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PATIENT NAME:
Diane Snow
LOCATION:
Oviedo, Florida
AGE:
52
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Diane

"While waiting for my surgery day, I actually went online and watched a da Vinci hysterectomy. It is an amazing and wondrous way to have ovaries, tubes, uterus and cervix removed from your body. What a very humane way to help people who have emotionally and physically devastating diseases and illnesses."

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PATIENT NAME:
Dilva Henry-Scala
LOCATION:
San Mateo, California
AGE:
40
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Dilva

"Everyday, I continue to be amazed at this surgery. And, just the thought of never, ever having a period or pelvic pain again just makes me smile."

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PATIENT NAME:
Brenda Gordon
LOCATION:
Raleigh, North Carolina
AGE:
56
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Brenda

"Technologic advances that limit healing time, blood loss, and what I consider to be a more 'sterile' approach to surgery gave me a tremendous advantage post surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
Rosemary Manis
LOCATION:
Gainesville, Florida
AGE:
80
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Rosemary

"Given that I required postoperative radiation and chemotherapy, it was a great benefit that I was able to have the easier recovery associated with da Vinci minimally invasive surgery. Two years after my diagnosis, the PET scans and blood tests I have on a regular basis show I am currently free of cancer."

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PATIENT NAME:
Barbara Pfender
LOCATION:
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
AGE:
62
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Barbara

"I was home within 24 hours and I was driving within a few days. I actually could have driven even sooner."

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PATIENT NAME:
Glenda
LOCATION:
Ft. Worth, Texas
AGE:
56
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"I was diagnosed with uterine cancer in August 2008, I had surgery via da Vinci on September 5, 2008, and the rest is history!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Robin
LOCATION:
Waycross, Georgia
AGE:
51
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"As soon as hysterectomy was mentioned, my (nurse) friend found the da Vinci web site, and I never looked back."

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PATIENT NAME:
Diane Cross
LOCATION:
Valdese, North Carolina
AGE:
65
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"I woke up feeling great: a little pain but that was all. I was able to go home the next morning!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Sherry
LOCATION:
Longview, Washington
AGE:
51
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Sherry

"Today, I have no regrets having my da Vinci surgery. I strongly recommend it it to anyone having a hysterectomy or any other female surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
Rebecca
LOCATION:
Stuart, Florida
AGE:
58
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROCEDURE TO ANYONE WHO IS UNFORTUNATE (ENOUGH) TO NEED A HYSTERECTOMY."

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PATIENT NAME:
Kristi Beasley
LOCATION:
Southaven, Mississippi
AGE:
35
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Kristi

"My surgery was an amazing success on several fronts....I now speak to about 2,000 people each month about cancer prevention, screening,awareness, and about the da Vinci Robotic Surgery. It not only saved my life, it saved my quality of life! "

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PATIENT NAME:
Patricia
LOCATION:
The Villages, Florida
AGE:
63
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"This experience alleviated all my prior anguish over major surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
Florrie Thomas
LOCATION:
Palm Beach, Florida
AGE:
61
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"I had da Vinci hysterectomy surgery on a Tuesday. I was home on Thursday and within 2 weeks, I was back to normal."

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PATIENT NAME:
Debbie Glennon
LOCATION:
East Walpole, Massachusetts
AGE:
49
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"This was my first major surgery, and I am amazed at how good I felt post-op and how quickly I have recovered...I'm so glad I chose this procedure."

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PATIENT NAME:
Toni
LOCATION:
Denver, Colorado
AGE:
58
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"I recently had a hysterectomy performed using the da Vinci Surgical System. I was only in the hospital one day. I had no complications and very little pain or discomfort. My recovery was a breeze, in that I was able to return to normal activities very quickly. "

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