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Bodybuilder Finally Finds Relief From Painful Adhesions at Florida Hospital Celebration Health - 4/13/06
An adhesion is a type of scar that forms an abnormal connection between two parts of the body.
WHAT: Forty-five-year-old Rachel Payne has suffered from painful adhesions for years. After visiting seven doctors and receiving several misdiagnoses, Payne, who lives in Atlanta, GA, finally found Dr. Jay Redan at Florida Hospital Celebration Health. Dr. Redan performed minimally invasive surgery at the Florida Hospital Celebration Health Center for Adhesions and Related Disorders to lysis, or cut, the adhesions. Now, the amateur bodybuilder is well on her way to recovery.
BACKGROUND: An adhesion is a type of scar that forms an abnormal connection between two parts of the body. An injury, such as endometriosis, infection, chemotherapy, radiation or cancer may damage tissue and initiate adhesions. But by far the most common kind of adhesion is the one that forms after surgery and forms at the site of a surgical procedure. Adhesions are believed to cause pelvic pain by tethering down organs and tissues, causing traction (pulling) of nerves. Nerve endings may become entrapped within a developing adhesion. Adhesions can also cause severe clinical problems.
WHY: Chronic pelvic pain and associated intestinal disturbance are a major cause of misery for thousands of patients. Often in constant pain, patients may experience loneliness, hopelessness, frustration and desperation. Although adhesions are often the cause of this pain, treatment for adhesions is not performed either because the surgeon does not believe that adhesions can cause the problem, or because lysis of adhesions is considered too difficult or futile.
WHO: Patient Rachel Payne
Patients at Florida Hospital Celebration Have the Digital World at their Fingertips - 1/25/06
Pyxis PatientStation® Revolutionizes Patient Experience
WHAT: For patients at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, digital online bedside services are literally at their fingertips, thanks to a new interactive information and entertainment system, called Pyxis PatientStation®. Now, folks being cared for at the hospital can swing a floor-mounted, 15-inch flat touch-screen panel wherever they desire and log on to the Internet, check e-mail, watch a video or TV, listen to the radio, learn about the hospital, play games, access patient education content, and get medical information. Patients can even create a CarePage, a personal, private Web page service available before, during, or after their hospital stay. After piloting the program in 20 beds, Florida Hospital Celebration Health is now installing the Pyxis PatientStation® in all 100 patient rooms throughout the hospital. On Wednesday January 25, Florida Hospital Celebration Health will hold a media open house, where reporters can demo the interactive consoles and speak with hospital representatives and patients using the technology about the benefits and capabilities of the consoles.
WHY: Instead of feeling cut off from the outside world, Pyxis PatientStation® allows patients to remain connected. The ability to access the Internet allows them to learn about their conditions and how to take care of themselves after they leave the hospital. The abundant entertainment options make the hospital stay more relaxing and comfortable. A video or computer game can be a pleasant distraction from pain, worry, or anxiety. In the future, Pyxis PatientStation® will also help physicians and nurses electronically access patients’ charts at the bedside, allowing them to spend more time with their patients.
Minimally invasive surgery provides alternative to liver transplant
When Judson Russ, 45, had a routine physical, he could have never imagined what his blood work would reveal. After many tests and visits to doctors all over the State of Florida, Russ was told he had a cancerous tumor in his liver, and that he would need to have a liver transplant. “I could not believe what I was hearing and vowed to do everything I could to learn more about my options. I thought there had to be a better solution than getting a whole new liver,†said Russ. While doing research on the Web, he learned of a doctor at Florida Hospital Celebration who might have a better option.
Dr. Jay Redan, medical director of minimally invasive general surgery at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, gave Judson Russ a welcome alternative. Instead of having a liver transplant and being out of work for three to four months, Dr. Redan removed part of his liver (through laparoscopic surgery) and he was back to work within two weeks. Russ is now in full recovery. "The surgery truly saved my life and I am so thankful that Florida Hospital Celebration Health had the equipment and skill to perform the procedure," said Russ.
"This type of surgery is an option for anyone with liver cancer. It is a wonderful, minimally invasive alternative for people in this situation. We are lucky to be able to have all necessary resources in one place in order to perform the procedure," said Dr. Redan. He is the only doctor in Central Florida, and one of only a handful across the country, who can perform laparoscopic liver surgery. The procedure requires highly specialized skills and equipment. Dr. Redan has taught numerous surgeons from all over the world on laparoscopic surgery techniques, and patients come from all over the world to be treated by him.
Please contact Media Relations at (407) 303-8217 if you are interested in interviewing Judson Russ or Dr. Jay Redan.
