tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post2823417716123592349..comments2024-03-11T00:26:35.303-07:00Comments on The Many Banes of My Existence by Alexis: Pediatric Surgery, Life and Death, and Other Pressing MattersAlexisARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-6928779847470599782016-08-20T02:06:19.478-07:002016-08-20T02:06:19.478-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chuck Bluesteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291807414895185920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-72776819876824616332016-08-18T20:50:57.802-07:002016-08-18T20:50:57.802-07:00I find surgery scary, even the routine ones. Hope...I find surgery scary, even the routine ones. Hope your rotation is going well.knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-40338031766605382572016-08-18T20:01:47.024-07:002016-08-18T20:01:47.024-07:00I'm looking at a week of non-cardiac thoracic ...I'm looking at a week of non-cardiac thoracic surgery followed by a week of cardiac surgery in the next two weeks. It would seem overly optimistic to expect everyone to make it out of there alive.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-13623942359118524642016-08-18T00:45:41.903-07:002016-08-18T00:45:41.903-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chuck Bluesteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291807414895185920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-1353081897061690732016-08-17T11:46:29.643-07:002016-08-17T11:46:29.643-07:00I worked in a post-thoracic surgery floor back in ...I worked in a post-thoracic surgery floor back in the 70s and we lost about one per week. The rest got out of there, even if only for a while. Mostly cancer, but other issues as well. Death is never fun, but often it's a relief. You will probably get to know it better than you want to. It just is. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com