The 1st oncall as a houseman...
Setting the 1st central line and 1st intubation...
The 1st student nurse I dated....
(To digress, there I was - a doctor dating a student nurse, when there was a time when I was a medical student trying to date a trained nurse😁)
The 1st postgrad exam passed...
I think one of the most difficult responsibilities is to treat your own family member. The emotional attachment often affects the decision you make and that's not always the most professional discourse.
Anyway, I administered the epidural for the wife's cesarean section, the general anaesthetic for the son's arm surgery, the intensive care management for my late father, and just earlier this week, the spinal anesthetic for my mum's hip surgery.
Not easy undertakings though because the margin for error just seemed to be narrower in these instances.
I am just relieved that in all those situations, it all ended well. Phew!
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