I’m on day 2 of this awesome experience. I’ve continued shadowing Dr. Lawal and recently witnessed a third colonoscopy where he attempted cleaning liquid poop and bile off the large bowel (large intestine) – funny enough, I haven’t been grossed out at all.
Dr. Lawal continued the procedure by extracting three polyps from the large intestine and, subsequently, cleansed the affected muscle tissues and blood vessels with water to heal the damaged wounds.
I’ve had the pleasure to interact with 2 patients in the pre-operative room, and they were extremely kind! Coincidentally, both patients believed I was in medical school given I’m not only wearing scrubs but also have the “physique of a med student,” which found pretty hilarious; even Dr. Lawal agreed with those patients.
I’m on my lunch break and intend to examine more procedures. These facilities are awesome, and I mean, Chickfila Wednesdays, for free????
Now, after lunch, I witnessed an endoscopy. The patient Dr. Lawal studied consistently developed gastric polyps, leading to vomiting; nausea became present from the large clumps of bile combined with gastric acids present within the stomach.
Dr. Lawal had to use a gastroscope to travel through the esophagus and to the stomach. After cleansing the peripheries of the stomach, he collected a small sample of the organ tissue for a biopsy report.
That’s all for now – peace.
– N