Comments on: True Tales of Medical School: The C-Section

By: Arc

Arc — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:33:17 +0000

This happened to me in a hot & sweltering day at the Neonatology Care Unit…this room was hot & stuffy…supposedly perfect for newborns as the conditions have to be kept close to environment of mother’s uterus…which is naturally uncomfortable for adults.I had only nibbled on a few biscuits that morning & was in a hurry to reach Med school.The heat & humidity had left me dehydrated…standing along with other students to jot down notes as our prof. was demonstrating newborn exam…initially I ewas fine but after 30mins I felt a tingling in my upper abdomen,nausea & then could feel my legs getting weaker & vision ‘tunneling’ & kind of buzzing in the ear…all the while sweating profusely…I knew I had seconds before I collapsed…so I excused myself & sat down,quite inappropriately in the bed reserved for the mother of the particular neonate we were studying then.I felt better almost instantly…but felt drained out & weak..I could stand up only after 15 mins by the time the demo was over.Could it be heat syncope/exhastion, vasovagal syncope,or just dehydration???

By: DNA Girl

DNA Girl — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:08:50 +0000

Had similar experience in the DNA lab in, because of the nature of forensic samples we also have to be suited up, face mask and all – it doesn’t half get hot under all that, particulary when you can’t get air conditioning!!!

I actually collapsed and it was a few minutes before my professor who was isolating the DNA noticed that I was no longer peering over his shoulder

By: Theososija

Theososija — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:59:23 +0000

You’re right, Jeffrey. Tummy tucks have skin removed and the rest sewn together. Closing a c-section doesn’t remove any skin. You pull the edges of the incision close in every C-section anyway, and in most surgeries to boot.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:15:54 +0000

Have to say I’m pretty impressed with this blog and the House reviews found here (I do believe, sir, that they may be your claim to fame). I’m posting here out of C-Section curiosity. My wife says that many medical personal (medics, nurses, and the like) have claimed that the C-Section can be the world’s cheapest tummy tuck. She’s told me that all the surgeons have to do is pull the sides of the incision very close together. I have to disagree here, because I don’t care how hard you pull, the incision is still in the same spot. I don’t see how this could work unless pieces of skin on either side were removed. Might you care to help us settle this debate?

By: Ivan

Ivan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:28:08 +0000

Sad, it’s only now that I’ve found this blog (due to your excellent House reviews).

A great story! I almost felt like it was – to watch slow and tedious process while fervently nauseating :)