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Surgeons A matter of life or death ch5

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travelsafar Thu 20-Jul-23 22:33:20

Watching this at the moment on +1 and totally amazed by the skill of the surgeon and other staff working to safe a poor man's life. He has cancer of the mouth. I also observed that every person in that operating theatre was from another country. Where would we be without their dedication and skill in our hospitals.

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Jul-23 22:43:47

Hear hear.

Sweetpeasue Thu 20-Jul-23 22:56:21

Sounds v interesting. Thanks for flagging this up. Will watch on catch up.

Shelflife Fri 21-Jul-23 01:00:59

I watched , it was amazing!! The skill is immeasurable, will definitely watch the next one.

crazyH Fri 21-Jul-23 02:17:24

Hear hear for Skilful Surgeons, Nurses and Theatre staff. 👌

glammanana Fri 21-Jul-23 10:27:32

How incredible are these surgeons I didn't watch the end as I found it too gruesome tbh did the chap survive ?

Serene12 Fri 21-Jul-23 14:30:31

Not forgetting anaesthetists, who are doctors who have to complete many years post grad training and pass exams.
My husband is a retired one, he was highly skilled in facial maxillary and high risk obstetric anaesthesia. He retired at 60, just before the pandemic.
Anaethetists tend to be humbler than surgeons, and don't like the 'limelight'

merlotgran Fri 21-Jul-23 14:45:25

The surgery to remove and reconstruct the man’s lower jaw and tongue because of an aggressive tumour was utterly brilliant. Hours and hours of painstaking skill and compassion was a privilege to watch and the result was almost unbelievable especially when the patient’s speech was better than expected and would improve even more with time.

HowVeryDareYou2 Fri 21-Jul-23 16:33:50

I saw it. It was horrific yet compulsive to watch. What absolutely amazing skill and dedication those people have.

travelsafar Thu 27-Jul-23 22:48:39

OMG the operation on the young girl's mouth tonight was just amazing!!! Fingers crossed it was successful. Watching on catch up ch5