So, my surgeon just shouted my name, scared me witless so that I almost fell off my chair and exclaimed a swear word or two in my shock. Everyone thought it was hilarious. He didn\u2019t even need anything from me, it was just a trick. I feel most aggrieved. He\u2019s got a registrar with him today to help, and to keep him entertained by listening to his stories and making conversation, so I thought I was safe to just chillax for a while during this long tedious case.
\nAnd if I did the same to him, and he sliced through some major artery, suddenly I\u2019d be the bad guy. Life is so unfair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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