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From last night’s Jeopardy

Photo by Openbah.

Some incision photos

Photos by Openbah.

Surgery pushed back one week

So I just got a call from the surgeon’s office in NYC. They are pushing my surgery back a week. Apparently the surgeon called his scheduling office today and told them them to move all his appointments. That means the surgery will now be on February 26th.

My friends call me “Mike Vila”

4 months ago I turned this:

Into this:

It took 22 days from start to finish.

Boston EMT-Basic course

In September I signed up for an EMT-Basic class. The class is taught by Boston EMS’s Captain Scarna. The class is 150-hours, and meets every Tuesday & Thursday, and every other Saturday. When I finally graduate next month, I will be eligible for the state certification and licensing examination.
EMT’s provide life-saving medical care at the [...]

More detailed description of free vascularized fibular grafting

Due to its high complexity, free vascularized fibular grafting for the hip is performed at only a few medical centers throughout the country by fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeons, who are highly experienced with this procedure. Vascularized fibular grafting involves removal of dead bone from the “ball” of the hip that has poor or no blood supply [...]

MRI explained