tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post6254401215230920024..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: How To Be... a Brain SurgeonAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-41986490888835066432014-04-27T20:40:46.412-07:002014-04-27T20:40:46.412-07:00Metallica has a song called 'Crash Course In B...Metallica has a song called 'Crash Course In Brain Surgery'.<br />Well actually, I think they covered it from...somebody.<br /><br />My grandpa's had brain surgery three times in the past 1.5 years, I'm pretty sure he's done with it.Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-72678256819023148832013-04-02T23:01:25.964-07:002013-04-02T23:01:25.964-07:00Rusty: Bah, now I want to know a brain surgeon, to...Rusty: Bah, now I want to know a brain surgeon, too! Why don't I know any brain surgeons?<br /><br />Jeanne: Well, we can say it. I would say it while carrying a saw and, um, a screwdriver, I think.<br /><br />Sarah: Yes, we do. Because, well, it is rocket surgery. Oh... wait...<br /><br />Chris: Me, too!<br /><br />Cassie: Okay, actually, now I want to see someone puke into someone else's skull. That's gross.<br /><br />Lee: I don't actually think we'll need to cut people's heads open for brain surgery for too much longer here.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18717115736877675872013-04-02T22:57:31.379-07:002013-04-02T22:57:31.379-07:00celeste: Yeah, me, too... I'd have to start sc...celeste: Yeah, me, too... I'd have to start school all the way over again.<br /><br />Michael: Huh. Light bulbs. Interesting. Like a light bulb going off over someone's head.<br /><br />M.J.: Napping... Maybe I can work something in.<br /><br />S.L.: They do. They zapped a tumor out of my dad's brain with one of those gamma knives. The tumor was inoperable due to its location, and, without the gamma knife, he would have been dead years ago.<br /><br />L.G.: There are actually lots of evidences of ancient brain surgery. The Romans had some procedures, some that even worked. We have skulls where they drilled holes into people's heads, some of which were capped off with metal plates.<br /><br />Brett: What about a jigsaw puzzle of a brain?<br /><br />TGE: No, I certainly wouldn't.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-2841257117755863392013-04-02T22:49:32.639-07:002013-04-02T22:49:32.639-07:00General comment: I apologize for the late response...General comment: I apologize for the late response today. It was a Six Flags day because it's Spring Break and today is the only non-rain day we're supposed to have.<br /><br />Rebecca: And all kinds of other things! But I really couldn't go into them all. I figured aneurysms would be the things most people would be familiar with.<br /><br />Alex: I can't actually. Not with the cost of schooling today.<br /><br />TAS: Yeah, that I don't know, but brain surgeons make up only a very small percent of doctors. Did I put that in the post...?<br /><br />Misha: Oh, man, I was in a cadaver lab this one time... um... never mind.<br /><br />Jo: I hope they stay that way!<br /><br />And it is completed! Just not available that way. Yet.<br /><br />JKIR,F!: I would not want him breathing on my brain!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-89943404232974280912013-04-02T21:50:18.318-07:002013-04-02T21:50:18.318-07:00Maybe I should start school to become a brain surg...Maybe I should start school to become a brain surgeon. By the time I got out my vision would be so bad and my hands so shaky that no one would let me into their heads. Now I'm starting to sound like people in my hippie days. "Hey, your gettin' into my head man!"<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78563717621648840412013-04-02T20:58:43.029-07:002013-04-02T20:58:43.029-07:00I couldn't do this for fear of puking into som...I couldn't do this for fear of puking into someone's skull. Or passing out in the operating room ;)Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60924718684698676872013-04-02T19:52:28.934-07:002013-04-02T19:52:28.934-07:00Thank goodness we've got 'em. Hope I neve...Thank goodness we've got 'em. Hope I never need one. CheersChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639277171611783456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42283926040611494902013-04-02T16:30:48.067-07:002013-04-02T16:30:48.067-07:00Brain surgeon...well, my grandfather was a rocket ...Brain surgeon...well, my grandfather was a rocket engineer, but not a brain surgeon. ;-)<br /><br />I'm so grateful for people who have both the stomach and the skills to do complicated things like that. We need 'em!<br /><br /><a href="http://slithersofthought.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Slithers of Thought (WR)</a> Seeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097619973424198347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20766214393456185922013-04-02T15:55:56.720-07:002013-04-02T15:55:56.720-07:00So we can't just walk around and say we're...So we can't just walk around and say we're brain surgeons? Hm. This poses a bit of a problem.<br /><br />Seriously though, I would say brain surgery is beyond my capabilities. It takes an extreme amount of dedication to both healing and the brain specifically to master neurosurgery. Anyone who's gone through it has my admiration.J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-8279810229518053232013-04-02T14:32:04.978-07:002013-04-02T14:32:04.978-07:00One of my best friends is a Brain Surgeon. She'...One of my best friends is a Brain Surgeon. She's one of the nicest people I've ever met too. Never a moment when she can't whip out a story that will blow my mind.