Tag Archives: hernia

Providing Excellence: Removing a Complex Hernia with Robotic Surgery

Two surgeries in one day. Thanks to Mission Health’s commitment to bring world-class technology to the people of western North Carolina, 74-year-old Alice McLaughlin, a retired blanket mill worker who lives in Swannanoa and is the caregiver to her 47-year-old son who was paralyzed in a car accident, only spent one night recovering in the… Read More »

Paleo diet and hiatal hernia

Huge numbers of people, especially amongst the older generation, suffer from an incredibly painful and miserable condition known as Acid Reflux. And I am quite often asked to share my experiences with friends and acquaintances still struggling with this horrid problem. Me being me, of course, the brief list soon began transforming itself into a… Read More »