May 31st, 2019
It wasn’t a very hectic day with fewer patients coming in for their appointments. Dr. Graham had gone to ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) for the annual conference which is in Chicago this year, so I shadowed Ms. Susan, one of Dr. Graham’s Physician Assistant, for the day. Ms. Susan performed a thoracentesis on one of her patients to remove the liquid that was trapped in the thoracic cavity underneath the patient’s left lung. Ms. Susan numbed the skin around the area where the needle would be inserted, a let the needle do the work, as the liquid was slowly drained out from his body. It was a really cool procedure to witness and hope I’ll be able to witness more procedures like this. This was the highlight of my day as Dr. Graham had given me half the day off to go home, relax and unwind after 4 long days at the clinic this week.
Can’t wait to see what’s in store for next week!
