Mav just ended his surgery rotation. Eight long weeks of surgery. And he hated it! I was so relieved. Don't get me wrong, I would have supported his decision to be a surgeon. But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I was secretly rooting against it.
I think all med students think of surgery as a specialty at some point in their schooling. Mav did. He thought trauma surgery would be cool. And then he did this rotation.
He hated the hours. He never saw the light of day. He hated that most of the residents were cocky and sometimes rude. Maybe they were sleep deprived. Who knows? Mav hated just standing around in the O.R. He hated that he couldn't scratch or itch anything, not even his nose. It drove him nuts! He's a baseball player and he is always scratching himself. You see how that would be a big issue for him?
Mostly, he hates the lifestyle of a surgeon. They work a lot. And they need to work a lot. Someone has to do all those surgeries. Their residencies are long. The hours are long. The surgeries themselves are long.
There are two things we've learned from this surgery. One, Mav is not considering surgery at all. Like he's not thrilled in the least bit to do a surgical sub-specialty for fourth year but he has to. And two, kudos to surgeons and their families. It's not an easy job and they probably don't get recognized for the sacrifice it takes to be a surgeon or the wife and family of a surgeon. Kudos to you guys!
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