Dr. Daniel Conway
General Surgery
Arlington Heights, IL
38 years experience male
Locations
Office
Arlington Heights, IL
Advanced Surgical Associates
Arlington Heights, IL
Office
Elk Grove Village, IL
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
General Surgery
Languages spoken
English
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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General Surgery 38 years experience
Seroma?: Thin bloody drainage from a wound may be a simple seroma. This is a collection of fluid in the wound. It is quite common. Thicker material might be a... Read More
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diagnose metastasis: Pet scanning is used for staging of a variety of cancers. Lesions seen on plain scans can be shown to be biologically active of pet scan this then su... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Allegra or Claritin (loratadine) : Allergy medicines are usully antihistamines
first generation antihistamines like benadryl, (diphenhydramine) often make people sleepy. Second genera... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Moistened wipes : Moist tissue, or better yet baby wipes with aloe work very well. You can also obtain a sitz bath, which is a shallow bath that you sit upon. A medi... Read More
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A female asked:
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4'8", 98 lbs: The 50th percentile is about 4 feet 8 inches, and about 95 pounds. But her is a lot of variability at that age.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Take your meds: You feel rotten because you probably have very little thyroid hormone in your system now hypothyroidism means your thyroid is not doing it's job. Yo... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Blood clotting cell: Platelets are blood cells that assist in forming clots. They are produced by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow they adhere to one another in the f... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Gallbladder: Abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder is a common symptom of gallbladder disease. Typically this pain is worse after meals, especially fatty... Read More
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A 75-year-old male asked:
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Many causes : The spleen's job is to take older or damaged blood cells out of circulation. Diseases that cause abnormal or disrupted cells, like thallesemias and h... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Position : Pilonidal cysts are typically found in the crease between the buttocks overlying the sacrum. Anal fistulae are found around the anus. Both will have... Read More
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A female asked:
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Neither am I : Typical appendicitis begins as vague, central abdominal pain. The pain then moves to the right lower abdomen. Pain is usually constant rather than c... Read More
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A male asked:
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Many options : Piles, (hemorrhoids) are common. They cause bleeding, discomfort and itching. Simple treatment includes stool softeners and over the counter creams.... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Apron: A pannus is an apron of fat hanging from the waist.
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Pretty well: Conscious sedation makes uncomfortable minor procedures more tolerable. Medication such as narcotics or sedatives are given in amounts large enough to... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Depends on symptoms: Many hiatal hernias require no treatment at all. Often the hiatal hernia is associated with gastresophogeal reflux disease (gerd). Symptoms of gerd... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Dysphagia : The symptom you describe suggests a problem with your esophogus. Many problems cause this symptom. It could be a problem with the movement of the ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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It's an upgrade : Bcir is a modification of the koch continent ileal pouch. The differences in surgical technique result in less local complications, such as fistula. ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Yes: A chronic fissure will often develop a "sentinel tag" at the base of the fissure. If you have growths elsewhere it may be unrelated to the fissure.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Be patient : If it is early post surgery, that kind of pain can be due to some fluid or a small amount of blood in the surgical area. If so this will clear up. T... Read More
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Stops cell division : Taxol (paclitaxel) stabilizes the micro tubules within cells. This interrupts the normal process of cell division.
