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Windsong

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A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« 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...
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nancyann

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Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« Reply #1 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
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Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« Reply #2 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.
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ixta

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Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« Reply #3 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.
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Sam Rush

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Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2007, 10:30:46 am »
Interesting!! I didn't realize they took a lunch break!!

Thanks
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Pembo

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Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: A poignant vignette of an An op in words....
« Reply #6 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
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