Physician heal thyself - no prob for toughest guy EVER!

Post by **DerGolgo** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:36 pm

http://englishrussia.com/?p=7297#more-7297

In April, 29th, 1961 a doctor of the 6th Soviet Antarctic expedition Leonid Rogozov aged 27 felt pain in a right lower belly and fever. The next day brought only exasperation. Having no chance to call a plane and being the only doctor at the station “Novolazarevskaya”, at night, in April, 30th the surgeon made an appendix removal operation on himself using local anesthesia. He was assisted by an engineer and the station’s meteorologist.

That guy has the ultimate story to end all bragging contests at any medical convention.
"Yeah? Well, I had to take out an appendix in the middle of Antarctica - and the patient was me!!"

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:41 pm

Now that's pretty hardcore.

Sisyphus · Post by **Sisyphus** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:21 pm

There was a guy on a US Navy submarine in WWII that removed an appendix (someone else's) with a sharpened spoon.

Zim · Post by **Zim** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:47 pm

I was going to say something about a hangnail I had...

piccini9 · Post by **piccini9** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:45 pm

Anesthesia? Sissy.

calamari kid · Post by **calamari kid** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:23 pm

That takes guts.

rolly · Post by **rolly** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:45 pm

calamari kid wrote:That takes guts.

Yep. It takes them out.

There was a lady a couple of years ago who performed a breast biopsy on herself in the Antarctic. Jerri Nielsen.

mtne · Post by **mtne** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:02 pm

Just being down there back in the day was hardcore.......... these days there's an icecream machine, and it's kinda harsh when it doesn't work all the time.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:15 am

mtne wrote:Just being down there back in the day was hardcore.......... these days there's an icecream machine, and it's kinda harsh when it doesn't work all the time.

Well, when that happens, you can always make snowcones or ice lollies, right?

tumbler · Post by **tumbler** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:36 pm

my mother thinks she can do at-home surgery as well..

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:12 pm

BackDoorBarbie wrote:
Autobiography Of A Yogi wrote:Refusing anesthetics, the saint had chatted cheerfully with his disciples throughout the operation his infectious smile revealing his unawareness of pain

Yeah, that's probably a bad idea during open surgery...died of septicemia, did he?

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:30 pm

BackDoorBarbie wrote:Ummm, no. He died march 7, 1952 of a heart attack in the United States. I haven't read his entire autobiography but I know that it was published in 1946 wherein the surgery was discussed... so though I don't feel like reading the entire damn thing to find the exact year of his surgery, we can assume he survived at least a good 6 years after his surgery... I did leave a link in my first post though if you would actually like to know more.

I'd just like to point out that I, the German, made an obvious joke here and she, a not German person, is all 110% serious about it.
Just saying.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:43 pm

BackDoorBarbie wrote:
DerGolgo wrote:
BackDoorBarbie wrote:Ummm, no. He died march 7, 1952 of a heart attack in the United States. I haven't read his entire autobiography but I know that it was published in 1946 wherein the surgery was discussed... so though I don't feel like reading the entire damn thing to find the exact year of his surgery, we can assume he survived at least a good 6 years after his surgery... I did leave a link in my first post though if you would actually like to know more.
I'd just like to point out that I, the German, made an obvious joke here and she, a not German person, is all 110% serious about it.
Just saying.
But I am german. I wasn't born there but I am only the third generation off the boat.

Ah, you see. You're german. I'm a German.
You're ethnic, I actually have to live it.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:58 pm

BackDoorBarbie wrote:
DerGolgo wrote:
BackDoorBarbie wrote:
DerGolgo wrote:
BackDoorBarbie wrote:Ummm, no. He died march 7, 1952 of a heart attack in the United States. I haven't read his entire autobiography but I know that it was published in 1946 wherein the surgery was discussed... so though I don't feel like reading the entire damn thing to find the exact year of his surgery, we can assume he survived at least a good 6 years after his surgery... I did leave a link in my first post though if you would actually like to know more.
I'd just like to point out that I, the German, made an obvious joke here and she, a not German person, is all 110% serious about it.
Just saying.
Oh fer fucks...I give up, you really are a stereotypically humor-less German.
But I am german. I wasn't born there but I am only the third generation off the boat.
Ah, you see. You're german. I'm a German.
You're ethnic, I actually have to live it.
Ummm... not really sure how one has anything to do with the other anyway... but... I guess, I'm sorry?

piccini9 · Post by **piccini9** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:55 pm

Hey, do you guys know how to make German Chocolate Cake?

