Patient Stories

• Bariatrics

For many patients, bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, is about more than just losing weight. It opens the door to a healthier future and a happier life.

• Breast Health
• Cancer

Candace Bentley-Connor, a 47-year-old Brunswick resident, vividly remembers the day in February 2013 when she learned she had breast cancer. It had only been a few weeks earlier when she had discovered a disturbing change in one of her breasts.

• Orthopaedics

Last July, just when Mr. Savic decided to move forward with his restaurant dreams, an injury abruptly interfered.

• Wound Care

Donald Hendricks was healthy and thriving, enjoying his retirement in St. Marys, Georgia, when he suffered a home accident: he tripped over his bedspread and fell.

• CyberKnife
• Cancer
• Breast Health

Marilyn Steiner, 75, sums up her experience as one of the first patients at Southeast Georgia Health System treated for breast cancer with the CyberKnife® M6 Robotic Radiosurgery System.

• Cancer
• Breast Health
• CyberKnife

As far as her breast health was concerned, Diane Waldron did everything right. She exercised, ate healthy, didn't smoke or take hormone replacement therapy, and got yearly mammograms. However, sometimes risk factors win out over preventative measures.

• Orthopaedics

For decades, retired nurse Lynn Rhyne enthusiastically delivered on the demands of providing excellent patient care. The seventy-two-year-old has enjoyed a satisfying career in nursing that spans 50 years.

• Wound Care

Charles Lang, a retired welder, was helping a friend with a shop project last fall when a piece of the metal he was heating with a torch fell inside his work boot.

• Rehabilitation

When Melanie Smith was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease while still only in her 30s, she was understandably shocked by the news.

• Cardiopulmonary

At 76, Creta Carter Nichols was the picture of health, or so it seemed. She exercised, ate healthy and enjoyed a vibrant social life.