“It is not infrequent that we have flies and other insects in the operating room.
Here’s what they had to say, buckle up:
1.
“There are MASSIVE feuds.
It’s a super competitive industry, so shit gets petty.
Once, two doctors started taking shots at each other DURING A SURGERY.
One of them told the other he’d beat him up if he were younger.
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2.
“It is not infrequent that we have flies and other insects in the operating room.
Something that is gross to me, but refreshing to others.”
“People getting their period under anesthesia is more common than youd expect.”
Hence, all the post surgical pain in odd places on your body.“R.
S. Richert
6.
“Before any abdominal surgery, we have to clean out your belly button.
It is very common (and gross) to find smelly gunk.
More than once I have found bugs.”
The majority of my time is spent on bullshit instead of patient care.
It is killing me.”
“We get called to pull things out of buttholes often.
Just because it fits in that way, doesn’t mean it will come out that way.”
From the sterile environment of the rooms, to team safety checks, and more.
Every team member is completely freaked out about the possibility of a surgical complication.”
The only comparable industries like this are the air travel industry, biotech, and perhaps NASA.”
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“When something goes wrong during or after a surgery, it affects us deeply.
All usually in under 5 minutes.”
“Patients have told me some wild things while the anesthesia was still wearing off.
One old woman told me that she would rather sleep with me than her husband.”
“As a group, surgeons are way less professional than you think.
Most of them barely have a diagnosis.
They just show up because the PCP doesnt want to deal with their complaints.”
“Having trainees like residents and fellows involved in your care actually improves patient outcomes.
Dont be the asshole who demands no residents touch you.
You will be judged and you will also be refusing standard appropriate care.”
“I am a trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care surgeon.
There are many things people dont understand about my job.
I think a big one is that the nurses know who is good or bad at what they do.
Publications or a well-known name does not mean that you might do the work well.”
“Many cis men will get erections while under anesthesia.
Its just a fact of life.”
“Everyone expects us to sacrifice our own physical and mental health for the bottom line.
Hospital systems dont even care about appropriate care for patients.
“Your surgeon is likely sleep-deprived, stressed, hassled, and hungry.
hey dont be a dick.”
“Unless your surgery is the first case of the day, it will not go on time.”
“We dont judge you for being overweight because of body shaming.
We hate that youre overweight because it makes your surgery a lot harder and longer to perform.
You also have much slower recovery and higher risk of complications.”
Some of the harshest burns I’ve heard in my life came from dusty old surgeons.”
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