Surviving in surgery

Deny, deny, deny : Grey's anatomy 2/4

The key to surviving a surgical internship is denial.

We deny that we're tired,

we deny that we're scared,

we deny how badly we want to succeed,

and most importantly, we deny that we're in denial.

We only see what we want to see

and believe what we want to believe.

It works.

We lie to ourselves so much that, after a while,

the lies start to seem like the truth.

We deny so much that we can't recognize the truth, right in front of our faces."

Raindrops keep falling on my head : Grey's anatomy 2/1

To be a good surgeon, you have to think like a surgeon.

Emotions are messy.

Tuck them neatly away and step into a clean, sterile room where the procedure is simple.

Cut, suture and close.

But somtimes, you're faced with a cut that won't heal.

A cut that rips its stitches wide open.

I won't forget the cut on the night of the 28th of Feb 2007.