These past few months have been mentally, emotionally, and physically tolling for me as I dealt with a Baker’s cyst that was refractory to aspiration x 2 and conservative treatments. I ended up having to undergo knee surgery for it, and was amazed by all the things I had missed serving on the provider side, […]
Pimp Questions – Esophagectomy Edition
On the thoracic half of my cardiothoracic rotation, I essentially was in solely esophagectomies all week (for better or for worse). These tended to range from 8-10 hours and I was remorseful that I did not get to see any lung lobe resections or lung surgeries. Being in three esophagectomies, however, I started to get […]
Radiology: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Our school requires us to take 4 months of electives, 1 month of which cannot be in our residency field. One of the clinical electives that I thought would be helpful would be Radiology. During my surgery sub-Is, we would spend time reading our patients’ scans and imaging. From CTs to ultrasounds and MRIs, the […]
