Nearly 10 years before having the first of two hip surgeries at El Camino Health's hospital in Los Gatos, Tomi noticed unfamiliar symptoms. She'd feel aches and pain while getting in and out of her Mini Cooper — a car that sits lower to the ground than most vehicles. On other occasions, she’d experience discomfort while riding her bicycle to work or going for walks.
Every person's holistic health journey is unique, and over our 60-year history, El Camino Health has provided the expertise, support and care that people need to recover and live their best life. One of our most unique patient stories is that of Jian.
For Nick, it began with a regular visit to his primary care physician in January 2015. He was experiencing an urgent and frequent need to urinate, and was treated for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate gland enlargement. At 56 years old, Nick was not concerned since BPH is common among men as they age.
They say that in life, timing is everything. For San Jose's Ed Wasnioski, that old axiom proved to be very true last month at a party in Mountain View.
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Follow Linda's remarkable journey from caregiver to cancer patient, as she confronts stage III lung cancer with unwavering resolve and a commitment to service.
In April 2021, Renina's vision began to blur and she was struggling to read. The letters she had spent more than half her life teaching to toddlers were now difficult for her to see.
Craig enjoys staying active playing racquetball, cycling, and hiking, but in 2020 he started feeling sharp pains in both of his knees during his weekly hikes, and decided to see a doctor.
When Michaela walked across the stage to receive her Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) degree at the University of Southern California this past May, it was a full circle moment.
Ted is a lifelong San Francisco 49ers fan, so when the 49ers took on the Green Bay Packers on September 26, 2021, he was at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara with his brother and their closest friends.
When Carol reflects back on her journey with cervical cancer, she has a daily reminder of what helped her get through it each time, a tattoo on her arm with her personal motto inspired by her Great Aunt Anna.
After her wedding in 2012, Ashley was a 28-year-old newlywed ready to check things off her bucket list before starting a family. She was in the best shape of her life and preparing to qualify for a global CrossFit competition, but after many years of abnormal pap smears, she had to get a colposcopy. When her biopsy results came back, Ashley was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
In February of 2021, 63-year-old Trina was having a normal evening at home when her life changed suddenly. She fell to the floor and remained there for two hours, unable to move. When her husband walked in, he called 911 immediately. Trina had suffered a stroke, but this reality didn't hit her until days later as she laid in a hospital bed and began regaining more awareness.
