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… one type of test may be done. Some tests may be repeated after you inhale medicine that enlarges your airways … your results. This test can measure many different things about the way you breathe. These include how much air you … your results. This test can measure many different things about the way you breathe. These include how much air you …
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… face, or feet may require a skin graft to close the wound after surgery. The type of anesthetic used for your surgery … the excision is small, the skin may be closed with stitches after surgery. The "After surgery" picture shows the usual shape of the scar …
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… thin scars that will fade with time. The surgery takes about 3 to 5 hours. After surgery, you may have a drain near the incisions to … thin scars that will fade with time. The surgery takes about 3 to 5 hours. After surgery, you may have a drain near …
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… if you are anxious. You will need someone to take you home after and may need help putting in your eye drops or … the vast majority of patients. Glasses are usually required after surgery for near and sometimes also distance vision. … adjust. Most patients report a little discomfort during and after the surgery. Serious problems are not common. In some …
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… allow urine to drain. You will likely go home 1 to 2 days after the surgery if there have been no complications. How … 1 to 2 weeks. If you had open surgery, it may take longer, about 2 to 4 weeks. For either surgery, you will need at … have been done on the Burch colposuspension surgery. About 9 out of 10 women are cured ("dry") during the year …
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… shrink or die. The treatment usually takes 1 to 3 hours. After the procedure, you may stay in the hospital overnight … sometimes pain can last for a couple of weeks. It may take about 1 to 2 weeks to fully recover. This treatment should … may prescribe pain medicine. Or your doctor may talk to you about trying an over-the-counter pain medicine, such as …
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… to: Lung cancer. Most lung cancer is caused by smoking. After you quit, your risk for lung cancer drops over time. … influenza (flu), and pneumonia than people who don't smoke. After you quit smoking, you will probably have fewer of these illnesses. After you quit smoking, the damage to the lung tissue slows …
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… an exercise challenge test, spirometry is done before and after you exercise on a treadmill or an exercise bicycle. … people with asthma have some decreased airflow during or after exercise. But most people who have asthma do not need … and how quickly you can breathe air in and out before and after taking medicine. Spirometry may be done before and …
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… without a prescription. If this treatment hasn't helped after 3 months, see your doctor. You may need different … your face. Rinse well. Always completely rinse your skin after you wash it, and gently pat it dry. Avoid rubbing your skin. Moisturize as needed. If your face feels dry after washing it, use a moisturizing lotion. Look for skin …
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… 5 years later, he had quadruple bypass surgery. A few years after the surgery, he found out he had diabetes. Now 20 … his doctor told him he had diabetes. "My doctor said, 'It's about time you lose weight,'" Bob says. "That's when I got … son John, 54, says his father amazes and inspires him. About 6 months after Bob got his bike, John bought his dad a …
