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Treatment Options => Microsurgical Options => Topic started by: Windsong on April 24, 2007, 08:22:58 pm

Title: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: Windsong on April 24, 2007, 08:22:58 pm
I found this and am posting it for anyone who wants to read about an An op......

http://www.chicagoear.com/news_events/articles/rjw_doings_article2.htm

felt like i was right there...
W.
Title: Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: nancyann on April 25, 2007, 05:02:27 pm
Felt like I was right there too Windsong.  Wow,  I thought about/ but never realized what it's like for the surgeon.
Thank you my friend (& I must thank my doc when I see him in June... everytime I'm in the office I start crying like a baby, I gotta stop that !),  Nancy
Title: Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: Boppie on April 25, 2007, 07:02:08 pm
The article is wonderful to read.  Thanks for linking us.  My husband waiting in the wings said my surgeon looked totally drained when he came out to talk.  Gosh! I am soo lucky my doctor was so good.
Title: Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: ixta on April 25, 2007, 08:17:49 pm
ya, The malignant comment at the end of the article, reminds me of how grateful we all feel  when we found out that ANs are mostly BENIGN. The good sounding word.
Title: Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: Sam Rush on April 26, 2007, 10:30:46 am
Interesting!! I didn't realize they took a lunch break!!

Thanks
Title: Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: Pembo on April 28, 2007, 10:23:40 am
That is a good article. My docs started at 7 am and finished at 1 am. My dh said the nurse kept telling him "the doctor is on the microscope". I can't imagine doing ANYTHING for that long.  I do know that they switched off but my dh saw both drs at the end of surgery and they were back there at 6 am the next day. Wow.
Title: Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
Post by: Jim Scott on June 05, 2007, 02:07:52 pm
Excellect article to which we can all relate   It helps explain why neurological microsurgery is one of the most demanding of medical disiciplines.  Thanks for the link.

Jim