Methodist Southwest Medical Center

09/29/2026

Pickleball pain or something more? 🏓⁠
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Don't assume chronic pain in your groin or abdomen is just a pulled muscle. ⁠
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Brian Shea, MD, general surgeon on the medical staff at Methodist Celina, shares the signs of a hernia and when it’s time to get checked.⁠
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Read more about how surgeons can repair hernias using a surgical robot at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/how-robotic-surgery-has-transformed-hernia-repair/

09/28/2026

Tummy troubles? If you are experiencing these 3 digestive symptoms, you probably should see a doctor. ⁠
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Antony Mathew, MD, gastroenterologist on the medical staff at Methodist Southlake, walks us through the signs something could be wrong in your GI tract.⁠
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You can learn more about your digestive health at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/how-gerd-is-diagnosed-and-what-else-it-could-be/

09/25/2026

Working 9 to 5? More like sleeping, cuddling, and growing!

The babies in Methodist Dallas’ NICU are celebrating Dolly Parton Day (9/25) with fringe and rhinestones. You can never be too little for a little Dolly magic!

Our NICU nursing staff who outfitted the infants truly embody the country legend’s core values: endless warmth, a giving spirit, and empowering others.

Just like once Dolly said, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

09/23/2026

"I waited entirely too long.”⁠
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Music minister Tony Wade was diagnosed with prostate cancer after years of putting off going to the doctor.⁠
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After successful surgery, he's singing the praises of his medical team at Methodist Southwest Medical Center.⁠

Watch his story and enjoy his music at Shine Online.

This school administrator and Gospel singer was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a long-delayed visit to a urologist.

09/23/2026

It's one of the most common reasons people end up in the emergency room--sudden abdominal pain on the lower right side!

For an emergency physician, it's a telltale sign of appendicitis.

Chris Kennedy, MD, medical director of the ER at Methodist Celina, explains what to expect if this happens to you. Hint: you probably need surgery.

09/21/2026

Olive oil can be heart healthy, but it all depends on the cooking temperature. 🍳⁠
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Nhan Nguyen, MD, interventional cardiologist on the medical staff at Methodist Richardson, tells you how to cook with olive oil--and when you might want to consider a different oil.

09/19/2026

This Dallas woman struggled with severe knee pain for years. By the time she saw her surgeon at Methodist Southwest, he says the 67-year-old grandmother had almost no cartilage left in her knee--it was bone-on-bone. ⁠
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After robotic-assisted knee replacement, she was able to ditch the walker and the daily pain meds! ⁠
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Hear more about her recovery and the new robot that helped make it possible at Shine Online.

When her arthritic knee had her feeling like a "little old lady," this Dallas woman found a permanent fix: robotic surgery.

09/17/2026

Are the over-the-counter meds you're taking causing more harm than good?⁠
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Brooke Fitch, DO, internal medicine physician on the medical staff at Methodist Southlake, says drugs like ibuprofen and some sleep aids are safe to use occasionally, but overuse can lead to kidney disease and dementia. She says it's important to tell your doctors all the medications you're taking, even the ones that don't require a prescription.💊⁠
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You can learn more from Dr. Fitch about what these medicines do to your body and safer alternatives at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/know-the-risks-of-over-the-counter-drugs-and-safer-alternatives/

09/17/2026

This young Marine was in a catastrophic motorcycle accident on his first day back in North Texas on leave.⁠
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The 24 year old was rushed to Methodist Mansfield with very serious injuries, where every surgeon on the trauma team came together to save Caleb's life. ⁠
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Watch his remarkable road to recovery at Shine Online.

This Marine is back in the saddle after traumatic injuries from a near-fatal motorcycle crash led to 40 surgeries at Methodist Mansfield.

09/16/2026

The way modern technology allows us to treat your heart disease is just incredible! 💙⁠
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Instead of open heart surgery, so many procedures can now be performed by accessing the heart from your wrist.👀⁠
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Arash Manzori, DO, interventional cardiologist on the medical staff at Methodist Mansfield, discusses some of the ways we can identify and open up blockages without major surgery.

05/06/2024

Happy National Nurses Week!😍

Our nurses kicked off the week with some Olympic Games at Methodist Charlton.

We celebrate our nurses--today and every day!💙

05/01/2024

This Dallas photographer says he's cancer free after robotic-assisted kidney surgery at Methodist Charlton.

It's the first time the procedure has been performed at that hospital!

How kidney stones led to the shocking cancer diagnosis at Shine Online.

Cesar Zapata was back on his feet soon after the tumor on his kidney was removed thanks to a minimally invasive robotic surgery.

02/20/2024

Uterine fibroids can make life miserable for a woman.

This mother of 3 had enough of the pain and bleeding and turned to the team at Methodist Charlton for help.

They discovered she had 3 types of fibroids--inside and outside the uterus and within the uterine lining.

A look at why these fibroids are so much more common in African Americans at Shine Online.

A hysterectomy cured this mother of three of her fibroids, but women who suffer with these benign uterine tumors have other options.

02/05/2024

12/10/2023

This football coach put on so much weight he couldn't keep up with his kids--on or off the field.

At just 32 years old, he tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds.

After weight-loss surgery at Methodist Charlton, he lost 80 pounds in just a month! 😳

Why this coach feels like a kid again at Shine Online.

Father of two has lost over 100 pounds to get "back in the trenches" at football practice and back on this playground with his own kids.

10/27/2023

Walking the runway---what an empowering way to honor breast cancer survivors!🎀

Methodist Charlton put on a lovely fashion show in celebration of . Love it!

10/04/2023

Her workplace is the Dallas County jail so you know she's a tough cookie.

Endometrial cancer may have met its match in this Duncanville woman.

Why her gynecological oncologist at Methodist Charlton says it's far and away the most common cancer he sees in his patients at Shine Online.

Wanda Grigsby opted for a hysterectomy after she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, the most common form of gynecological cancer.