Book: Stories about life, death and neurosurgery. Page 1
The view that opens up before me when the microscope focuses on the patient's brain is somewhat magical - it is much brighter, sharper and clearer than the outside world, the world of gloomy hospital corridors, commissions, paperwork and instructions. Expensive microscope optics create an incredible sense of depth and clarity, only heightened by my excitement. It's a very intimate, personal feeling.
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The absence of hair depersonalizes the patient and, thus, it is much easier for the surgeon to perform brain surgery.
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Anxiety is contagious, of course, but so is confidence. The faith of patients gives me extra strength.
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The brain is a mystery of nature, which seems to me no less great than the stars in the night sky and the entire universe around us.
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Approaching a patient whom you have done irreparable damage, you feel as if an invisible force field is pushing you away from him, hindering your attempts to open the door of his room (the door handle feels so heavy, as if filled with lead), does not allow you to approach the bed, interferes any attempt to put on an uncertain smile on his face.
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As a rule, soon after the beginning of any operation, I find that there is no trace of obsessive fear left.
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He diligently wrote down everything I said on his smartphone, as if he had all these long terms at hand: occlusal
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MegaMozg 29-03-2023 / 17:45
The more experience I gain, the more I realize how the success of the operation depends on banal luck.
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