other things amanzi

the thoughts of a surgeon in the notorious province of mpumalanga, south africa. comments on the private and state sector. but mostly my personal journey through surgery.

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

thumbs up

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it was a battle. looking back i don't think we ever had a chance, but you don't just give up on a young man in the prime of his...

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

awkward

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recently i attended the association of south african surgeons congress. it's always strange and maybe fun for me to interact with su...

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

the theater cap

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"bongi, i have a patient who came in last night with appendicitis. can you operate him for me?" my colleague was known to lo...

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Wednesday, February 06, 2013

contested

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this post will be different to any previous post on this blog. it is a complete work of fiction although it is based on a telephone conversa...

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

accolades

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i was truly amazed and privileged to read an article written about none other than me in the forbes website. it was a major lift-me-up an...

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Friday, January 18, 2013

trust

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as i have mentioned before, all surgeons think they are the best . of course when we ourselves need surgery, there is a bit of a dilemma d...

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Monday, October 01, 2012

bongi reads

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recently i was asked to do a reading of my blog for a sort of art evening for some of the doctors at our hospital. i read only four posts....

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Bongi: I'm a general surgeon working in the notorious South African province of Mpumalanga.

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