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In the News
Below are articles and news stories regarding women's health that you might find interesting and helpful.
New Surgery Helps Women
Specialist combines experience with new technology for successful results
By Susan Akers for The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON – Deanna Smith was tired of not being able to lift without help. She couldn't jog or walk long distances. And certainly the Anderson woman couldn't do anything physically strenuous.
She underwent a relatively new surgery that uses a mesh material to reinforce her pelvic area.
Now she feels that her life is back to normal.
"I didn't know what to expect as I've had numerous surgeries in the past," she said. "I was back to work in less than a week and this surgery made a fantastic difference."
Dr. Jeffrey Blake, 47, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at St. John's Health System, was one of a few surgeons from around the country to receive training last fall on a new mesh kit system that benefits women electing to have pelvic floor surgery.
Laparascopic Hysterectomy
St. John's Health System
Enabling a quicker recovery, fewer scars and a 4-23 hour outpatient hospital stay, laparoscopic hysterectomy gives women an easier alternative for definitive treatment of many gynecologic problems.
Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH) can be performed in 95% of women needing hysterectomy. There are few contraindications for the laparoscopic approachÑeven with previous c/section, abdominal surgeries, fibroid tumors, severe endometriosis and pelvic adhesions, most women are candidates for this minimally invasive surgery. Recovery is superior to the traditional vaginal hysterectomy and even Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH). After 4+ years and several hundred laparoscopic hysterectomies, Dr. Jeffrey Blake has performed more TLH/LSHs than most physicians in Indiana, and is the only surgeon in Madison County offering this service.
"I teach school and essentially was having to live on pain medication before the surgery. I wasn't sleeping and had dark circles under my eyes. It was definitely affecting my quality of life. Now that I've had the procedure, I act happier and am more alert. - Kimberly Kirtley, patient
After a checkup, [Dr. Blake] gave me the advice to go ahead with the surgery. He was very quick to schedule me, as I had my surgery a few weeks later. - Andrea Streaty, patient
"Dr. Blake is especially impressive as a man in the sense that my past experience has led to believe that often men think women are wining and being dramatic about their problems and pain. However, Dr. Blake was an exception. He really understood the pain I was going through and even more importantly he understood it is not normal to live with this much pain." - Dana Smith, patient
