ASGE Recognition for UW HealthDigestive Health Services Patient Stories
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Cecelia came to a UW Health Digestive Health Services clinic that caters specifically to pregnant women for help with hyperemesis gravidarum, a rare condition during pregnancy that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss and electrolyte imbalance.
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After years of gastric problems, abdominal pain and questions, experts at UW Health Digestive Health Services diagnosed Melissa with colonic inertia and were able to help her return to a "normal, pain-free life."
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Sandhya was just 30 years old and a busy mom when a colonoscopy found a tumor that proved to be cancerous. The multidisciplinary team at UW Health Digestive Health Services worked together quickly to treat Sandhya.
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UW Health physicians used a new ablation technique to destroy pre-cancerous cells in Palmer Bell's Barrett's esophagus.
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Tim has had two colonoscopies at UW Hospital, and says "both times I felt completely confident that I was being cared for by the very best doctors and nurses."
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Dana Fauerbach has trusted UW Health gastroenterologist Mark Reichelderfer to treat her Crohn's Disease for the past 30 years. Recently, the doctor found a way to help Fauerbach get her serious condition under control.
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Jillian opted for UW Health's Digestive Health Services to aid in her long battle against Crohn's disease.
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Charles Snowdon's virtual colonoscopy revealed two abdominal aortic aneurysms that put him at risk for a severe rupture and may not have been detected without virtual colonoscopy.
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At age 17, Katie Hopwood was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a painful and debilitating chronic inflammation of the colon. UW Health colon and rectal surgeons used a minimally invasive approach to remove Katie's inflamed colon and reconstruct her lower small intestine.
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A frequent exerciser and non-smoker, Roxanne Shain was surprised when she found out she had colon cancer. Thanks to a new procedure performed by a UW Carbone Cancer Center doctor, Roxanne was feeling back-to-normal only three weeks after her surgery.
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