tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post6648609389162732625..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: You Are So BeautifulSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-29178830565343253722008-09-22T06:43:00.000-07:002008-09-22T06:43:00.000-07:00I came upon your blog accidentally this morning, l...I came upon your blog accidentally this morning, looking for the lyrics to "you are so beautiful to me," and I feel lucky. (this kind of surprise the best part of internet research, right?)<BR/>What a marvelous, evocative post. And somehow reassuring, too. So many of us fear surgeons -- at least feel intimidated by their abilities and their seeming power over life and death. To know that a surgeon can see the unexpected beauty of a patient's insides, and can stand in awe of the human body in all of it's strength and frailty, is just great. <BR/>Thanks so much for giving us the chance to experience what you experience -- to share a perspective that, as you say, most of us will never get to have first-hand. <BR/>Your new fan,<BR/>c.s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-56177624038148862382008-03-19T05:45:00.000-07:002008-03-19T05:45:00.000-07:00It does seem like you Sid to be using a Ligasure A...It does seem like you Sid to be using a Ligasure Atlas instrument to divide the ileo-colic vessels, were you assisting?Phil Needeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447022064483280140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-75392887211363418312008-03-08T19:39:00.000-08:002008-03-08T19:39:00.000-08:00Start> Programs> Windows Media playerFile> Open fi...Start> Programs> Windows Media player<BR/><BR/>File> Open file..> 8 min abs workout.avi<BR/><BR/>..is the first thing I want to do after reading your article, and hmm I wonder how often you do see a 'beautiful intact' internal system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-17983727760950003662008-03-03T04:38:00.000-08:002008-03-03T04:38:00.000-08:00I was filming what must be the exact opposite of a...I was filming what must be the exact opposite of abdominal beauty today - an operation on a patient with <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomyxoma_peritonei" REL="nofollow">pseudomyxoma peritonei</A>Øysteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639945934219989040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-2191273752019516262008-03-02T19:52:00.000-08:002008-03-02T19:52:00.000-08:00A very nice thing about regularly enjoying the med...A very nice thing about regularly enjoying the medical blogs is a growing wonder at the human body, and your blog is one of the best, Sid. Since starting to read these blogs almost two years ago, every day I come across words that I have to go to the online medical dictionaries (now have several available) to get a small understanding, and that has lead me often to do further research, even to understand basic cells, enzymes, etc, and how they interact to produce other things, etc, etc, etc. And online there are animated videos and drawings and photos of the incredible things going on continually in our bodies. I'm retired now and can spend lots of time online discovering what actually is an incredible universe which seems to me far more complex than the stars, etc. I've always been in excellent health because as a young teenager and later a wife and mother I knew to pay attention to that, and I luckily did a lot of the right things, such as limiting sugar and refined flour in our diets, daily exercise, basic vitamins, moderation in most things, though, and it all paid off. Every one of my parents and grandparents and siblings had extreme high blood pressure and died young of heart disease, and some had diabetes, allergies, obesity and high lipids as well as other diseases, but I and my family never have had those problems. Today, reading your post, was so inspiring, not because I think I will escape the ravages of time and eventual death, but because it once again made me so appreciative of the formidable strengths of the human body, a strong physical foundation for living life to the fullest to the end. Even when injured it compensates! Well, would you think me a little nutty if I say I have come to believe that my "mind" is all of me...my brain and every other thing in my body, working together?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-82764222128588462062008-02-29T14:43:00.000-08:002008-02-29T14:43:00.000-08:00Sid, your work of art is beautiful too; your words...Sid, your work of art is beautiful too; your words.<BR/><BR/>Once again you captivate me. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508518592917445895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-42929422980870351422008-02-26T08:39:00.000-08:002008-02-26T08:39:00.000-08:00Dang...wish I was in that OR! :)Russian? I have al...Dang...wish I was in that OR! :)<BR/><BR/>Russian? I have always been intrigued by Russian history. I don't know why. Also anything French and again don't know why. <BR/><BR/>Singing in the OR...You DO LOVE your work! :)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-5415923900245174802008-02-26T07:41:00.000-08:002008-02-26T07:41:00.000-08:00seaspray: I sang a lot in the OR, but usually when...seaspray: I sang a lot in the OR, but usually when closing. And when I did, it was either from my Russian songbook, or Rogers and Hammerstein... sometimes, if the music playing was irresistable, I'd sing with that. In the former case, the nurse might well turn the ambient music up. In the latter, it might be turned off.<BR/><BR/>sterileeye: nice picture. It is indeed a wondrous structure -- shiny and slippery and able to do many things.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-63401233365132942572008-02-26T04:30:00.000-08:002008-02-26T04:30:00.000-08:00Nice post!I think the peritoneum is one of the mos...Nice post!<BR/><BR/>I think the peritoneum is one of the most beautiful structures of our insides. As in <A HREF="http://sterileeye.