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da Vinci Surgery Patient Stories
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"The decision then was open surgery versus da Vinci Prostatectomy and when I looked at what I had been doing and seeing the outcome of my patients, it was a no-brainer."
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"I went home the next day, which was a Saturday. Basically, the first week I felt tired, I slept a lot. But, you know, kids, they don't stop, even though you've had a surgery. Both my kids had a massive stomach bugs that first week and I was able to care for them and be up and dealing with them."
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"I had a number of friends who had (traditional) hysterectomies, but I was holding out because I didn't want the lengthy recovery period, I didn't want to be laid up. I didn't see how I was going to be able to fit it into my schedule. Once I had it (da Vinci Hysterectomy), it was amazing!"
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"I have been struggling with tubal blockage for years, which has taken my fertility. (My physician) told me about the da Vinci Surgical System and told me that he was very optimistic that he could restore my fertility by repairing my tubes."
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"For an active working woman, wife, mother and dancer, this was the way to go. I stayed one night in the hospital. Went home the next day and was on short road to recovery very quickly. I felt discomfort, not real pain. I couldn't believe it. After 3 weeks I was back to work as a surgical nurse, going to dance rehearsal, and trick-or-treating with my children. I had no complications, I was truly blessed."
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"The idea of being able to go in there at twelve times the scale (magnification) means that you can be so much more accurate and so much more careful. That's got to lead to a better outcome."
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"I had my son's birthday party, with the works, four days later. I was a little slow, but you know, I would have still been in the hospital if I'd had a traditional hysterectomy."
Read Christina Clark's Full Story "My dreams (of having a baby) are going to be able to come true.."
Read Julia's Full Story "There is absolutely no sense - if you are a viable candidate - to go in through the chest and all the pain, invasiveness, recovery time and everything else involved in that surgery. You may get a slightly better closure of the valve, but certainly not worth the aggravation, pain and recovery time that that involves. This is absolutely the best procedure."
Read Lawrence's Full Story 
"I feel as if have completely cheated cancer. I expected to experience a time where I would be completely incapacitated, followed by a prolonged period of healing, but that was never the case."
Read Sheldon's Full Story 
"Instead of a fatal heart condition, I now have a corrected heart that is expected to provide 'significantly more energy' than I had before the operation. And recovery in a fraction of the normal time. Some people have all the luck. That would be me, fishing just 16 days after heart surgery."
Read Kurt's Full Story "It appears to be the apex of technology."
Read Howard's Full Story 
"I truly can't express my gratitude for da Vinci; This destroys the common conception of surgery."
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"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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"Robotic surgery, minimally-invasive surgery, was perfect for me for a couple of reasons: it fixed the problem in a way that seemed to be more permanent and sure than a stent ... and it gave me a different option than full open heart surgery."
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