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A Simple Procedure Offers Lasting Relief from Sweaty Palm Syndrome

By |2024-05-10T08:42:32-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , |

As long as he can remember, Jackson resident Mark Kelber had been suffering from excessively sweaty palms. “I’d have good days when my hands were dry, but anything—heat, caffeine, stress, etc.—could trigger it, and then my hands would be anything from damp to dripping,” shares the 38-year-old iron [...]

Double Knee Replacement is Cause for Celebration

By |2024-05-10T08:42:33-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z, Orthopedics, Patient Stories|Tags: , , , |

For nearly 40 years, Michael Connolly, a 61-year-old Old Bridge resident, had suffered from knee pain that first began after a lacrosse injury in college. His career didn’t help matters; he worked for 36 years as a motion picture, theatrical, and television teamster, driving a truck to move [...]

Facing the Pain: Monroe Woman Finally Finds Relief from Trigeminal Neuralgia

By |2024-05-10T08:42:33-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Neuroscience, Patient Stories|Tags: , , |

In 1993, Elizabeth Losardo, then 64, and her husband Michael, had just retired from Brooklyn to Monroe Township and were ready to start living the good life—including wintering in Florida. As Elizabeth recalls, it was a normal day. She woke up and merely had an innocent yawn. The next [...]

One-of-a-Kind Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

By |2024-05-10T08:42:34-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , , |

Dee Nemeth had rarely been sick in his life, so it was unusual when the 75-year-old Freehold resident began experiencing bloating last fall. After seeking care at a health clinic, he was sent to CentraState’s Emergency Department for a potential gall bladder issue. There, he was diagnosed with a [...]

Gastric Sleeve Surgery Helps Melissa Achieve Long-Term Weight-Loss Goals

By |2024-05-10T08:42:34-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Bariatrics, Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , , , |

After 52-year-old Melissa Rizzitello of Lakewood spoke with a colleague who’d undergone bariatric surgery, she decided it was time to set up an appointment. After a careful evaluation, Ragui Sadek, MD, FACS, recommended gastric sleeve surgery. Melissa had considered bariatric surgery for several years. Having worked as a counselor [...]

A Three-Generation Commitment to Health with Weight-Loss Surgery

By |2024-05-10T08:42:35-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Bariatrics, Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , , |

At only 22 years old, Mariah Rodriguez’s lifelong battle with her weight had come to this: She struggled to walk from her car up to her attic bedroom, she was uncomfortable going out with friends, and she was on the verge of developing diabetes. Having had [...]

Couple Looses Nearly 200 Pounds with Bariatric Surgery

By |2024-05-10T08:42:37-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Bariatrics, Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , , , |

Old Bridge residents Betty and Bob Peterson, both 53, had spent their 35-year marriage doing virtually everything together. For many years, that included eating poorly, becoming obese, and developing significant health problems that often accompany excessive weight, including Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. “After years of putting our [...]

A Solution for Worsening Knee Pain

By |2024-05-10T08:42:46-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z, Orthopedics, Patient Stories|Tags: , , |

For decades, Dr. Kohlberg had exercised regularly on a treadmill so he could stay fit for weekly tennis matches and annual ski trips with fellow CentraState physicians. But over the past year, worsening pain in his right knee prevented him from enjoying the sports he loved. Eventually, the pain [...]

A Big Hit: Knee Replacements for Four Team Members

By |2024-05-10T08:42:47-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Healthy Aging, Orthopedics, Patient Stories|Tags: , , |

As a longtime player and manager in the Monmouth county senior softball league, Emil “coach” Jennette is always evaluating his teammates and opponents. He recalls a game when he closely studied outfielder Bobby Duncan as he ran the bases during a game. “I was watching how he performed, and [...]

A Team Approach Heals Thomas’s Severe Foot Wounds and Saves His Leg

By |2024-05-10T08:42:48-04:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , , , |

Though Jersey City native Thomas Ryan, 58, had been living with diabetes for 30 years, he was faced with yet another health-related obstacle when he had to undergo amputation of four of the toes on his left foot at a hospital in Hoboken. A common side effect of diabetes, poor [...]

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