''Surgery Saved My Life'' is a

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

series which aired for two years on

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. It is a medical show that features people with life-threatening health problems. The cameras follow the

patients A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other healt ...

as they undergo

surgery Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery s ...

and the

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as they prepare for and follow through on the life-saving operations. ''Surgery Saved My Life'' was never released on video.

Overview

People with life-threatening health problems undergo

Cast

The show was narrated by Ed Cunningham. Each episode consisted of different patients and doctors.

References

External links

Official Website
*{{IMDb title, 0888969, Surgery Saved My Life 2006 American television series debuts 2008 American television series endings 2000s American documentary television series Discovery Channel original programming