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/lig_rotundum.jpg" REL="nofollow">this picture</A> of mine.<BR/><BR/>Got your book the other day, btw. Enoying it immensely!Øysteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639945934219989040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-10217829702097993312008-02-25T23:54:00.000-08:002008-02-25T23:54:00.000-08:00So...did you break out into that song, complete wi...So...did you break out into that song, complete with OR staff's perfectly choreographed dancing around the stretcher when you witnessed such beauty and perfection in your patient's abd cavity?? ;)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-63365284778240637912008-02-25T19:15:00.000-08:002008-02-25T19:15:00.000-08:00P.S. Those beautiful innards sound like God's han...P.S. Those beautiful innards sound like God's handiwork to me. ;)You see what he intended and you see what free will exercised can do...yellow, mushy corn pops of fat. <BR/><BR/>You know...I really DO believe that. Just got done reading the previous post and comments. Well written post, can appreciate your frustration and what you and some others don't understand. Wrestling with whether or not to jump in. I don't want to alienate anyone. :)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-53825178489119090632008-02-25T18:10:00.000-08:002008-02-25T18:10:00.000-08:00This was a lovely post. And it blows the fear of "...This was a lovely post. And it blows the fear of "being seen in a bikini" right out of the water. I doubt this was your intention, but thx nonetheless (I'm going to work out right now)!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023875555959570250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-66211993684227663472008-02-25T17:08:00.000-08:002008-02-25T17:08:00.000-08:00I feel as though I have been romanced into falling...I feel as though I have been romanced into falling in love with some stranger's abdominal cavity and their inner workings in all their glory. Your words are as poetry...no doubt wooing us in through your love and admiration for those special moments.<BR/><BR/>I remain in awe of your appreciation for what you do as a surgeon. I guess you could say that I am in awe that you are in awe...even after so many years of practice. I wish I was in that OR to see what you saw and understand it through your eyes. <BR/><BR/>Your patients are blessed to have a surgeon who cares so much.<BR/><BR/>I am linking this. This post is right up there with Taking Trust!<BR/><BR/>Thank you! :)<BR/><BR/>P.S. I would love to see a character like YOU on Grey's Anatomy. :)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-45004366797597545152008-02-25T16:42:00.000-08:002008-02-25T16:42:00.000-08:00I beg to differ! You have such a wonderful convers...I beg to differ! You have such a wonderful conversational style, you're accurate, detailed, non-threatening, and your writing style is inviting! (No, I am not being paid for this endorsement =^} ). Here's a story pitch <A HREF="http://www.writing-world.com/screen/room/screen08.shtml" REL="nofollow">link</A>, just in case I can pursuade you to consider the idea. I hope you'll pitch one becasue it will go directly over home plate! (How many metaphors did I mix - d@^% dyslexia!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-41039422130619458002008-02-25T16:28:00.000-08:002008-02-25T16:28:00.000-08:00Annie: I love that you think that highly of it, bu...Annie: I love that you think that highly of it, but I'm quite sure I'm not up to the standards of those venues!Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-29698892358263943102008-02-25T16:20:00.000-08:002008-02-25T16:20:00.000-08:00Breath-taking! It is inspiring and comforting to ...Breath-taking! It is inspiring and comforting to know how much awe and respect you find in the human body, despite wear, tear, neglect and abuse. You have such a genuine excited, compelling and pied piper way of bringing your readers along for the adventure! (Have you ever considered pitching a show about your surgical exploration guides to a venue such as PBS or The Discovery Channel?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-49275848697621385352008-02-25T16:00:00.000-08:002008-02-25T16:00:00.000-08:00Wow....Here in Australia we see many "Quit smoking...Wow....Here in Australia we see many "Quit smoking Commercials" designed to Shock us by showing what a smokers lung looks like...maybe we should think about showing internal images of obese peoples organs....Seeing the disgusting yellow stuff that coats our organs might be enough to stop some of us from shoveling fatty foods down our throats.<BR/><BR/>Nice post.<BR/><BR/>KelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-39659431722769299962008-02-25T14:29:00.000-08:002008-02-25T14:29:00.000-08:00ramona: I gave you an excused absence.ramona: I gave you an excused absence.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-5126558056775467992008-02-25T14:21:00.000-08:002008-02-25T14:21:00.000-08:00It is beautiful! I agree. (didn't know what to s...It is beautiful! I agree. (didn't know what to say yesterday, as I have many of the same questions for God. Not ready to give up on Him though. Enjoyed the post and the comments)rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-23743093711203158942008-02-25T14:09:00.000-08:002008-02-25T14:09:00.000-08:00an interesting portrait of our insides, sid. it m...an interesting portrait of our insides, sid. it makes me want to forgo the bacon and get back to jogging. although i am fairly lean, i can't help but wonder if my organs are coated in a yellow icing of fat.<BR/><BR/>it is amusing and fascinating to think that our personal and professional interests have the power to make us ecstatic about things that others might find quite dull [and, in your case, gross!].<BR/><BR/>another great post.egomosperficiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659018878812302565noreply@blogger.com