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Wow, what a harrowing story. I hope all goes well. My parents are both surgeons and after the stories they tell, I've never wanted to be a doctor. There is no
by arjie 14y ago
Wow, what a harrowing story. I hope all goes well.
My parents are both surgeons and after the stories they tell, I've never wanted to be a doctor. There is no clean state in medicine. You can't go back to how things were and try to narrow down the 'bug'. Everything you do changes the state of the patient in all sorts of ways and often you can no longer depend on what you knew about the patient before you made the change. And the stakes are so high. I can't imagine how they do it.
- fumar 14y agoShe is recovering. Her platelet levels have been back to normal for almost a year now. Her brain tumor is in remission as far as they can tell. That was a huge win, and it has allowed her body to take a break from the Chemotherapy. Her team of doctors are great, but she has an unusual case. She knows that any information they gather from her will be valuable to someone else in the future. Currently, she is trying to regain her "normal" life back. Simple things like going to the movies, is now a more complicated process, due to her motor skills. She has a great team of physical therapists that work with her weekly. She has been improving her physical strength. Last week she walked part of 5K for charity, to fight against brain cancer. (her tumor is benign, but in a place that causes problems.) Thanks again to everyone who responded to this! I lurk more than I participate on HN...
- ibrahima 14y ago> And the stakes are so high. Yup, this is the reason I could never be a doctor. I just can't imagine how they deal with the stress. It's really insane.