hey everyone! sorry, i know it's been awhile. things have been a little crazy here. i about pulled my hair out after work today, lots of craziness at the hospital...it seems like the really difficult patients come in waves, and today was a monsoon! (haha)
however, one exciting thing...i got to observe a hip resurfacing yesterday!! the coolest thing i have EVER seen! a hip resurfacing is similar to a hip replacement, but is typically used for younger patients with more active lifestyles. during the surgery the femoral head is not removed and then replaced with a metal ball, it is simply "shaved" into a smaller more cylindrical shape and capped with a metal cover. anyway, i was about three feet from the operating table, had to totally dress out, and could see everything! oh, so this hip resurfacing is still new in the us...the fda only approved it two years ago. and somehow i got to observe one of the "greats" as far as surgeons for this procedure go. he is one of two surgeons who do it in the state of wi, has a 100% approval rating after performing the surgery approx 250 times, and people travel from all over the country to let him operate on them. the surgery took about 2 1/2 hours and when it was over the doc personally congratulated me on being 1 out of only 3 people who didn't faint the first time they saw the surgery...needless to say, i was pretty proud (and most definitely cut out to be a surgeon now)! today i got to follow up with the patient and treat him in ot...kind of strange!
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