SO I got the privilege to observe two surgeries this week! A total knee replacement and a total hip replacement both done by the best orthopedic surgeon (evidenced by the way his patients respond and recover). During the knee surgery I didn't get to stand as close as there was bone flying through the air and too many people helping. A total joint surgery remindes me of watching my dad work in his wood shop: drills, saws, screws, metal etc...But for the hip surgery I got to stand within 2 feet of the table. The surgeon talked me through the whole surgery and even had me stand on a stool to ensure I could see better. I still couldn't see everything because it was a minimally invasive surgery with about a 4 inch incision but to see the whole process was awesome! I thought I wouldn't be able to handle it but I actually loved it! I actually got to see those two patients later in the day for their physical therapy evaluations and treatments, talk about an awesome day! 
(got these pictures off google, so that you would all have a visual of what I saw!!)
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