Posts by uvahealth

Not the Easy Way Out: Why Lisa Chose Gastric Bypass Weight Loss Surgery

uvahealth   |   5/17/2019   |   Patient Stories

15 years ago, Lisa Coleman weighed over 300 pounds, and every diet she tried didn't work. She calls bariatric surgery the bravest and hardest decision of her life. More »

Living with NF2: Abby’s Story of Brain Tumors, College & Accessibility Advocacy

uvahealth   |   5/14/2019   |   Patient Stories

Abby Loden lives in Mississippi and travels to UVA for care. She wrote this post about the challenges and triumphs of living with this rare disease. More »

Living With Rare Disease: A Doctor’s Tuberous Sclerosis Experience

uvahealth   |   4/15/2019   |   People of UVA

TSC causes benign tumors anywhere in the body. Derek Bauer, MD, can empathize with his TSC patients, because he lives with it, too. Read his guest post. More »

Why You Should Be an Organ Donor: A Little Boy’s Story of Receiving & Giving Life

uvahealth   |   4/12/2019   |   Kids

Michael's cystic fibrosis kept him from enjoying childhood, until an organ donor and new lungs changed his life. His father works at UVA and contributed this post. More »

Overcoming the Organ Shortage: Myths vs. Facts about Transplant

uvahealth   |   4/10/2019   |   General Health, Treatments

Almost two dozen eligible patients die each day waiting for the right organ to become available. The only way to overcome the organ shortage is to encourage more people to become organ donors. More »

Got Milk? What Kind? Milk and Milk Alternatives

uvahealth   |   9/20/2018   |   General Health, Nutrition

Milk used to be simple, but now on top of cow's milk, there's soy, almond, coconut and even pea milk. Find out the milk alternatives that taste the best or leave a lot to be desired. More »

Behind the Badge: Bill Potts, Social Worker & Organ Transplant Support Group Leader

uvahealth   |   8/27/2018   |   People of UVA

Bill Potts, licensed clinical social worker, has worked with UVA transplant patients for almost 23 years. And yet, “23 years later, I still marvel at the amazing transformation patients go through after transplantation.” More »

Lainey’s Story: A Family’s Experience with Congenital Heart Defects and Down Syndrome

uvahealth   |   4/12/2018   |   Patient Stories

Lainey is a patient at Children’s Hospital Pediatric Cardiology Richmond, where she can receive UVA pediatric care close to home. Her mom, Ashley, contributed this post. More »

Our Journey Through Lung Transplant: A Patient’s Story

uvahealth   |   4/10/2018   |   Patient Stories

Louisa County resident Pat Gutekenst battled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and had a lung transplant at UVA in 2015. He and his wife, Stacey Gutekenst, contributed this post. More »

InsideView: A UVA Radiology Blog for Patients

uvahealth   |   10/26/2017   |   News & Events

The Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging has launched a new resource specifically for patients: InsideView is our unconventional blog, intended to bring patients behind the scenes and help answer their radiology questions before they arise. More »