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.
Hi Joy!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fabulous......you are SO lucky to have this experience. Isn't it interesting to not only observe the operation, but to observe the behavior of the professionals doing the work!
Can't wait to hear what you see next :)
Ms. Maier
Terrific observations, Joy. It is great that you not only have this opportunity, but are observing EVERYTHING! You are seeing not only the skill and technique of the surgeons and staff, but are noticing the way a good team works together, the effect of music and putting oneself in the position of the patient - singing the lullaby- and how this affects the team and the patient. I enjoyed reading this immensely and also can't wait for your next post!
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