It’s never fun to go through surgery, no matter what it is. It doesn’t matter if it’s for your own health, for someone else’s wellbeing, or for emergency scale circumstances. Finding out that a surgery is necessary for life to go on is a bit of a shock. First comes the knowledge that surgery is necessary, than information on what will happen during surgery. Most people wonder what’s the worst possible thing that could happen during a procedure of such importance. Some will ask what’s the survival ratio or other consciences to a surgery. Others think of ways to avoid surgery all together. Even knowing that there’s a possibility things can go wrong shakes most people with fear.
When I learned that there were three tonsils that needed to be removed, I immediately felt a tremor go through my body. My first response was why they needed to be removed; partially I wanted to know due to my curiosity, but also to know if surgery was
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completely necessary. After my doctor explained to me the state of my tonsils, which was bad, and assuring me how easy it is to fix, I calmed down. My doctor also wanted me to know how common it was for this to happen to people, and how low risk the procedure is; I was told that only, out of all the people that my doctor had worked on, only two people had blead out after the surgery. Even after knowing all that needed to be known before surgery, the thought of a group of people prodding inside me was an eerie thought. After surgery, my throat felt sore from the tube that went through it and into my lungs so the surgeons could easily take the tonsils out.
My family waiting at the lobby comforted me when I woke up from the anesthesia. Due to fragileness to my throat, I wasn’t allowed to eat solid foods for two weeks. I eventually stared to wright everything I wanted eat after my throat was fully recovered. That piece of notebook paper helped me go through the days of liquid food because it gave me hope for a better time after my complication. It should also be noted that there was four weeks of no physical activities, which interrupted with marching band camp. Not only was exercising not recommended, but playing the trumpet also could have been hazardous to my throat. After knowing what it felt like to be week from not practicing physical activities, I had a greater understanding of the importance of exercise. I constantly thought of how much I had taken for granted the food I eat; how hard it was to eat only the bare limit due to the pain of
swallowing. True disaster struck when I woke up, on my second week of recovery, coughing blood. I ended up being the third person to bleed out that the doctor had worked on. Nothing too serious had happened, just an open cut that was easily closed. The true agony was what had to happen after the doctor had finished is second surgery on me. I again had soreness, that strange tiredness from anesthesia, two weeks of food, four weeks of no physical activity, and laziness. I ended up being held back in marching band standards because of my lack of training. I was lighter and weaker than ever, and I was jealous of other people, mostly because of the food they ate. After everything was completely healed, everything changed. Things became much clearer than it ever had before. My options of food got better, healthier, and more diverse. Now I get a thrill in exercising my body, with hopes of one day doing other things (like canoeing). More importantly I have become more aware of my surroundings. This has lead me to have a more humble attitude and a thirst for new experiences. This surgery has not only fixed my throat, but my body, mind, and well-being.
Popular television paint a glorified image of doctors removing the seriousness of medical procedures. In the non-fiction short story, “The First Appendectomy,” William Nolen primarily aims to persuade the reader that real surgery is full of stress and high stakes decisions rather than this unrealistic view portrayed by movies.
In the book Complications, Atul writes about his experiences as a surgical residents and demonstrates a point of view of surgery that does not idealize it, but instead displays the actual pressure and complexity it actually is. Atul Gawande speaks to fellow surgeons, surgeons to be or simply those who believe that the study of surgery is just memorizing procedures, nonetheless it’s so much more complex due to the fact that every case that arrives is different. He is able to portray the complexity of surgery by putting his readers in heart racing situations faced by doctors, explaining step by step procedures, giving his personal stories of cases he has assisted in at the hospital as a resident. Atul Gawande appeals to his reader’s attitude
Many medical operations are performed everyday, and sometimes they can change a person’s life forever. They can alter the way a person thinks or their personality traits.
