Amusing sometimes humorous tales and anecdotes from behind the Operating Room doors.

The SpasticSurgeon recently learned that one of his old pals from the past has been fighting breast cancer since 2000. Not a great way to start off a new century. She spent 24 years serving in the United States Air Force. The SpasticSurgeon had the pleasure of serving with her. The following is a cut [...]

Those of us who spend time in a doctor’s office should appreciate this! Doesn’t it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line? Here’s what happened to Bubba: Bubba walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said: ‘Shingles.’ So she wrote down [...]

An Operating Room crew that works together day in and day out usually form a tight bond. This bonding can lead to many humorous moments inside and outside the OR suite. For example: Taking exam table paper, you know that long sheet of white paper used to cover exam room tables, and wrapping one of [...]

I had helped one of our Ears Nose and Throat surgeons do a septo/turbinoplasty (that’s nose surgery) on a rather large and burly gentleman who happened to be a Vietnam Vet. We had taken all the normal safety precautions plus added another safety strap across his upper thighs due to his size. The case went [...]