MedTech Week Magazine 2019 At a glance
Highlights from the 5th Edition of the Award-Winning MedTech Week Magazine
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The best breast cancer treatment for you
No two women are the same, and neither are their breast cancers. Cutting-edge genomic tests can be valuable tools for determining the best treatment for you.
Getting back in the game
Osteoarthritis led to an imbalance and damaged cartilage, but my total hip replacement surgery enabled me to continue my career.
How to keep smiling when you live with Atrial Fibrillation
As someone in their 70s with Atrial Fibrillation (AF), I couldn’t think of anything but my disease – until I was advised to have a minimally-invasive new procedure.
‘It’s not just a pacemaker, but a smile-maker and a dream-maker’
I am 38-year-old editor and a keen athlete from Costa Rica. In January 2015, I woke up with a terrible headache, but managed to go to work. Around midday my headache retuned with such force that it knocked me out.
The comfort of recovering at home
I developed life-threatening blood poisoning, requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment. After being hooked up to a drip in hospital for three weeks, I had had enough.
'Riding the tide of kidney disease'
I had been managing kidney disease for my entire adult life – but that hasn’t stopped me pursuing my passion for caravanning and kite surfing.
A remarkable recovery from a severe stroke
At the age of 33, I was paralysed on my left-hand-side and struggling to speak, following a stroke in the early hours of the morning. After a minimally-invasive procedure, the clot was removed and I walked out of hospital within 24 hours without symptoms.
‘TAVI transformed my life’
I thought my breathlessness and fatigue were part of the ageing process, but the symptoms were due to a serious heart condition.
'Riding the tide of kidney disease'
I had been managing kidney disease for my entire adult life – but that hasn’t stopped me pursuing my passion for caravanning and kite surfing.
Pascal
Patient Advocate
As a physicist, I’ve always been driven by curiosity. But to follow your curiosity, you have to have some freedom. Freedom to be spontaneous; to follow your impulses.
Advances in kidney disease treatment have given me greater independence. Although I rely on haemodialysis machines to do the job that my kidneys are unable to do – filtering toxins out of my blood – the way I receive treatment makes all the difference.
Rather than having to go for in-clinic haemodialysis three times a week, I can be treated in the comfort of my own home and even from my caravan when I’m traveling. This has been the driving force for extending my sports activities and enjoying cultural events.
As the treatment is performed overnight when I sleep, and I have a mobile dialysis unit, I can organise the treatment around my schedule.
I continue to follow my curiosity. Six years ago, I tried to go skiing with the support of a kite on snow. This led me to kite surfing – it’s fun and requires some tactical skill to make best use the winds and waves. It challenges my physical and mental capabilities.
I want others to hear about the potential benefits of home dialysis and the freedom it can offer some patients. For me, life shouldn’t be about restrictions – I want to discover what is possible.