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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Depends on the mix: Sugar content in alcoholic drinks is dependent on the mixer. Bartenders use liquid bar sugar to sweeten drinks. Orange juice has about 24 g of sug... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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IS she pregnant?: Bleeding during a known pregnancy is a serious symptom. She may be losing the pregnancy. Contact your obstetrician right away
if she is having a ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Yes: But not the only cause. The loss of blood witth menstruation causes an obligate loss of iron. Iron deficiancy results in a specific type of anemia. ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Skin infection: Folliculitis is an infection of a hair follicle ( hence the name). Any hair bearing skin can be affected. It is most common on the face, neck and gr... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Sunscreen : Uvb rays are responsible for suntan and sunburn they are the main culprit for skin cancer. Uva rays penetrate your skin more deeply. Prolonged exp... Read More
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A good sign : Your primary care, surgeon and anesthesiologist are being careful. Checking the right pre op tests. Gallbladder surgery is seldom urgent let th... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:
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Yes, but....: Grapefruit is very acidic, so it may not be the best choice when you are having stomach upset . More importantly, in a 66 year old, grapefruit inte... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Irritated colon fat: Epiploic appendages are pieces of fat attached to the large intestine wall when they get twisted and deprived of their blood supply they become inf... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Many ways: Pin worms are a parasite, they usually cause a skin reaction and itching around the anus. Other than being in the same place hemorrhoids are totally... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Treat the cause: Frequent urination, with pain suggests a urinary tract infection. A urine culture can confirm this. The treatment would then be antibiotics. Urin... Read More
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It dependds: It depends on the size of the air embolism small ones are not fatal. Huge ones cause inability of the heart to pump and death is very rapid if the ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel) or Paclitaxel is a chemotheaputic drug which is used to treat a variety of cancers including lung, breast, ovarian and head and n... Read More
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A 84-year-old female asked:
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Benign: Adenomatous polyps are pre cancerous growths in the lining of the colon. Think of them as the colonic equivalent of benign moles on your skin. Just ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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See your doctor: Rectal bleeding had a number of causes. You need a good exam and possibly some tests like a colon exam to sort it out.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Bile duct stones: The choledochous means bile duct in latin. Lithiasis is presence of stones. Hence, choledocholitiasis is stones in the bile duct. These stones requ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Easy answer: It is very simple. You have to take in less calories than you use. A pound of fat is about 3500 calories. So, if you can take in 500 calories less ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Not well: Most short term weight loss is not effective. It comes right back. Losing a pound of fat means using up three to four thousand calories more tha... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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Soon : What the thyroidectomy for? If you had the entire gland removed, and the pathology is non cancerous, you ought to be able to start your thyroid replac... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Nothing serious : Early on, after surgery, fatty foods might cause discomfort similar to a gallbladder attack. After a few weeks, you should be able to tolerate fatty... Read More
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Same as armpits: Apocrine sweat glands, the ones that produce scented oily material, only exist in the armpits and the groin. Regular bathing removes the oil and the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Not for these : There is an association between kidney and liver cysts. These other cystic changes in these unrelated organs are random.
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Wait or weights : Some of your friends will be bigger than you, some smaller. You cannot change your genetics. At 14, it may be an issue of when your puberty starts. ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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New term to me: Red wine has been touted as a healthy thing in recent years. It had been reported to lower tooth decay decrease sore throats and lower cardiac risks. ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Get checked out: Foamy urine can be a sign of protein in your urine. This happens in a a number of diseases that can affect the kidneys, for example high blood press... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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One of many things : A pea sized bump behind the ear coukd be many things. Common causes are small reactive lymph nodes. They can enlarge and resolve. Observation is app... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Nature does it : .You have a self-cleaning vagina. A mild soap can be used on the outer areas such as the outside of the external lips but should be avoided on the i... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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A cold: Cold symptoms including those you describe suggest you have a cold. Most are caused by a virus. If it does not run its course in a few days, let yo... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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No: Rectal bleeding is never normal. There are multiple causes. Only through appropriate testing can a source be found, and appropriate treatment start... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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See your dentist: Tooth pain has a number of causes. These include abscesses below the tooth, cracking of the tooth, deeper cavities etc. Pain is a sign that the toot... Read More
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A female asked:
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Symptoms yes: Women are often free of symptoms with gonorrhea. But it can give you urinary symptoms. This might be mistaken as a uti. Or it might be mistaken f... Read More
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Dr. Conway is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Conway is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I have been waiting 11 months for the county hospital to get me in due to I have no insurance and no income to be able to pay.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you for answering my question. I have a lot of health problems at my young age. It is very overwhelming sometimes.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Graduated 1985MD
Residency
Loyola University Medical Center
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Evanston, IL - Winter
2013
Top General Surgeon , Third Place, Illinois - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Midwest Surgical Association
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