tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post1953707596101229925..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: CursesSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-24314566246726440732007-09-28T21:50:00.000-07:002007-09-28T21:50:00.000-07:00Interesting post Dr S. and also nice how you encou...Interesting post Dr S. and also nice how you encouraged your partner.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-66990831281345165262007-09-26T18:05:00.000-07:002007-09-26T18:05:00.000-07:00Globular glops of gunk... Gross!Sometimes I think ...Globular glops of gunk... Gross!<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I think I'm learning way too much about surgery by reading your blog...Rita - Supporting Safer Healthcarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695529913417647466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-11085429931989217592007-09-26T03:55:00.000-07:002007-09-26T03:55:00.000-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! You perfectly exp...Thank you, thank you, thank you! You perfectly expressed what the first attending year feels like. I've had several cases since residency where I feel like saying WTF? <BR/><BR/>I swear, it's a bigger learning curve than intern year.ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-4155969913817811202007-09-25T11:14:00.000-07:002007-09-25T11:14:00.000-07:00It is a Funkalicious word.It is a Funkalicious word.Dr. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871792467587364512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-48451986034896904852007-09-25T08:11:00.000-07:002007-09-25T08:11:00.000-07:00Rob: I hadn't noticed, but I have fixed it. I'm so...Rob: I hadn't noticed, but I have fixed it. I'm sorry. And I think funkified is a perfectly excellent word.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-81992202312580407402007-09-25T03:13:00.000-07:002007-09-25T03:13:00.000-07:00Well Sid, My dictionary has your picture next to t...Well Sid, My dictionary has your picture next to the word "Funkified."<BR/><BR/>Speaking of curses, did you notice that your link to my name is a broken link? How appropriate!Dr. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871792467587364512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-40577817394426095442007-09-24T17:47:00.000-07:002007-09-24T17:47:00.000-07:00Sid, I just checked. My dictionary has no listing ...Sid, I just checked. My dictionary has no listing for <I>funkified.</I>Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-26015820040937585952007-09-24T09:51:00.000-07:002007-09-24T09:51:00.000-07:00Interesting post. Just yesterday, I was involved i...Interesting post. Just yesterday, I was involved in a case where we took a woman in her mid 30s to the OR with epigastric tenderness and free air about 10 days out after a pneumonectomy. Totally normal ex lap. The thoracics folks think she might have had some air in her mediastinum that tracked down into the belly (not seen on CXR). Odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-58341836840379182542007-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:002007-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:00Not sure I can relate fully to the surgeon's point...Not sure I can relate fully to the surgeon's point of view.<BR/>As I look back, what naivete I had about things was being overconfident that I knew what was going on, expected the treatment would work well without side effects or complications, and that I had answers for all the questions.<BR/>After a time you realize you're not entitled to good outcomes, you have to earn them by being prepared for things to go from bad to worse.Greg Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422487877167541900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-55089091772834563802007-09-24T06:32:00.000-07:002007-09-24T06:32:00.000-07:00I can still remember my first case as a solo surge...I can still remember my first case as a solo surgeon. There was that "fear" that I might miss something and not have my "chief" to catch it. All worked out okay I'm glad to say. <BR/><BR/>Nice post.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com