Soooo excited!!!

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I have been shadowing an ENT for a bit and this past week was amazing!! The regular office visits have been wonderful, but the OR was unbelievable!


I was able to spend the day with him in the OR and watch multiple procedures. FASCINATING!! I am so ready to be in school!! This was such a great distraction from the stress of waiting for MCAT scores. It has further solidified my desire to be a physician.


I had to stop myself from jumping up and down with elation as I put on scrubs and entered the OR. This was of course after I figured out how to properly put on a surgical mask without causing my glasses to fog up (with a bit of assistance). I think the scrub tech wanted to stab me in the ear with the closest instrument when I got in her way once. Once I found a good spot, however,


it was smooth sailing.


So excited for the next visit!!!

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Glad you were able to experience that…it sounds like it was amazing.


Annette

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Tape works well on the bridge of the nose to prevent fogging!


I remember my first trips into the OR. Amazing memories.

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Haven’t been on here in what seems like forever but was so happy to come across your post. I’m an audiologist with the dream (albeit somedays, it seems like a pipedream) of becoming an ENT and am currently researching post-bac options. I’m glad you enjoyed your OR experiences, they do some pretty neat stuff in there. What types of cases were you able to observe?

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AJ, I have seen 4 tonsillectomies, a thyroidectomy, and multiple lesion excisions. I have a couple more OR visits scheduled and I can’t wait! I thought the excitement would wear off after a couple of days but I’m still pretty elated!

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Tape works well on the bridge of the nose to prevent fogging!



Is this in addition to the tape on the mask? Thanks for the tip!
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  • radardenny Said:


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Tape works well on the bridge of the nose to prevent fogging!



Is this in addition to the tape on the mask? Thanks for the tip!



Well - i guess it's 50/50 - half on your nose, half on the mask!
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  • Doc Gray Said:
  • radardenny Said:


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Tape works well on the bridge of the nose to prevent fogging!



Is this in addition to the tape on the mask? Thanks for the tip!



Well - i guess it's 50/50 - half on your nose, half on the mask!



LASIK surgery FTW. Best money I ever spent!