Surgery

A hawk undergoes eye surgery and it's a success. Hannah Montana lost her sight after months of malnutrition and abuse. Ken Lockwood with the Eagle Valley Raptor Center has been caring for the animal. He paid to have the hawk's cataracts removed. Lockwood says he knows the hawk can see better now because she keeps wanting to jump on his head. ------------------------------------- August 23 Ken Lockwood is in and out of this cage often.

Royals right-hander Gil Meche has decided to try coming back as a reliever instead of opting for season-ending shoulder surgery. Meche was expected to have shoulder surgery this week and hopefully be ready for spring training next year. His shoulder did not respond well in a minor league rehab start last Monday and an arthroscopic exploratory procedure was recommended. After Meche saw doctors for further examination, he was advised if he underwent surgery in August he also would miss all of next season.

One Wichita nursing home has decided to have residents rehabbing from strokes, bypass surgery, and more keep up and active...by getting down. At Medicalodge, Otis Dailey likes to say, "Don't nothin' get old but the clothes. "  His job is to get creative with resident rehab. "I don't like to see nobody hurting or in pain or anything like that," says Dailey, "and just to see these people get out of bed and see these people move around and see these people try to carry on a semi-normal life, it makes me feel good.

David DeJesus will have surgery to repair a torn tendon in his right thumb and the Kansas City Royals outfielder will miss at least 10 weeks. DeJesus sprained his right thumb crashing into the fence in center field Thursday night in Yankee Stadium, a play that resulted in an inside-the-park homer for Derek Jeter. The Royals initially called the injury a sprain Friday when he was placed on the disabled list. He will have surgery Monday. The Royals recalled outfielder Alex Gordon from Triple-A Omaha and inserted him into the lineup as the right fielder Friday against the Yankees.

As many of you know, Eyewitness News anchor Roger Cornish had hip surgery last week. He wants you all to know the surgery went well and he's already started physical therapy. He looks foward to being back on desk and answering your questions soon.

By Kim Wilhelm (NEWTON, Kan.) It's something so simply - yet it helps a great deal.  In the past five years, 4,000 Newton Medical Center surgical patients have received what's called a "Pain Pillow. "  The small, handmade pillow is used after abdominal or mastectomy surgery.  The patient places it near the incision to cushion it during a cough.  "After a surgery, we want patients to cough and deep breathe so they don't develop infection," said Karla Stauffer, Nurse Manager of the Surgical Unit.

An estimated 1.5 million people had laser eye surgery to correct their vision last year, a procedure that's often not covered by insurance. Consumer Reports says the expense, along with the fact that you're dealing with precious eyesight, makes this a very important decision. The surgery itself is fairly simple. A laser is used to reshape the cornea, often reducing the need for glasses and contacts. A Consumer Reports Health survey of 793 adult Americans who've had laser eye surgery since 2001 shows 80 percent reported being "highly satisfied" with the results.

by Cindy Klose (WICHITA, Kan) Four years ago, Kansans had a little more interest than usual in the Olympic games as they followed a local athlete's bid for Gold in Athens, Greece. Swimmer, Caroline Bruce competed in the 200 Meter Breaststroke, missing the finals by just 65 one-hundredths of a second. This year, Bruce is sidelined by surgery, and watching the Olympics like the rest of us, on television. Bruce got two airport welcomes in 2004, when she came home from the Olympic trials as a member of the team and then welcomed back from her races in Athens.

Brent A. Lancaster, M.D., general surgeon at Wichita Surgical Specialists and Clinical Assistant Professor University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Department of Surgery Dr. Lancaster did his preliminary surgery residency at the Mayo Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, and his general surgery residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Texas A&M University College of Medicine, College Station, Texas in 1990.

Jonathan M. Dort, M.D., general surgeon at Wichita Surgical Specialists, Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma Services at Via-Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis Campus; Chairman, Department of Surgery, Via Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis Campus; and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Department of Surgery. Dr. Dort did his general surgery residency at the University of California Davis - East Bay, Oakland, California.