Journal entries from my rotation in neurosurgery.
Privilege
I discover the weight and privilege of neurosurgery as life-or-death decisions and fragile patients transform me as a doctor.
Floating
I regain balance in neurosurgery, drill my first burr hole and prepare for MRCS Part B as life finally becomes manageable.
Soaring
I return from Turkey, survive neurosurgery alone and rediscover my surgical ambition at a skills course in Glasgow.
Neurosurgery – First Day
I begin neurosurgery, face a chaotic ward and scrub into an urgent EVD insertion that confirms my calling
START OF FY 2
I begin FY2 with greater confidence, new specialties and a determination to stay open to wherever medicine might lead me.