Colon Cancer Surgery Reflection

Watching the colon cancer surgery take place as well as viewing the images taken was nonetheless horrific. I was surprised at the fact on how much the human stomach was able to inflate after being injected with carbon dioxide. I realized the point of inflating the stomach with carbon dioxide was so the surgeon had an overall better view to perform the surgery. I was absolutely amazed on how the surgeons were able to view themselves perform surgery looking at a screen while having a camera which was placed through a port. It was also very interesting to me how technology has advanced in medicare in the recent years. It makes me wonder how colon surgery's were performed in years previous before the advancement in technology. But from something outside the overall surgery, It fascinated me to watch the surgeons did the surgery so calmly, elegantly, productively and in an organized fashion. Considering this surgeons have spent their whole lives in school, it is still very impressive. I also found the development of colon cancer to be petrifying. Colon cancer is developed over the course of a few years. It takes place in the large intestine in which your cells do not function properly. The only way to find out you have colon cancer is through body scans. I learned an awful lot after watching the surgery take place. Colon cancer seems to be a secretive type of cancer, unlike most cancers where the symptoms become obvious instead of oblivious. Most importantly, I learned how well the doctors, nurses, and surgeons are trained and prepped before they start their careers. It takes a great deal of skill to do what these people have done and it reassures everyone they are safe under most physicians on Canadian soil.