I\u2019m the only kiwi that I know of in the neuro theatres. The ODP had loads of fun on my first day after we had a chat about his recent DIY projects at home. Apparently he\u2019s made himself a patio. Much hilarity when I asked him about his new deck. Variations on \u201cmy wife loves playing on my big new deck\u201d went on for the rest of the day. It was as much as I could do to bring the conversation back round to the weather.<\/p>\n
Another day, a registrar asked me where I was from. When I said New Zealand, she very excitedly said \u201cOh the surgical fellow is from Australia!\u201d \u201cBe still my beating heart!\u201d I thought, but I didn\u2019t say anything sarcastic to her because she meant well, poor thing – and actually, when I went into his theatre later on, it was quite nice to hear a semi familiar accent. He picked me out as a Kiwi straight away. I did feel slightly guilty later for sabotaging him in front of his boss by giving him something radio opaque to put behind the patients skull when he was looking for the trigeminal nerve under II, but it was a useful learning experience for him. I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll be grateful when he\u2019s had a chance to reflect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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