tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post8403606626181977572..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: Guts. Glory.Sid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-89543294671050668702014-04-17T22:08:03.044-07:002014-04-17T22:08:03.044-07:00And thanks to you, Carla, for a nice comment!And thanks to you, Carla, for a nice comment!Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-74472855993471399162014-04-17T19:10:06.322-07:002014-04-17T19:10:06.322-07:00Still in high school, I hope to one day become a s...Still in high school, I hope to one day become a surgeon. Your countless stories fascinate me, and I hope to one day experience these things myself. Thank you for taking the time to entertain and educate us all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536455993178516465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-66826301773379558372007-03-04T16:10:00.000-08:002007-03-04T16:10:00.000-08:00Well, I certainly appreciate my bowel a lot more n...Well, I certainly appreciate my bowel a lot more now! Hopefully I will never see it in person, but I will now strut as though Michaelangelo himself designed my intestinal tract! : D<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post.<BR/><BR/>And if I ever need surgery, I'll get you special privileges in my hospital! : DKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-31354221730762517682007-02-26T21:36:00.000-08:002007-02-26T21:36:00.000-08:00Wyatt: in my mind, they're two words for the same ...Wyatt: in my mind, they're two words for the same action.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-20095665194097673532007-02-26T21:22:00.000-08:002007-02-26T21:22:00.000-08:00Do you distinguish between sewing and stitching?Do you distinguish between sewing and stitching?Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167258722400122642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-23428962974613991982007-01-14T09:13:00.000-08:002007-01-14T09:13:00.000-08:00As with any thing worth while, it takes time. Watc...As with any thing worth while, it takes time. Watching someone suture who knows what they are doing is always a joy for me. :)FetchingGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725479087572080780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-6408189511429105272007-01-14T04:14:00.000-08:002007-01-14T04:14:00.000-08:00If the book doesn't take off, you could always try...If the book doesn't take off, you could always try erotic fiction, Sid.Dr Dorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038767903911860667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-76199941905349170582007-01-13T12:02:00.000-08:002007-01-13T12:02:00.000-08:00That comment to Angry Medic's response was me - I ...That comment to Angry Medic's response was me - I accidentally hit anonymous .SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-75404418916596003272007-01-13T12:00:00.000-08:002007-01-13T12:00:00.000-08:00Ha! Abominal surgery - I didn't catch that - good ...Ha! Abominal surgery - I didn't catch that - good play on words. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-90019530736923585712007-01-13T10:04:00.000-08:002007-01-13T10:04:00.000-08:00Heh. "Abominal surgery". Any other blogger and I w...Heh. "Abominal surgery". Any other blogger and I would've thought that was a typo. Brilliant.The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-80959778999306749002007-01-13T01:44:00.000-08:002007-01-13T01:44:00.000-08:00Gorgeous post!Gorgeous post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-67609208992189535332007-01-12T10:56:00.000-08:002007-01-12T10:56:00.000-08:00You remind me of a mentor mine from Chicago, durin...You remind me of a mentor mine from Chicago, during my general surgery years. This guy was a real surgeon's surgeon. He was the fastest surgeon I had--and have--ever seen, but was also the most artistic. As his resident, he'd give you "atta boy"'s juxtaposed with "goddammit"'s dependning on your performance; if your speed, accuracy, or artisanship were up to snuff you got the "atta boy", otherwise a "goddammit." But he was never cruel. A great guy. We all loved him. They don't make'em like that anymore.Richard A Schoor MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520184749583009935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-14988183702894887842007-01-12T10:02:00.000-08:002007-01-12T10:02:00.000-08:00You spoke in a previous post about a similar issue...You spoke in a previous post about a similar issue to do with scalpel vs cautery. Recently had the opportunity to work Elsewhere, where cautery is less available, and the surgeon in question did things the scalpel-and-hemostat way. <br /><br />She snickered when I said "Oh, so THAT's why they're called hemostats."<br /><br />Less smelly. More elegant. Better scars. Faster. Why did things change?Red Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509589058152859053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-48017422712145319042007-01-12T06:43:00.000-08:002007-01-12T06:43:00.000-08:00Peg,
He's not talking about skin staples. These s...Peg,<br />He's not talking about skin staples. These staples in the bowel aren't intended to be taken out and aren't associated with that sort of pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-87314150230310743712007-01-12T02:34:00.000-08:002007-01-12T02:34:00.000-08:00i really wish you were my tutor! i'd like nothing ...i really wish you were my tutor! i'd like nothing better than to learn surgery from you actually =D you have a gift for writing!ditzydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008315483151243641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-56022771147452338782007-01-11T19:27:00.000-08:002007-01-11T19:27:00.000-08:00I am youngish , but trained in Another Place and l...I am youngish , but trained in Another Place and learned to suture bowel - I find the staplers amazing , but they lack art - a Big Mac supplies similar carbs in quantity as crepes suzette at Maxims in Paris , but that sure as hell doesnt give Ronald Macdonald a Michelin Star!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-41435164187578836092007-01-11T19:01:00.000-08:002007-01-11T19:01:00.000-08:00You are a thoughtfull user of technology. You us...You are a thoughtfull user of technology. You use it where it confers an improvment but you do not use technology just because it exists. This is a rare and beautiful wisdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-70943174765333101972007-01-11T16:55:00.000-08:002007-01-11T16:55:00.000-08:00You describe these surgeries so beautifully - I wi...You describe these surgeries so beautifully - I wish that I could watch. :)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-38544211076222722302007-01-11T16:28:00.000-08:002007-01-11T16:28:00.000-08:00You make bowel surgery interesting. You're probab...You make bowel surgery interesting. You're probably really neat to work with because you wouldn't mind explaining stuff to people who want to learn.Bo...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02136803397641401011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-15105550918323614442007-01-11T10:41:00.000-08:002007-01-11T10:41:00.000-08:00I am not a big fan of the staple to put people bac...I am not a big fan of the staple to put people back together. I requested that my surgeon use sutures for my two back surgeries, and thankfully he agreed. The staples at least on the outside leave a more horrific scar and hurt when taken out. Disolvable sutures is the way to go every time in my opinion.<br />PeggyPeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485034020872866402noreply@blogger.com