Alrighty, second week of interning is DONE! This week, I only interned for two days, but those two days were filled with exciting surgical procedures and information. On Monday, I witnessed my first plastic surgery; the plastic surgeon did a bilateral breast reconstruction. The doctor did incredible work with the excess body fat of the patient and then used that fat to completely re-create a breast from the patient. I learned just how important that teamwork and communication is between the anesthesiologist, surgical techs, and the surgeons. On the second day that I interned, I watched two surgeries. The first one was a neck fusion. I was able to watch as the surgeon inserted about three plates into the patients neck. After that, I went to the OR across the hall and watched another full hip replacement. I stood between the surgeon and the surgical tech and was able to stared down into the cavity that was created and i was able to watch as the surgeon placed the new hip into the socket and checked for the range of motion of the new joint. It was very exciting, but I learned that being an orthopedic surgeon is NOT the path that I need to take. I never wanted to be one, but now I know that I have no desire to operate on the bones of people.
I met some really cool people during my internship this week. The first surgeon that i met on my second day this week was a really down-to-earth guy. During the surgery, he explained in detail what he was doing, and we even had a little fun dancing around to the music that was playing in the background. During the other surgery that I saw, the surgeon was also pretty awesome, because he let me stand pretty close to the patient during the operation.
I met some really cool people during my internship this week. The first surgeon that i met on my second day this week was a really down-to-earth guy. During the surgery, he explained in detail what he was doing, and we even had a little fun dancing around to the music that was playing in the background. During the other surgery that I saw, the surgeon was also pretty awesome, because he let me stand pretty close to the patient during the operation.