A colleague of mine - an anesthesiologist, solid, well respected doctor, american graduate and very down to earth fellow has put his own wife to sleep for a routine gynecological procedure. Yes, he did! Is that OK? Well.. first of all, it is against our hospital policy to have relatives present in the operating room. But let's put all the legal stuff aside. Is that OK? Seriously! When he was asked why, he said (his direct words): "She is my wife, you know.." Wow! He did let me anesthetize their son 2-3 years ago - that was OK, i guess, but no, not the wife! Is he ashamed some other men are gonna see his wife naked? But her gyne doc is a guy, they even golf together! I don't think that is it. I would be a nervous rack if I had to do anesthesia for any of my family members (God forbid!!!!). So that is my opinion - the guy is just weird. Why would anybody want to do anything like that. Doesn't he trust his colleagues? Or maybe, it is the "naked thing". But we do see people in OR all the time, they are nothing more then just patients! Remember from "Master and Margaret" Bulgakov - "Madam, I have seen not just naked women, but even women without skin" (maybe I shouldn't have put this in here, but I just love the line).
And by he way, his wife did very well, I guess, he did a good job. I told you he is a good doc, but, if you ask me, just weird. No more referrals from me, buddy.
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