Enjoying Life After The Right Treatment 6 Tips for Life as a Lung Cancer p15 at the Right Time p22 Cancer Survivor p30 SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2016 A Surgical Solution Riverview Medical Center A Middletown father and musician receives expert surgical care. page 10 MORE ONLINE AT HACKENSACKMERIDIANHEALTH.ORG ConnectWITH US A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY We are excited to announce that Meridian Health and Hackensack POST YOUR PET’S University Health Network have joined HALLOWEEN COSTUME! together to become Hackensack Meridian Does your pet wear a Health, creating a whole new state of Halloween costume? health care in New Jersey and beyond. We want to see! Share a As a result, Meridian HealthViews is now photo on Instagram using Hackensack Meridian HealthViews! #HowlHackensackMeridian. Hackensack Meridian Health L to R: Robert C. Garrett and John K. 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Littleson, FACHE, President, Hospital download from the A Surgical Services Division and Chief Operating Officer Solution © 2016 Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center A Middletown father and App Store on iTunes. musician receives expert Chrisie Scott, Senior Vice President and Chief surgical care. page 10 Once you’re in the Marketing Officer The material provided in this magazine is intended to be used as general information store, simply search Elliot Frank, M.D., Medical Advisor only and should not replace the advice of MORE ONLINE AT HACKENSACKMERIDIANHEALTH.ORG “HealthViews” to Michael McCauley, Gabriella Heizler, your physician. Always consult your download the app. Jacki Kronstedt, HealthViews Production Team physician for individual care. 2 Hackensack Meridian HealthViews SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 Contents 4 Health Snapshots Get the latest health news on a wide range of topics — everything from hip replacement to health screenings to nutrition. Success Stories Positive Attitude During Treatment .... 6 Saving a Patient’s Arm ........................ 7 Back to Everyday Life ......................... 8 Sleeping Soundly Again ...................... 9 A Surgical Solution .............................10 Beating the Odds ...............................12 A Lucky Break ................................... 13 A Natural Solution ............................. 14 24 Events Calendar Life After Lung Cancer ...................... 15 Community health programs, fun events, and support groups around Losing Weight Together .................... 16 the region for adults and children. 15 Back in the Swing of Things .............. 18 Life After Cancer Inspiring Care .................................... 19 Health and Wellness Joseph Kowalski (pictured above) is back to enjoying No Longer Afraid ............................... 20 Surrounding You with Care............... 23 life after receiving advanced Getting Steady Again ........................ 21 A Wellness Destination ..................... 29 treatment for lung cancer. Right Treatment at the Right Time .... 22 6 Life Tips for Cancer Survivors ........ 30 You already rock the world of those around you, now it’s time to rock YOUR life, and rock YOUR health at our next Lyrics for Life event: Women ROCK Saturday, October 15, 2016 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Asbury Park Convention Hall Wish you could have it all and still look graceful doing it? Hear from our “womenologists” on a host of health and lifestyle topics from fitness tips to staying organized. Enjoy shopping from local vendors, snacks, giveaways, live music and more! We’ll also be inducting some lucky women into our Women Who Rock Hall of Fame. This event is free, so register today by calling 1-800-DOCTORS®. For more information visit: MeridianHealth.com/TunedIntoYourHealth. © Hackensack Meridian Health MH-MTYH-WomenROCK-8.375x3-HV-16.indd 1 HackensackMeridianHealth.org 1-800-560-99907/8/16 11:06 AM 3 Healthsnapshots CHECK OUT THIS RESEARCH ON MAMMOGRAMS Pat yourself on the back if you’ve crossed your regular mammogram off your to-do list. According to a study in the journal Cancer, women are being diagnosed with smaller breast tumors than in the past. Experts credit mammograms with finding these cancers earlier, when they are most treatable. Another study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported that women whose breast cancer is found with a mammogram often live longer than women whose cancer is found another way. Like any test, mammograms have some limitations. “For example, they will not reveal every cancer,” explains Brandon Mirochnik, M.D., of Riverview Medical Center. “And some breast cancers detected by mammograms may still be hard to treat. But the potential benefits of regular mammograms can mean lives saved — maybe even yours.” CELEBRATE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH The programs in our Every Woman Counts Educational Series will prepare you to make informed choices about prevention, breast health, and current treatment options. Come for refreshments, educational materials, and prizes! Learn more on page 24. Could Asthma Affect Your SIGN UP! Plans for a Family? We offer seminars for parents, as well as tours, About 8 percent of women in their childbearing classes for siblings, and years have asthma. And now, early findings suggest more! Learn about all our the disease may make it harder to have children. informative classes at Among women undergoing fertility treatment, MeridianMomtourage.com. 40 percent of those with asthma eventually became pregnant. That’s compared with 60 percent of women who didn’t have asthma. Women with asthma also took longer to conceive. On average, they got pregnant after 56 months of trying vs. 32 months for women without asthma. “Asthma may affect female hormones, and exposure to low-grade inflammation from the disease may also hamper fertility,” says Yanill Hernandez, M.D., of Ocean Medical Center. “But most women with asthma can have a healthy pregnancy, provided they control their disease.” 4 Hackensack Meridian HealthViews SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 MORE THAN 83 MILLION AMERICANS SHORT ON SLEEP Worried you’ll sleep your life away? A new study finds that about one-third of Americans have the opposite problem, snoozing less than the recommended seven hours per night. The resulting drowsiness can contribute to car collisions, other accidents, and lost productivity. “Over time, lack of sleep alters your hormones and metabolism, increasing your risk for diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and heart disease,” says Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O., a pulmonologist at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. To find out where you and the sandman stand, try keeping a 10-day sleep journal. Note when you fall asleep and wake up. Include any naps. Discuss your habits with your doctor. TO NAP OR NOT TO NAP? Is daytime napping