Imagine you are touching a beating heart, pulsating aorta, and all other organs in thorax and abdomen, how would you feel? Few days back,while i was having my oncology cycle, my teacher brought us to observe an operation by the head of department. In the OT, there was a patient with a large stomach cancer, and the surgeons were going to perform total gastrectomy and lower oesophageal resection due to malignant infiltration ,and then oesophagojejunal anastomosis. In the midst of operation, the head surgeon suddenly asked if anyone is interested in palpating the tumour. Spontaneously i raised my hand ,followed by another friend. After changing and waiting anxiously, finally the moment arrived. The head surgeon was so nice by showing us every organ in the thorax and abdomen, heart, lung, stoamch, liver, spleen.... Adrenaline rush , that's what i could use to explain how i felt that time. Felt the rhythm of a beating heart, pulsating aorta, a stomach tumour... Guess what, after that, my teacher jokingly asked me if i changed my mind to pursue my career in surgical field , as i told him during our 1st class that i m interested in internal medicine. Well, after this experience, i guess i have another option in my mind :-D.
