πππππππππππππππππ I'M GONNA BE A FUCKING GENERAL SURGEON BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ππππππππππππππππππππ
Just Stand There and Take It:
During my internship in vascular surgery, before a vein procedure I had to mark the veins on the patientβs legs. The resident and chief resident came with me and watchedβbecause they knew the attending was a lunatic.
I marked the veins like railroad tracks with a marker (a line on each side of the vein). They didnβt watch me very closely, because I was only supposed to follow the vein with a single line. What did O know! I was just an intern.
In the operating room it was just me and the attending. He couldnβt find the vein. He became irate, and the expletives flew. He reduced me to the size of a mosquito. I remember him calling me a POS, and terms like βmonkey assβ and βgorillaβ being thrown around. Thereβs more, but after 30 years I canβt remember everything.
I hated my surgery internship. You just had to stand there and take itβyou canβt just walk out. Frankly, I think the residents set me up?!
I have more surgery stories to tell. This is why Iβm a neurologist, and Iβm so grateful every day.