Ames · Post by **Ames** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:26 pm

piccini9 wrote:Hey, do you guys know how to make German Chocolate Cake?

One part German, two parts flour, a cup of chocolate... ?

12ci · Post by **12ci** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:47 pm

its actually German's Chocolate (possesive)

German's® Sweet Chocolate is a dark baking chocolate created by the Walter Baker & Company employee, Samuel German (hence the name), who developed the chocolate in 1852. He thought this type of chocolate would be convenient for bakers as the sugar is already added to it. It is sweeter than semi-sweet chocolate and contains a blend of chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, flavorings, and lecithin. Baker's® sells this chocolate which can be found on the baking isle of most grocery stores.

humourless? i gotcha humourless right here...

xaos · Post by **xaos** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:40 am

DerGolgo wrote:
BackDoorBarbie wrote:
DerGolgo wrote:
BackDoorBarbie wrote:Ummm, no. He died march 7, 1952 of a heart attack in the United States. I haven't read his entire autobiography but I know that it was published in 1946 wherein the surgery was discussed... so though I don't feel like reading the entire damn thing to find the exact year of his surgery, we can assume he survived at least a good 6 years after his surgery... I did leave a link in my first post though if you would actually like to know more.
I'd just like to point out that I, the German, made an obvious joke here and she, a not German person, is all 110% serious about it.
Just saying.
But I am german. I wasn't born there but I am only the third generation off the boat.
Ah, you see. You're german. I'm a German.
You're ethnic, I actually have to live it.

I'm second generation german, and thankful to be once removed.

and about the doc choppin' out his own pieces; i imagine this isnt all that uncommon in russia. from my experience, the russians (i dont really mean russia proper, more eastern european, exsoviet blocers) are amoung the most resilient the world over.

i would say that they're like cockroaches, but i hesitate to compare people to 'roaches.

this is, at least, the case with the several ruskies, and their families, i've known the last few years. because of them (and english-russian.com!) that portion of the world has become much higher on my travel list.

wheezy e · Post by **wheezy e** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:09 am

I am convinced there's no man harder than a Russian doctor. I once broke my heel bone and got to wear one of these for 6 months:

According to an orthopedic surgeon in the family a broken heel can be as painful as anything save a neck or back injury and I believe it. I got exactly 60 Tylenol 3's which are about the weakest prescription pain pills available and was told I needed to use (ie. walk on) that leg as much as possible if I wanted to be able to walk without a cane or crutches for the rest of my life. Vladimir was pushing 80 & looked like Jack Lalane - the guy could have kicked my ass easily. After that device I got a cast for 3 months. Altogether it was an entire year before I went anywhere without a cane. I'm not the toughest guy by any means, but I can handle pain if necessary. There's no fucking way I could have done what he was instructing if I hadn't done my own prescribing so to speak. Strongest painkiller on the planet made putting weight on that leg bearable - just.

He enjoyed telling me about girls and children that had more cajones than me. Once the Doc actually sent me hopping out of the office without my crutches when I couldn't take 4 steps in a row without them. He did send someone after me to give me cane before got out of the building. What a guy!

MATPOC · Post by **MATPOC** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:42 pm

Life makes us hard, waking to school in the snow, uphill both ways, barefoot, fighting off the hungry bears...

MATPOC · Post by **MATPOC** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:50 pm

xaos wrote: and about the doc choppin' out his own pieces; i imagine this isnt all that uncommon in russia. from my experience, the russians (i dont really mean russia proper, more eastern european, exsoviet blocers) are amoung the most resilient the world over.

i would say that they're like cockroaches, but i hesitate to compare people to 'roaches.

this is, at least, the case with the several ruskies, and their families, i've known the last few years. because of them (and english-russian.com!) that portion of the world has become much higher on my travel list.

I have to say Jews are more resilient than any other race, Russians are close second but only because of such a high percentage of Jews living in the former Soviet Union.

12ci · Post by **12ci** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:32 pm

MATPOC wrote:Life makes us hard, waking to school in the snow, uphill both ways, barefoot, fighting off the hungry bears...

ya know you wouldn't have that bear problem if you hadn't slaughtered all yer wolves....

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Physician heal thyself - no prob for toughest guy EVER!

Physician heal thyself - no prob for toughest guy EVER!