tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post941004740404311499..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: My response to a misguided opinion piece about surgerySkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-4768386979219395822016-01-30T07:54:56.773-05:002016-01-30T07:54:56.773-05:00Ms. Fitts? How did I not see that? Got a good laug...Ms. Fitts? How did I not see that? Got a good laugh. Thanks.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-45146094693374985712016-01-29T21:34:49.360-05:002016-01-29T21:34:49.360-05:00I don't think this person is being serious, ju...I don't think this person is being serious, just look at her name, Ms. Fitts = Misfit. Some of the very best surgeons I scrubbed with were fond of screaming at me, a lowly scrub nurse. It is one of the things I miss the most about working in the OR.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-18174333327988926682016-01-29T16:14:26.202-05:002016-01-29T16:14:26.202-05:00I think we've all felt that way about hospital...I think we've all felt that way about hospital administrators at some point. We just never said it out loud. He doesn't look to happy in that photo.<br /><br />However, he is just one surgeon -- hardly an indictment of all surgeons.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-8569487833776327742016-01-29T16:04:21.611-05:002016-01-29T16:04:21.611-05:00Maybe you all spoke too soon? LOL.
Or maybe he ha...Maybe you all spoke too soon? LOL.<br /><br />Or maybe he had the backing of other health care workers AND patients? <br /><br />https://www.outpatientsurgery.net/outpatient-surgery-news-and-trends/general-surgical-news-and-reports/furious-at-administrators-surgeon-allegedly-threatened-to-get-assault-rifle--01-29-16Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-60570998158717388932016-01-29T05:08:45.984-05:002016-01-29T05:08:45.984-05:00Couldn't imagine myself writing such an ill-in...Couldn't imagine myself writing such an ill-informed piece on another profession if i tried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-59978576233342659832016-01-27T22:18:09.962-05:002016-01-27T22:18:09.962-05:00Neuro, I don't think so.Neuro, I don't think so. Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-89508347580883317372016-01-27T21:48:36.655-05:002016-01-27T21:48:36.655-05:00It's satire, right?
Tell me it's satire.....It's satire, right? <br />Tell me it's satire...NeuroTrumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313963485239822657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-6051249962827646842016-01-27T17:44:51.447-05:002016-01-27T17:44:51.447-05:00While I have had & seen surgeons who fit the &...While I have had & seen surgeons who fit the "myth", there are also good ones. The article was way over the top. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-68513042288057227002016-01-27T16:11:46.680-05:002016-01-27T16:11:46.680-05:00I was originally attracted to this article by the ...I was originally attracted to this article by the title - I think we need to move away from the 'hero' paradigm in all of medicine. However. I too was very disappointed by this poorly written 'thought' piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-74234198927019057132016-01-27T13:10:01.608-05:002016-01-27T13:10:01.608-05:00I don't pay such articles any heed. I'm gl...I don't pay such articles any heed. I'm glad you did, though. Persons on your list who wish to read a better description of what it takes to be a surgeon are invited to read my own book, http://www.amazon.com/The-Sacrament-Goddess-Joe-Niemczura/dp/1632100029Joe Niemczura, RN, MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526703424147190358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-35754954475764464092016-01-27T13:08:51.983-05:002016-01-27T13:08:51.983-05:00Ganesh, good question. I don't think she thoug...Ganesh, good question. I don't think she thought this through. Or she might have just been looking for clicks. If it's the latter, it worked.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-44798244968040169532016-01-27T12:58:02.153-05:002016-01-27T12:58:02.153-05:00what if she goes into an RTA and came into the hos...what if she goes into an RTA and came into the hospital with multiple injuries? would she prefer to have an internist "see" her then too?...but on the other hand-there is no arguing with idiocy- so waste of time to debate these kinda people furtherGanesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-82157241513714253752016-01-27T12:38:41.998-05:002016-01-27T12:38:41.998-05:00daco, you may be right. Or maybe her mom was scare...daco, you may be right. Or maybe her mom was scared by a surgeon when Ms. Fitts was in utero.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-13625470584114051312016-01-27T12:35:07.242-05:002016-01-27T12:35:07.242-05:00Makes me wonder if a surgeon yelled at her sister ...Makes me wonder if a surgeon yelled at her sister once. Pure baseless speculation, of course, but just as evidence-based as any of the assertions she makes in her article.<br /><br />Doesn't make me see Aeon as a site worth perusing.dacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711585585464079682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-64809996240087548122016-01-27T12:22:12.169-05:002016-01-27T12:22:12.169-05:00Good comment. I don't know what her point was....Good comment. I don't know what her point was. She tried to build a case that surgeons and surgery are bad. I don't think she succeeded.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-75840235297641998922016-01-27T10:45:06.392-05:002016-01-27T10:45:06.392-05:00I could imagine a thoughtful piece critiquing the ...I could imagine a thoughtful piece critiquing the "surgeon myth" per se... as in the red-faced, shouting master of the universe stalking the halls of the hospital berating and throwing surgical instruments at anyone who has the misfortune to get in their way. I think it's safe to say we ought to have moved beyond that. <br /><br />She seems to be saying, "we don't need surgeons at all," which is not interesting or insightful. It's just baffling.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390897461614161786noreply@blogger.com