In 2012, Debra had trouble with her vision and went to see her eye doctor. She was referred to a neuro ophthalmologist and an MRI showed that Debra had an aneurysm pushing on her optic nerve. Debra was no stranger to the dangers of brain aneurysms. Her father passed away...

In 2022, Eron began experiencing severe neck pain and difficulty holding her head in an upright position. She had developed a severe chronic spinal infection from leakage of her oral bacteria into the space around the spinal column in her neck, causing erosion and collapse of four vertebrae in her...

“Every patient deserves a treatment plan tailored to their unique needs,” said Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya. “Given Chrissie’s circumstances, we wanted to preserve her mobility and independence while relieving the pressure on her spinal cord. Laminoplasty offered the motion-sparing approach she needed to regain her quality of life.” When Chrissie was...

Travis lived an active lifestyle, regularly training for triathlons and weight lifting. In 2019, Travis started to gain weight and experienced a lack of energy and daily fatigue. Combined with his sudden lack of drive and inability to recover in between workouts, Travis went to his primary care provider for...

Lynn lives an active lifestyle as an owner of her own luxury traveling tours business. But when she got back from a corporate cruise in November of 2023, she started to feel sick every day. Lynn was quick to dismiss her feelings of unwellness and weight loss, assuming that her...

Gary, a North Carolina veteran, struggled with his essential tremor and his daily tremors impacted his quality of life. Gary came to UNC Health for focused ultrasound treatment to help manage his tremors. Here is what Gary has to say about focused ultrasound treatment and his care at UNC Health:...

On October 9, 2024 Deborah marked the one-year anniversary of the near fatal car accident that could have left her paralyzed. Because her injuries were so severe, including a brain bleed and damage to her neck, Deborah had to be airlifted to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill where she woke...

Scott had a surgery in October of 2023 to remove a clog in his stomach. The procedure was done through a small incision in his left arm where the surgeon accessed Scott’s radial artery to put a stent in one of the arteries that supplies his intestines. The surgery was...

Focused ultrasound treatment at UNC Health allowed Frank, a patient diagnosed with essential tremor, to play guitar for his wife for the first time ever. Frank noticed what he described as “nerves” in his hands in his 20’s. As it progressively got worse, he could no longer play the guitar....

“No one prepared me to get better from the pain that I had for eight years.” Hilary worked as a paramedic, loved to run, and spent most of her time up on her feet. But after she rolled her ankle on the job, her life changed forever. Since her injury,...