Methodist Health System | Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Shine | Winter 2014-2015

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◂ WOMEN’S HEALTH
Only two days after a da Vinci
Single-Site procedure, Abbie
Mejorado was back to work
Abbie Mejorado had learned to live with the
pain in her lower abdomen for more than a year.
But in 2013, it reached an unbearable level.
“I could only do activities when I had the
energy to do them,” the 40-year-old Palmer
resident says. “The pain kept creeping back, and
it made absolutely no sense.”
Abbie knew that with this pain, she needed
to take charge, and she knew where to turn: her
longtime OB-GYN, Theresa Patton, MD, on
staff at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
“Dr. Patton always makes me feel comfortable,”
Abbie says. “I knew she wanted what was best for
me and my body.” After determining that Abbie
had significant scar tissue in the lining of her
uterus, Dr. Patton proposed a hysterectomy as a
healthy and safe solution to Abbie’s pain.
“Dr. Patton explained that by performing the
procedure with the da Vinci® Surgical System’s
Single-Site™ technique, she would make only one
incision through the belly button and I would
have no superficial scarring other than that.
“I told her I wanted the Single-Site procedure,
and I wanted it as soon as possible.”
As soon as possible came on March 31. Abbie
was able to leave the hospital that very same day
and was back to work just two days later.
She says she was a little sore throughout the
day but nothing compared to the pain that had
been dragging her down before, and in two short
weeks, she had the okay to go exercise again.
“I was a little nervous at first, but I felt so
great afterwards,” Abbie says. “I had absolutely
no pain.
“It’s nice to feel good again. I’m grateful for
Dr. Patton and the staff at Methodist Dallas who
not only helped me get back to myself but made
the experience so quick and painless.” ONE SINGLE-SITE SENSATION
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Back to business
After her robotic Single-Site hysterectomy, Abbie Mejorado healed
within days and once again has the energy to do the things she loves.
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