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.

Monday, October 11, 2010

in for the high jump

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sometimes patients can follow you when you rotate to another discipline. sometimes this can be tragic. sometimes it can be funny. and yes so...
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

the gift

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sometimes a patient will give a thank you gift to me. sometimes they want to give more. i'm always a bit awkward with this. the casualty...
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Saturday, October 09, 2010

neurosurgery

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during intermediates we were required to rotate through all the surgical disciplines. one of our rotations was therefore neurosurgery. those...
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Thursday, October 07, 2010

the silent treatment

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misunderstandings are bound to happen. sometimes i just wish i could understand the misunderstandings i generally got on well with the anaes...
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

the urologist

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i sometimes reckon i'm quite the urologist . but i'm not. even when i was rotating through urology i would often visit the general...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

the game

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don't get me wrong, i'm mad about rugby. i think it's the greatest game to watch and when i physically could, i really enjoyed p...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

the sentinel

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anyone who follows this blog will know i have a tenuous relationship with the ivc ( here and here ). it is something i've seen only too...
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I'm a general surgeon working in the notorious South African province of Mpumalanga.
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