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7103161777334843662013-04-02T14:27:48.091-07:002013-04-02T14:27:48.091-07:0015 years is a lot of study. But I guess you wouldn...15 years is a lot of study. But I guess you wouldn't want someone with minimal training working on a person's brain . . .Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74652081425786232242013-04-02T14:12:37.637-07:002013-04-02T14:12:37.637-07:00I don't have the patience or sense of commitme...I don't have the patience or sense of commitment to finish a jigsaw puzzle, so I don't think this field would be for me.<br /><br />Dropping by from A to Z. This is my first year participating.<br /><br />Brett Minor<br /><a href="http://transformednonconformist.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Transformed Nonconformist</a>Brett Minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181569922751252054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-17732794453071369812013-04-02T12:48:53.956-07:002013-04-02T12:48:53.956-07:00Pfffft...fifteen years is no big deal. I've go...Pfffft...fifteen years is no big deal. I've got socks that old. <br /><br />And wasn't it in Peru they found ancient skulls that showed signs of brain surgery? Probably a lot of ancient people attempted it for different reasons and with varying success. But I think in Peru they believed the victim, er, patient survived. I'll have to go see if I can find that story again. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16599313940059157532013-04-02T12:26:37.504-07:002013-04-02T12:26:37.504-07:00Spending a lot of time with brain doctors these da...Spending a lot of time with brain doctors these days for my mom. Can't say I want to be one, but they sure do work miracles. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78497370494688702482013-04-02T09:45:49.446-07:002013-04-02T09:45:49.446-07:00Yeah...nope. Couldn't be a brain surgeon. What...Yeah...nope. Couldn't be a brain surgeon. What other professions do you have? Anything involving napping?M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69089317522565834042013-04-02T09:32:59.522-07:002013-04-02T09:32:59.522-07:00My friend's dad is a brain surgeon and one of ...My friend's dad is a brain surgeon and one of the most eclectic individuals I've ever met. He has this long pony tail and a huge collection of guns. Then there's secret corridors in his house and he gets absolutely giddy when you talk to him about his collection of old light bulbs. Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39598692538506966602013-04-02T08:27:24.167-07:002013-04-02T08:27:24.167-07:00Too bad, I've passed my prime, so I guess I...Too bad, I've passed my prime, so I guess I'll skip being a brain surgeon. Guess I'll stick to writing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326522346206157210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21724153899184753572013-04-02T06:44:05.133-07:002013-04-02T06:44:05.133-07:00A neurosurgeon where I live is a hard core smoker....A neurosurgeon where I live is a hard core smoker. Guess he never learned that cigarettes can kill ya in those 15 years of post secondary education.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61778115011166046882013-04-02T06:10:15.519-07:002013-04-02T06:10:15.519-07:00That really is a serious amount of time to be stud...That really is a serious amount of time to be studying. Interesting topics you're chosing.<br /><br />Not getting the Shadow Spinner til its completed.<br /><br /><a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a>Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39238791426654189022013-04-02T06:07:58.974-07:002013-04-02T06:07:58.974-07:00I could have chosen to become a brain surgeon, exc...I could have chosen to become a brain surgeon, except the sight of open brain would probably make me faint. <br /><br /><a href="http://sylmion.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Writing Blog</a><br /><a href="http://mishatakescharge.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Life Blog</a><br />Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74390079878520162132013-04-02T04:51:26.329-07:002013-04-02T04:51:26.329-07:00Wow, that is a serious commitment! I wonder how m...Wow, that is a serious commitment! I wonder how many run out of steam along that 15-year path.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-22656746713283024942013-04-02T04:28:03.431-07:002013-04-02T04:28:03.431-07:00Fifteen years of schooling - whoa. Can you imagine...Fifteen years of schooling - whoa. Can you imagine paying back that student loan?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-67729224241577480852013-04-02T00:02:16.533-07:002013-04-02T00:02:16.533-07:00Hmmm...archaeologist, brain surgeon- I don't k...Hmmm...archaeologist, brain surgeon- I don't know. I think I'll stick to writer for now but if I ever want to change professions, I sure know where to get my information.:)Fun posts! Advancement in medicine is amazing...so glad they operate on brain aneurysms today.Rebecca Green Gasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487755367578898689noreply@blogger.com