Eric performed his first surgery this week on a sheep assigned to him and his sx partner, sweet southern bell (by way of North Carolina), Natalie. The procedure was an epididymectomy and castration. Let's just say that the procedure was a little different then your normal farm boy calf castration. Anesthesia, surgical blades, sutures and recovery were involved. Eric said the surgery went off without a hitch. And no, we did not have sheep fries for supper.
Eric is also on equine rotation this week. On top of SOAPing morning and evening, he must tend to his assigned horse (that has a specific hoof problem at the moment that requires daily tranquilizing and bandage placement) before and after he SOAPs. So he has had really early mornings followed by a long day of class, studying, then SOAP/equine again...just typing it all out makes me tired. So that is what is happening on the school front as of now. There are many more surgeries and rotations to come, bovine rotation being next week (right up Eric's alley). Stay tuned for the next update of my own, Dr. McDreamy.
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