Often times, I continue to have vivid flashbacks of the day my father came home from his first major surgery. I can precisely remember the slim plastic tubes protruding from my father’s neck connected to a small bottle collecting the accumulating drops of blood. I was
When I think about the moments leading up to my diagnosis I remember feeling weak, confused, shaky and sleepy. I did not notice that I had began sleeping throughout the day. My body was craving soft drinks like soda and juice but not food. Days would go by and I eventually fell into a deep slumber that I found myself only waking up from to use the bathroom. I knew something was wrong and that if I did not get to a hospital it would get worse. Nothing could have prepared me for the life changing diagnosis I would receive.
Overcoming an addiction to alcohol can be a long and bumpy road. Many people feel that it is impossible to overcome an alcohol addiction. Many people feel that is it easier to be an addict than to be a recovering addict. However, recovering from alcoholism is possible if one is ready to seek the help and support they need on their road to recovery. Recovery is taking the time to regain one’s normal mind, health and strength. Recovery is process. It takes time to stop the alcohol cravings and pressure to drink. For most, rehab and professional help is needed, while others can stop drinking on their own. Recovery never ends. After rehab, professional help or quitting on your own, many people still need help staying sober. A lot of time, recovering
I’m actually kind of shocked I could write about recovery because it is a topic with a special meaning to myself. But, I found it easier to write about my own experience with a negative event this time, and I believe it is because I grew as a writer. I saw the value the personal testimony adds to a piece, and thus I could add my own story.
It appears as if the doctors performing the surgery have emotionally removed themselves from the situation at hand. By removing themselves from the emotional aspects of the surgery, the doctors can complete the task much easier than they would have been able to do if they had become emotionally attached to the patient. Had the doctors been emotionally involved in the surgery, they would have become more prone to making errors while operating on the patient because they would be thinking more of their feelings than they would about the surgery in progress. Although emotions are great and necessary things, sometimes trying to remove them is for the best.
One of the last things that surprised me, which is a little more serious is the fact that the doctor could only do one surgery at a time. As a parent, I would be so stressed out over a matter of two days rather than one. Another thing that surprised me about the surgery was the fact that it took them about a yea...
Open-Heart Surgery presents unique challenges. The heart, which some would say is the cradle for the soul as well as a muscular organ which is exposed. Does the essence of the heart’s experience during surgery permanently change us? We may never know. Yet we surely can acknowledge that the very existence of open-heart surgery in all its aspects, is a miracle. This is my own personal experience that I had to face at a very young and weak age.
"Ring, ring", I wondered who was calling me at this time of evening. "Yes; o.k.; Yes, I'll be there", I said before hanging up the phone. What was wrong, I wondered all that evening that the doctor wanted me to come in to discuss my lab results? I had never been asked to come in to the office after doing blood tests before; when receiving a call as this the mind plays tricks on the person and wild things start popping up in the head.
Cancer has some very painful and serious effects on a person's body. Most of this uncomfort is due to the numerous treatments people go through to destroy the cancer cells. One of the more dangerous treatments is surgically removing the cancer. There is a huge possibility that it may take many surgical procedures to remove the cancer areas, and there are always risks that there will be complications. An example of this is when Peter Teeley went under the knife for a standard removal of a cancerous tumor on his appendix. The surgeon forgot to inform the anesthesiologist that Peter had been throwing up all week, and when it happened in the operation, fluid rushed into his lungs causing aspiration pneumonia (Bashe and Teeley16). Of course this does not happen all the time but is always a huge risk when under the knife.
Events like this helped me to show people that I can be normal. I'm now entering my tenth year since the surgery, but its effects still live on. After eleven surgeries, I still look strange and my walk is affected, but I always try to be normal.
Add this to existing anxiety about undergoing the procedure
Introduction A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is a surgery to remove your child's tonsils and adenoids. It is also known as an adenotonsillectomy. Tonsils and adenoids are collections of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat. This procedure is often done when nonsurgical treatments have not been able to resolve problems such as: A blocked airway.