The cost of medical care

The day after I went to the OR for the first time, I was back in the hospital, but for a different reason. My significant other had woken in the middle of the night to unbearable pain. I started out of bed and rushed to put clothes on, and within minutes we were [...]

I went to the OR!

I did it!  I went to the OR to watch a surgery.  It’s something I’ve wanted to do ever since I interviewed for this job, but for some reason, once I started working, I kept putting it off.  Cold feet, I suppose.  But after the cocktail party, the plans were made for me to come [...]

In Which Alcohol Leads Me to the OR

Tonight, my division within the Children’s Hospital held a cocktail party, and I’m so glad that I went.  I finally met doctors and audiologists whose names I’ve seen for almost 6 months.  One of the physicians, I actually helped him with a project early in the fall, but we only worked over the phone and [...]

Don’t staple a patient’s butt closed

I am speechless.  (Original post.)
BALTIMORE – A man alleging a Maryland doctor stapled his rectum shut during an operation — causing him to go without defecating for 17 days — took his federal lawsuit to trial Monday in Baltimore.
Ronald Watkins, 64, of West Virginia, is suing Manuel Casiano, a doctor in Frederick County, for allegedly [...]