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PATIENT NAME:
Darlene Jacobus
LOCATION:
Allentown, New Jersey
AGE:
46
PROCEDURE:
Myomectomy

"I highly recommend Dr. Pitter and the daVinci myomectomy to anyone struggling with fibroids; I wish I had discovered both sooner!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Pete Rabbitt
LOCATION:
Irvine, California
AGE:
63
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Pete

"When I woke up from the procedure, my pain level was minimal; just a little discomfort. I was surprised. I was quite surprised that I felt as good as I did. The quality of life with this procedure was fabulous."

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PATIENT NAME:
Lisa Norton
LOCATION:
West Terre Haute, Indiana
AGE:
40
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Lisa

"I would highly recommend having this procedure to anyone considering a hysterectomy. .. I feel so good I can't believe that I just had surgery less than two weeks ago!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Jacqueline
LOCATION:
Camillus, New York
AGE:
47
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Jacqueline

"I am truly grateful for the life that I have regained after my successful and life changing experience with da Vinci Surgery."

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PATIENT NAME:
Susan Bruno
LOCATION:
Berlin, Maryland
AGE:
54
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Susan

"I have 5 small scars, but this is nothing compared to the scar my mother had after her hysterectomy. I remember her surgery years ago and watched her face change as pain surged through her. I remember my grandmother staying with us for 6 weeks just to help my mother. Compared to what she went through, this was much less invasive."

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PATIENT NAME:
Patricia Fournier
LOCATION:
Madison Heights, Michigan
AGE:
48
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy

"I had friends that had a hysterectomy the 'old fashioned' way, and they were doubled over in pain for weeks, taking pain medication for four weeks! I was visiting friends by the end of the week."

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PATIENT NAME:
Dennis Pyeatt
LOCATION:
Marissa, Illinois
AGE:
48
PROCEDURE:
Partial Nephrectomy
Dennis

"All can say is it's for real, and I believe in it 100%, and I would tell anybody it's the reason I'm here. If this could help anybody else, that's all I care about, truthfully. "

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PATIENT NAME:
Sondra
LOCATION:
La Porte, Texas
AGE:
44
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Sondra

"My recovery has been so quick; no one can believe that I just had a hysterectomy. My response is always that my recovery is a direct result of the da Vinci procedure! I recommend it to everyone I see."

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PATIENT NAME:
Maryanne Markowski
LOCATION:
Westfield, New Jersey
AGE:
47
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Maryanne

"To me, it's a no-brainer. The recovery between robotic surgery and abdominal surgery---there's no comparison. For someone wiht a busy lifestyle, I don't know why someone would chose the total abdominal surgery over the less invasive procedure."

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PATIENT NAME:
Dara M
LOCATION:
Las Vegas, Nevada
AGE:
37
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Dara

"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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PATIENT NAME:
Laura DePinto
LOCATION:
Bayonne, New Jersey
AGE:
49
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Laura

"The da Vinci Hysterectomy was an amazing experience. ...I had virtually NO PAIN!"

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PATIENT NAME:
Donald Sosin
LOCATION:
, New York
AGE:
56
PROCEDURE:
Radical prostatectomy
Donald

"You have one body, and you have a chance with this kind of surgery to get rid of the cancer. So if you have early stage of cancer, and you have an opportunity to take advantage of robotic prostatectomy, I would unhesitatingly say do this. If I had to do this again, I would do it again, except sooner."

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PATIENT NAME:
Theresa
LOCATION:
Plano, Texas
AGE:
42
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Theresa

"It is now 2 weeks since the procedure, I feel GREAT. I have to force myself to relax at night and not overdo anything."

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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:
Trina Smith>
LOCATION:
Sherman, Texas
AGE:
41
PROCEDURE:
Hysterectomy
Trina

"I couldn't be more pleased with the da Vinci robotic-assisted hysterectomy that I had... I am very happy with the procedure and results. I really never felt like I had a surgery. I'd say the only draw back to this surgery is that you feel so well that you tend to over-do-it during the recovery!"

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