En guantes (in gloves)

I have been allowed to observe many surgeries such as skin grafts, total knee replacements, hip replacements, open and closed reductions of the wrist. I usually ask which surgeries will be done the day before so I can do some studying about them. I have loved observing, and many times there are other students observing as well. I have learned some of the names of the tools that they use in the surgeries. I usually assist in getting the doctors suited up, but one day one of the doctors told me I could participate. I was SO excited, nervous, and happy all at the same time. The first surgery I have ever observed was in December 2009 in Deland Florida Hospital, and it was a total knee replacement. It was a coincidence, that the surgery that day was also a total knee replacement. There were three specialists and two orthopedic residents also participating in the surgery. I helped hold the position of the opening. I couldn’t believe that I was seeing this all so up close. And in moments such as those I keep being amazed by the medical field and by the human body. Everyday that I am in the hospital, I am happy to be there and see what the patients have and how their situation is developing. A lot of the times the patients are very open to talking and telling you about their family and their life. I love talking to them and listening to them.