Surgery

LEXINGTON - Kentucky freshman forward Patrick Patterson is recovering from surgery on his injured left ankle. Patterson had surgery to stabilize a stress fracture on the ankle in Charlotte, N.C., last week. Doctors say Patterson will be in a cast and crutches for up to six weeks and likely won't be fully healed for four to six months. Patterson was one of the few constants this season for the Wildcats, averaging 16.4 points and 7.7 rebounds in 25 games before being ruled out for the season in late-February.

The Kentucky Historical Society will dedicate a replacement historical highway marker 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ephraim McDowell House. Sponsored by Ephraim McDowell Health and Kentucky Historical Society, the marker will honor Ephraim McDowell, a physician who often is referred to as the "father of modern surgery. " On Dec. 25, 1809, McDowell performed the first successful abdominal operation in his home. During the surgery, McDowell removed a 22-pound ovarian cyst from Jane Todd Crawford.

Kidney transplant surgery at a Cincinnati hospital involving a Danville pastor and his parishioner apparently was successful Tuesday, the husband of the kidney recipient said this morning. "Based on all that we've been told by the surgeons and nurses, everything involved with the two surgeries went well," said Pat Bennett, whose wife, Roxie Bennett, 48, received a kidney donated by the Rev. Quentin Scholtz, 60, pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church. The transplant was performed at the University of Cincinnati Hospital.

Auburn University: Amy Perkins recently received the American Association of Feline Practitioners Award at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine. It is given to a senior who demonstrates a special interest and accomplishment in feline medicine and surgery. She received a biology degree in 2001 from Carson-Newman College and is a 1997 graduate of Boyle County High School .She is the daughter of Tony and Karen Perkins of Perryville. DEAN'S LIST Dickinson College: Julie A. McGlothlin , senior majoring in English and Spanish, daughter of Lyle and Mary Ann McGlothlin of Danville.

Centre College sophomore guard Chrystal Claunch is out for the season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in Sunday's victory over Sewanee. Claunch injured both knees during her high school playing career at Mercer County and Centre coach Wendie Austin-Robinson said she had been playing with some damage already in her knee. "It was something that you usually don't have surgery on, but now they will fix that, too, when they are repairing the ACL," said the Centre coach.

Dear Editor, I was the victim of a hit and run while I was walking my dog back on Nov. 2, 2007, and have had to have surgery and six months of therapy. I have been to court several times and testified twice. I have pictures of the bruises on me and have been on crutches and now a cane and had surgery. Yet the accused still is free. If that would have been me, Lincoln County officers would still have me in jail. I was three feet off the road and was left like some kind of animal.

PAINT LICK - A Garrard County magistrate who was kicked by a bull Wednesday on his Cartersville Road farm will undergo surgery today at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Marvin Conn, 76, was rushed to Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond in the early afternoon Wednesday where X-rays determined his right shoulder and hip were broken. He was then taken to UK for surgery. "He was in great spirits when I talked to him," said Judge-Executive John Wilson, who was in Lexington for a meeting when he heard of the accident.

I believe my mom, Brenda Rentas, deserves a little pampering because she has lost more than 250 pounds and looks like a different person. Since she has lost the weight she can do more things and can even get clothes better now. She still has to have surgery to remove the excess fat but even now she looks different. She also deserves some pampering because she is always taking care of someone. My brother got sick in 1998 and had heart failure eight times in two years. He has had surgery about three times.

The McDowell House and Apothecary Shop on South Second Street is a monument to Dr. Ephraim McDowell and the early 19th century in which he performed ground-breaking surgery. But assistant director and longtime tour guide Alberta Moynahan likes to breathe life into the house and the history that surrounds it. She tries to keep the house and the history alive by not just talking about them to tourists but by still learning about them as a student who never wants to graduate. Moynahan has told the famous tale of McDowell's groundbreaking 1809 ovarian tumor removal thousands of times.

Carol Geralds, owner of Exclusively Yours in Danville, walks around the counter to assist a customer. There's a noticeable limp to her step, yet she knows that she'll be walking normally in the near future and for that she credits the Rehabilitation Services Department at McDowell Wellness Center. "The therapists at the Wellness Center are wonderful," Geralds said. "They are in tune to my needs and they go above and beyond in meeting those needs. " Geralds has been receiving physical therapy services at the Wellness Center since having knee surgery last fall.