Wednesday, August 6, 2008

It All Comes Down to Poop

My time on General Surgery can really be summarized in one word: Poop.

Every morning I go in and see my patients, and they want to tell me about all their problems. But all I really need to know is if they have pooped. Then, depending on the patient, I might be interested in the color, quantity, or quality of said poop.

And at least a few times a week General Surgeons get pooped on. For example, during one rectal prolapse repair last week, our patient opted not to finish her colon cleansing dose of Golytely, and throughout the case we had to stop the case to clean up while she pooped on us.

So, I guess it's not hard to guess that my opinion of General Surgery might also be summarized in one word: Poop.