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| Awake and in pain under the knife |
| 2007-04-21 |
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| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #6 It's all fun and games until someone gets their eye put out ... lol Zen... don't forgit now.. no running w/ scissors! ;-) |
| Posted by: RD 2007-04-21 23:42 |
| #5 Those who have been unfortunate enough to be awake during surgery describe it as akin to being buried alive. Patients are haunted by nightmares, suffer panic attacks and experience intense flashbacks. You'd think that still being alive would help overcome any negative after-effects. Dieing from your tumor is far more traumatic. “I saw them cut the optic nerve,” Ms. Weihrer said in a telephone interview in Reston, Va. “And I heard the surgeon say ‘You have to really pull hard to get the eye out.' ” It's all fun and games until someone gets their eye put out ... |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-21 23:10 |
| #4 Martha Stewart?! When I worked in the OR we talked about much more fun stuff like skiing or where we went hiking, depending on the season, heh. Yes, thank God these cases are rare. |
| Posted by: Jan 2007-04-21 22:41 |
| #3 #2 From Harlan Ellison IIRC; Btw, "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" is a perfect summary for how I feel about my life. Damn anonymous5089... You are an excellent communicator. My therapy works every time. In fact when I get the blues and nothing seems to lift my spirits I go on a week-end spree-killing rampage. Takes your mind off those petty resentments that build up during the week! ;-) |
| Posted by: RD 2007-04-21 15:03 |
| #2 From Harlan Ellison IIRC; Btw, "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" is a perfect summary for how I feel about my life. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-04-21 13:11 |
| #1 Sounds like the old SF story, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, come to life. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-04-21 13:01 |