Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments

  19 May 2021 Welcome to day nine of Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments! We gathered at my house today at 8:00 to watch surgeries. We decided to watch a posterior hip replacement to go along with the anterior hip replacement that we had watched a couple days before. An anterior hip replacement is more difficult and less used compared to the posterior we watched today. We then moved to an ACL reconstruction as many torn ACL patients come into Diane’s office. The way Tahg and I are watching surgeries that relate to what we see in Diane’s office is helping me understand how Diane does her job. See you tomorrow! Teige Wright

  18 May 2021 Welcome to day eight of Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments! Today we started at 9:00 in Diane’s office for some physical therapy practice. We met with the usual patients along with a couple new ones. The man who had crashed his snowmobile was back for more treatment. We helped Diane by monitoring different exercises that the patients performed throughout the day. Tahg took a test on the components of the knee while I was getting my second COVID vaccination. I avoided the test for a couple days as now I have to take it next Tuesday. I absolutely love working at Ragged Mountain Physical Therapy, Tahg and I are always laughing and, of course, working hard. See you tomorrow! Teige Wright

  17 May 2021 Welcome to day seven of Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments! Today Tahg arrived at my house at 8:30 for some surgery watching! We started off the day with a mitral valve replacement surgery similar to the aortic valve replacements we have been watching but just in a different area of the heart. We then moved on to a similar surgery, a tricuspid valve replacement. I understand what is happening more and more the more often we watch these valve replacements. I feel like I could do one myself. Maybe not.  See you tomorrow! Teige Wright

  16 May 2021 Welcome to the first weekly reflection for Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments! This week was extremely productive as we got just under thirty hours of work done. It was fascinating to see my knowledge slowly start to connect from watching surgeries to working with Diane. I found that the more surgeries I watched, the more I would understand some of the things that Diane’s patients were being treated on, and vice versa. For instance, after learning about a patient that had been through a hip replacement, Tahg and I watched a hip replacement surgery. We were able to connect what was occurring in the video and what we had learned in Diane’s office. I can’t wait to see what next week brings! See you tomorrow! Teige Wright

15 May 2021 Welcome to day six of Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments! Today was a concise day as Tahg and I only met for under three hours; we watched an aortic valve replacement. The more of these specific types of surgery we watch, the more I can understand and predict what will happen next. I honestly feel like I’m beginning to understand the ins and outs of being a cardiothoracic surgeon. See you tomorrow! Teige Wright

14 May 2021 Welcome to day five of Teige and Tahg Take on Thrilling Traumatic Thoracic Treatments! Today we started bright and early to watch some surgeries at my house. We decided to go with different types of surgery; instead of watching our typical cardiothoracic surgeries, we went for three brain surgeries. The first two were tumor removals. Is it weird for me to say that I found them extremely satisfying? I think the answer is yes. The third was an aneurysm removal; again, this was a very satisfying procedure. Overall today was a productive and informative day.  See you tomorrow! Teige Wright