Fun with Surgery Tools
Yesterday was a crazy day. I arrived shortly after 8 am at school, only to discover that class didn't start until 10 am. We had Dr. Salzseider, JD, DVM to speak in our practice management class -- he instructed us on veterinary practice law, etc.
Class let out at 5. I went briefly to J&J, where I have now been succeeded by another (that is very exciting because it will give me more time to study and exercise (e.g. vet school tennis club)). I then trekked up to Hubbard, worked on a gift for my Aussie friend and went to her final going away party. That was great, aside from the fact that it means she's leaving. Then I stopped at my parents' for a couple CD's and drove back to vet school to help one of the seniors do foal watch. We took turns getting up every hour to check on the mares.
Crazy day, but if I had it to do over again I'd probably do similarly.
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In large animal surgery lab they fed us root beer floats and then we got to play with cryosurgery, laser, arthroscope and laparoscope tools. We did "cryosurgery" on a dead horse limb, lasering on tongue depressors and a dead horse limb, arthroscopy on a dead horse limb, and laparoscopy on a cake carrier. As for the latter, they had the inside of the carrier covered with pink like the inside of an abdomen, and there were three portals into the hollow space: two for instruments and one for a light source. We were supposed to place the light source and have an assistant man it from there. Then we were to use laparoscope tools to grab a water-filled balloon by the tie and snip the tie off without rupturing the actual balloon. It was fun, but now my right hand is shaking (could be some hypoglycemia going on there).
Class let out at 5. I went briefly to J&J, where I have now been succeeded by another (that is very exciting because it will give me more time to study and exercise (e.g. vet school tennis club)). I then trekked up to Hubbard, worked on a gift for my Aussie friend and went to her final going away party. That was great, aside from the fact that it means she's leaving. Then I stopped at my parents' for a couple CD's and drove back to vet school to help one of the seniors do foal watch. We took turns getting up every hour to check on the mares.
Crazy day, but if I had it to do over again I'd probably do similarly.
In large animal surgery lab they fed us root beer floats and then we got to play with cryosurgery, laser, arthroscope and laparoscope tools. We did "cryosurgery" on a dead horse limb, lasering on tongue depressors and a dead horse limb, arthroscopy on a dead horse limb, and laparoscopy on a cake carrier. As for the latter, they had the inside of the carrier covered with pink like the inside of an abdomen, and there were three portals into the hollow space: two for instruments and one for a light source. We were supposed to place the light source and have an assistant man it from there. Then we were to use laparoscope tools to grab a water-filled balloon by the tie and snip the tie off without rupturing the actual balloon. It was fun, but now my right hand is shaking (could be some hypoglycemia going on there).
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