Another AWESOME day

As usual, I woke up in the morning and got on the shuttle to go to internship, one of things I'm really looking forward during weekdays. Nowadays, I don't even ask a nurse what to wear and where scrubs are because I'm used to doing this and I know what to do when I get there first. After dressing up as an observer, I went up to the nurse who tells me what options are and guides me into that operating room. Today, I saw two surgeries. Even though I couldn't get to see all the process of the second surgery due to time, both of them were awesome. 

1. removing gallbladder with 3 gallstones(mulberries) in

2. foot joint implant surgery

During the first surgery, doctors used something like endoscopes to put them in four holes on the patient's belly. And there were two screens which show the inside the body. The doctor used the laser to burn the tissues of gallbladder to take it out. After taking it out, he asked me to put gloves on and let me cut the gallbladder, which was SO awesome and amazing. I couldn't understand what he was talking to me because I was in awe for a while. I was hesitating and he told me that I would not kill anyone because the gallbladder was already out of her body. I did what he told me to and started seeing three stones coming out!!!

It was just terrific!!!

I screamed when I saw them because, of course, It was my first time to see gallstones. Later, he told me that I was allowed to touch them. They were three total and too hard to smash. He told me that people called them mulberries because they looked like mulberries, which was true.

I asked him two questions.

- How long does it take to form one gallstone?

--> doctors don't know exactly but since one gallstone is made of a lot of layers of cholesterol, he thinks a few years.

- Why didn't you take clips out after you clipped them on organs near liver?

--> they were made of titanium and they are not harmful for human's body. Therefore, they are left in the body.

P.S. 

A Gallbladder is a small organ where bile is stored, before it is released into the small intestine. In humans, the loss of the gallbladder, in most cases, is easily tolerated by the body. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

The gallbladder is a hollow system that sits just beneath the liver.

The Gall Bladder is a storage vessel for liver bile. It acts as a reservoir for holding bile on its way from the liver to the intestines.

What are gallstones?

When the chemicals in the gallbladder, cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate are out of balance gallstones may form. There are two main types of gallstones:

• Cholesterol gallstones - these may form if there is too much cholesterol in the bile? They are the main type of gallstones in the UK and the USA.


• Pigment gallstones - these form when the bile has too much bilirubin. They are more common among patients who have liver disease, infected bile tubes or blood disorders, such as sickle-cell anemia.

The Best Day Ever

As usual, I departed school at 7:40 without any complaint to go to the internship. Even though I was a bit tired, I couldn't be more excited to see surgery.
Today, I saw two surgeries.

1.     the girl was not able to walk or run properly because of her heel bones too short to be bent properly. She had that terrible bone structure when she was born, which is impossible to fix but possible to make her a little bit comfortable to move.

2.     60 years old man had a total hip replacement.

 The first one was operating on a 5 years old girl. It was so cute when she came in the OR with two stuff animals beside her. An anesthetist was really sweet because she was singing a lullaby to a baby so that she will fall asleep easily as inhaling the gas “called strawberry smell”. The team of doctors who were operating this surgery was really bonded and looked happy working each other. Also, the doctor gave me chances twice to help him. When he was putting a cast on her feet and a tool on her thighs, I was holding those cute small legs. I really appreciated his effort to let me involve and experience something special. The more interesting one was that his niece is my friend back at school. It was one of the most awesome days ever.

The second was about the total hip replacement, which I really wanted to watch. This surgery needed three doctors at once, a big deal. One of doctors was physically disabled. He was stumbling but a doctor, orthopedist, which was really impressive and amazing! I realized that there is no boundary of being a doctor. Also, the tools there were amazing! There were so many metals, which were used during the operation. There was music playing on the OR, which was interesting. Additionally, since I was always wondering how doctors put the urethra on a patient, it was really interesting when nurses were putting  the urethra on a patient’s penis, which is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the genitals for the removal of fluids from the body. Due to the shuttle time, I was only able to watch this surgery for 15 minutes. I wish I could watch it for a longer time. 

The Second Day!

Today was also amazing!
I was in OR where Umbilical Hernia surgery was happening.
I had no idea what that was in the first place.
Therefore, I used the dictionary on my phone after the surgery ended
and looked it up for a while.

An umbilical hernia is an outward bulging of the abdominal lining or part of the abdominal organ(s) through the area around the belly button.

The more interesting thing was when one of nurses in the room gave me a chance to look at the disposable fixation tool. It was really small and sharp, which would hold the gap.
Whenever I go, I experience amazing things.

The First Day of Internship

I went to the local hospital, which is only 20 minutes far from my school. I was so excited to go there even though I had to leave at 7:40 am. With all excitement in my mind, I drove there. Under the instruction of a lot of nurses, I arrived in OR, operating room. I couldn’t even believe that I, as a student, was able to be there. Very friendly nurses told me to put scrubs on including shoe-covers, a mask and a cap. I couldn't be relaxed at all! I was so ready to go inside OR! They casually led me to OR and Bang! There was surgery going on right in front of me. There were two surgeons operating surgery, one helper who was standing right next to them and passed all tools surgeons called for, one nurse who was taking care of the machine connected to the patient and her condition, one more observer like me and one nurse who was recording something. It was amazing at it was! I didn’t know how to express. They were casually saying HI to me and explaining what they were operating on. I couldn't understand what they were saying at all in the first place because they were on masks and I was out of mind due to too much excitement! After a while, I caught that they were getting rid of cysts from the ovary. I saw everything including blood, organs, tools, and serious surgeons. I was really appreciated that I had this opportunity. After the surgery ended, I went to another OR to observe and I watched the whole knee transplant. It was crazy. I felt like I was watching TV show, “Grey’s Anatomy.” While I was watching every surgery process, I realized that there was nothing that could make me more excited and happier. A doctor, I really have considered to be one, is an amazing job. I’m looking forward to exploring this world more!