Hello! I am about to undergo a second major brain surgery for a tumor severely compressing my brainstem. These tumors are the hallmark of a condition known as NF2 - Neurofibromatosis Type II. Sooner or later all of us need to get the same kind of surgery and some need the surgery several times...

Hello! I am about to undergo a second major brain surgery for a tumor severely compressing my brainstem. These tumors are the hallmark of a condition known as NF2 - Neurofibromatosis Type II. Sooner or later all of us need to get the same kind of surgery and some need the surgery several times as there is no cure currently for NF2. Thus, the tumors grow back - some sooner than others.
These tumors have caused me to become completely deafened, impaired my vision, and stolen my balance function. The surgery is to save my life and preserve my present quality of life if possible. Even with such devastating side effects, I am doing quite well compared to others who have suffered from this disorder.
My surgery is coming up fast! If you miss it, there are always others of us checking in and out of the hospital for brain surgery (and spine surgery). I can't keep track who is going in for surgery as it is that many.
One may follow my progess and the days leading up to my surgery on my blog at www.diverbeck.blogspot.com

I ask the doctorstv.com to accept this real challenge:

They can find 10 migraine patients, who have strong kind of migraine headaches, and I will do my migraine surgery for all 10 migraine patients, and you will see that all 10 migraine patients will be free of migraine headaches for a...

I ask the doctorstv.com to accept this real challenge:

They can find 10 migraine patients, who have strong kind of migraine headaches, and I will do my migraine surgery for all 10 migraine patients, and you will see that all 10 migraine patients will be free of migraine headaches for all the time.

If only one of them will not be free of the migraine headaches I will stop my work as a Doctor for all my life.

Can they accept this real challenge?

My name is Jessica Grossman and I'm the model and Spokesperson of the new Uncover Ostomy campaign- launched on World Ostomy Day in both Canada and the United States.

I am working with both IDEAS [Intestinal Disease Education and Awareness Society] and the UOAA [United Ostomy Associati...

My name is Jessica Grossman and I'm the model and Spokesperson of the new Uncover Ostomy campaign- launched on World Ostomy Day in both Canada and the United States.

I am working with both IDEAS [Intestinal Disease Education and Awareness Society] and the UOAA [United Ostomy Association of America] to shatter the negative stigmas about ostomies.

I have had an ileostomy since I was 13 years old because of Crohn's disease. Now, 20 years old, I am living the life I would never have imagined without my ostomy.

Myself, IDEAS, and the UOAA, have created an entire campaign based around myself and my ostomy. We are taking two sides to the campaign. We are showing the public that ostomies are not weird or disgusting, but life saving and life giving. We are also showing ostomates themselves that having an ostomy does not hinder opportunities, but create ones that would not have existed without the surgery.

The campaign has been going strong since October but we need to take another step! I think featuring the ostomy on your show would spread some very positive ideas about what ostomies are and how they save lives. Stigma's need to be shattered and this is a perfect way to do that!

The campaign wesbite is http://www.uncoverostomy.com and we have a Facebook fanpage http://www.facebook.com/uncoverostomy

It's time to uncover ostomy.

Links for more information;

http://www.weneedideas.com
http://www.uoaa.org
http://www.ostomycareandsupply.com/

I am writing on behalf of the members of the ostomy board on healingwell.com. Everyday we answer, and ask, questions regarding ostomies. There is so little information readily available and much of it is misinformation. Because of this we read posts from people who are afraid of surgery be...

I am writing on behalf of the members of the ostomy board on healingwell.com. Everyday we answer, and ask, questions regarding ostomies. There is so little information readily available and much of it is misinformation. Because of this we read posts from people who are afraid of surgery because they don't have the correct information. So many people suffer from ulcerative collitis, crohns disease, chronic constipaion and other diseases, pumping their bodies full of dangerous drugs and suffering needlessly because they don't understand ostomies. Many people think they will be confined to their homes because of a smell, or that people will be able to tell just by looking. They think they won't be able to wear the clothes they want to. Or that their quality of life will be compromised, that they will be unable to run, or swim or hike. Or that their diet will be restricted. When in reality, all of these are misconceptions. People with ostomies can, and do, anything they want! Another big problem is that people are made to think that surgery is "giving up" because of all the negativity regarding it. Surgery is not giving up, surgery is taking back your life and winning, beating the disease.
If you could spend some time on your show clearing up some of these myths up, maybe fewer people would continue suffering out of fear. Many of the people on the board with ostomies held on needlessly to our colons, because we didnt know how much better life would be with an ostomy! Your show is always good about providing factual information in a way everyone can understand. And if you would touch on this subject and let people see someone with an ostomy, it would go a long way into clearing up all these misconceptions.
Please take this into consideration. Thank you for reading.
Members of the ostomy board on healingwell.com

Hello,

My name is Daniel Goldberg and I am contacting you in regard to a potential story. This story regards Dr. Richard Kaul who is the lead physician at New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Kaul is a Board Certified Minimally Invasive Spine Specialist. His area of e...

Hello,

My name is Daniel Goldberg and I am contacting you in regard to a potential story. This story regards Dr. Richard Kaul who is the lead physician at New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Kaul is a Board Certified Minimally Invasive Spine Specialist. His area of expertise is the diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions using Minimally Invasive Techniques. Dr. Kaul specializes in cases of Artificial Disc Replacement, Total Disc Replacement, Spinal Fusion, Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections and a plethora of other conditions.

In many cases of spinal injury, the patients quality of life has severely diminished. Dr. Kaul has committed himself to returning patients back to quality of life they enjoyed prior to their injury. What separates Dr. Kaul is his minimally invasive approach. Prior to the advent of these technologies many patients declined spinal treatment due to the drastic nature of traditional surgeries. This, coupled with the inherent risks of major surgeries and prolonged recovery time, left many sufferers feeling as if they had few options. Often, sufferers elected to leave their conditions untreated leading the condition to become debilitating.

Recently, there has been a proliferation in spinal injury cases. Dr. Kaul also realizes that in this unstable economic climate, many patients livelihood is contingent upon their ability to return to work and earn a paycheck. In many cases, patients walk out his office feeling instant relief and with minimal recovery time, thus allowing them to return to work exponentially sooner than with traditional surgeries.

The intent of this piece would not be a business expose`, instead a Human Interest piece to let those with spinal ailments know that there is relief available to them. Dr. Kaul’s primary objective is to return quality of life to those who have lost it. On NJSR’s website you can view countless testimonials of patients who have had overwhelmingly beneficial results from his procedures. Dr. Kaul also holds monthly seminars with doctors in various fields to stress the importance of multi-disciplinary care in a approach for complete Spinal Wellness. Also, his practice has Dr. Sekdub Datta, a specialist in the field of Pain Management. Dr. Datta was recently chosen as one of seventy of the best Pain Management Specialists in America and one of only 3 chosen from New Jersey.

Show someone (me) with major spine problems- Spinal stenosis, 3 bulging discs with tears in them, 7 mm grade spondylolisthesis of L3 which increases to 1 cm with flexion- before, during, after laser surgery. I am a 41 year old single mother of 2 who can no longer work or even attend law schoo...

Show someone (me) with major spine problems- Spinal stenosis, 3 bulging discs with tears in them, 7 mm grade spondylolisthesis of L3 which increases to 1 cm with flexion- before, during, after laser surgery. I am a 41 year old single mother of 2 who can no longer work or even attend law school classes 2 days a week. I have had to file for social security disability. I have been told that laser surgery could help me but that it would cost $30,000 that I do not have.