VIDAS EN LA CUERDA FLOJA
Selecciones Reader´s Digest Spain|Octubre 2023
HISTORIAS VIVIDAS POR UN DESTACADO NEUROCIRUJANO
Dr. Christopher Honey, DE THE TENTH NERVE
VIDAS EN LA CUERDA FLOJA

PARA LA MAYORÍA DE LAS PERSONAS, la neurocirugía es una profesión misteriosa y de alto riesgo, pero precisamente parte de la razón por la que me sentí atraído desde que era un niño curioso y después, médico residente y estudiante de doctorado.

Y aunque los cirujanos estamos preparados para ser racionales y no vincularnos emocionalmente, algunos pacientes me han dejado una marca imborrable. Te presento dos historias que cambiaron profundamente miidea de la medicina, de mí mismo y de lo que significa ser humano.

Jeff

En el otoño de 1986, era residente del Hospital St. Michael's de Toronto, en Canadá. Acababa de terminar la carrera en la facultad de medicina y había comenzado un año de rotación clínica para completar mi formación, para exponerte a una variedad de especialidades. Había pasado períodos de dos meses en distintas áreas, como urgencias, obstetricia, pediatría, medicina interna y psiquiatría. Ahora estaba explorando el ámbito de la cirugía.

Cuando tenía 10 años, me había resultado atractiva la neurocirugía, pero ahora, como residente de 25, estaba empapándome de la cruda realidad de esta especialidad. Hice mis primeras guardias toda la noche y el día siguiente. Comencé a preguntarme si aquello era lo mío.

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