summer 2007, she recalls, “I just woke up one day and had a lot of numbness in my hands and [...]
By CentraState Health|2018-08-30T09:09:01-04:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics, Patient Stories, Women’s Health|
Imagine how it feels to live in agonizing pain every day. That was the heartbreaking reality for Pauline Lukenoff-Bishop, who suffers from severe arthritis in her neck, back, and joints. For decades, the 57-year-old Hazlet resident endured constant, throbbing pain that extended from her head down to her knees. “I couldn’t [...]
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