tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post5876987691732703196..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: You Are What You EatSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-79690017403504762122010-02-17T19:21:34.820-08:002010-02-17T19:21:34.820-08:00Funny seeing the word "bezoar" again. I...Funny seeing the word "bezoar" again. I first saw it in a Harry Potter novel, of all places. I thought Ms. Rowling had made it up until I looked it up later. <br /><br />When DID we finally figure out the relationship between <i>h. pylori</i> and ulcers? James Herriot ("All Creatures Great And Small")swore that vets knew about it ages ago - from dealing with pigs I think he said.Txtraveler79noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-75277650945321687192010-02-17T11:05:58.872-08:002010-02-17T11:05:58.872-08:00Great story, Aloha. Thanks!Great story, Aloha. Thanks!Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-60870034362320201352010-02-17T10:38:07.079-08:002010-02-17T10:38:07.079-08:0030 yrs ago my mother had surgery and 2 phydobezoar...30 yrs ago my mother had surgery and 2 phydobezoars were taken from her stomach!!! We were asked if we wanted to see these "rare" things...and we did...they were 'yukky' looking, were 'clay-like' in matter for about 1/4 inch - then they were "calcified" ... one kidney shaped, the other like a hot dog bun...some pills recently given to her in hospital were 'stuck' to them....were NOT attached, just 'floated' around her stomach causing her "stomach issues" her entire life...getting worse with time, as they 'grew' - until discovered when she was 60 yrs old! A team of Dr's "interviewed" her afterwards and an 'odd' question was asked.."if she had ever "eaten persimmons"?!? She said she HAD...when she was a little girl walking home from school they would pick and eat them!!!!! She is now 92 years old, still golfs and eats anything she likes without any issues! She has an amazing 'bezore' story and she is an amazing woman!!!!Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820147938514131750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-63081517378068315352008-05-08T08:11:00.000-07:002008-05-08T08:11:00.000-07:00Integral: there's not "desensitization" as such; I...Integral: there's not "desensitization" as such; I think it's sort of self-selecting. People who are sensitive to such things find out somehow and don't go into surgery. I think there are things that disgust even the seasoned pros, though. Like the rotting feet of some poor derelict, with maggots... Or the smell when draining some abscesses. People will put benzoin or some other such thing on their masks to blot out the smell...Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-47498663488263622442008-05-07T22:54:00.000-07:002008-05-07T22:54:00.000-07:00those bezoars looked like shits........eww gross i...those bezoars looked like shits........<BR/><BR/>eww gross is right. When you were just starting out as a trainee surgeon, did you ever vomit from seeing or smelling something particularly narsty?<BR/><BR/>seeing blood doesn't bother me.........even seeing or smelling poo I can deal with...........urine not a problem.....and the feminine crud......ugh I hate it.......<BR/><BR/>but something like the taste in my mouth in the morning makes me extremely queasy. <BR/><BR/>Do surgical residents have any kind of "olfactory desensitization training" or something like that so they don't react to smells.......or it is just some kind of behavior therapy.......mind tricks.......brain signals.........I can't think of a better phrase for it<BR/><BR/>The IntegralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-8392876541395366642007-01-03T17:42:00.000-08:002007-01-03T17:42:00.000-08:00think I'll post something about pilonidal cysts so...think I'll post something about pilonidal cysts sometime. Hardly glamorous; but draining one makes the owner happy indeed.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-63814116657106045332007-01-03T10:38:00.000-08:002007-01-03T10:38:00.000-08:00uxhwtfvThat one little haiary one looked like a ve...uxhwtfvThat one little haiary one looked like a very small hairy penis to me. Course, it's been a long day too!<br /><br />So, what do you know about pilonidol cysts? I had one several years ago that would get so big you could see it making my jeans poof up over it. Horrible painful. I was terrified to go to the doctor and suffered with it flaring up for over a year, but finally did go and then it was so wonderful the day he drained it I felt totally stupid for suffering.<br /><br />Once the infection cleared, my surgeon took good care of that thing. Never had a problem with it again.Surgeon In My Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179150077622941677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-2316137710490471622007-01-02T23:11:00.000-08:002007-01-02T23:11:00.000-08:00Once in my umpty-zillion years as a NICU nurse, I ...Once in my umpty-zillion years as a NICU nurse, I saw a baby who developed a lacto-bezoar. The neonatologist who figured it out was quite pleased with herself. It resolved with conservative (ie non-surgical) therapy and the baby received lower calorie feedings once oral feedings resumed. <br /><br />I didn't realize that people could get hairballs or that certain types of produce could cause problems as well. Very interesting post.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237756183010257014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-5742303834262125242007-01-01T23:10:00.000-08:002007-01-01T23:10:00.000-08:00How ironic - I was thinking deep thoughts of bezoa...How ironic - I was thinking deep thoughts of bezoars the day before you posted this treatise. <br /><br />I love the transformation of "phyto" to "fido" in the wandering mind. It is humourous images like this that our mind creates that makes keeping esoteric knowledge accessible. That is why I am a fan of mnemonics, no matter how much of a crutch the hard core "pure" thinkers think it is.<br /><br />Reminds me of the time that we had a lecture on gout but the accent of the professor made the word out as goat. I think it was almost at the end of the hour class that we finally figured out the disorder he was lecturing on was the metabolic disorder that results in crystal disease in the joint space and soft tissues. But because of the humour that is associated with that lecture, I have never forgotten the biochemistry / pathology of Gout and in fact, went to make a career out of it! Funny how the littlest things influence life's choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-45532554653647619672007-01-01T18:37:00.000-08:002007-01-01T18:37:00.000-08:00In my medical fraternity one of the members was ni...In my medical fraternity one of the members was nicknamed Trichobezoar, Bezoar, or Beez for short. It seemed to have come about from the way his hair kind of stuck out in various directions; this was a time when many of us had long hair, even those who shouldn't have.<br />His brother was going to dental school and immediately got the nickname (what else?) Phytobezoar.Greg Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422487877167541900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-56868265532651608862007-01-01T17:45:00.000-08:002007-01-01T17:45:00.000-08:00That's a cool word: "bezoar".That's a cool word: "bezoar".Bo...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02136803397641401011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-9117624121548145622007-01-01T06:59:00.000-08:002007-01-01T06:59:00.000-08:00'eww gross', ya i say that a lot. i have a long ha...'eww gross', ya i say that a lot. i have a long haired cat who tosses trichobezoars frequently. and an older cat who has a taste for the fur on other cats, ie she pulls the fur and eyebrows off the head of the submissive feline. dont ask, i dont know.<br /><br />this was a very interesting post. although, the visuals i have now, i may be fasting more ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-12270554613074376362007-01-01T06:22:00.000-08:002007-01-01T06:22:00.000-08:00This is so interesting! Is this a reason why docto...This is so interesting! Is this a reason why doctors don't want gall bladder patients to eat for two weeks before removing the gall bladder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-4555687316853743282006-12-31T10:40:00.000-08:002006-12-31T10:40:00.000-08:00What a great post! The visual imagery of the corn ...What a great post! The visual imagery of the corn and peas stuck in the omentum is quite vivid! When we're sick and in pain, all the niceties get thrown out the window and all of us just want to get better - regardless.originhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738459265399896589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-61848675411028111482006-12-31T09:49:00.000-08:002006-12-31T09:49:00.000-08:00well doc i really try hard not to hack up hairball...well doc i really try hard not to hack up hairballs, but i thought eating veggies was good for you!! sigh.... beeEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.com