Surgical Blades: When the Lights Went off

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"You'll have to stay awake throughout the surgery", the chief surgeon announced to me as I lay there, motionless on the surgical table.

I had been trying to get my mind off the sugery and all the buzz about me and the beeping monitor wasn't helpful. Certainly, knowledge of the fact that I had to be awake for the entire surgery was nothing near what I would have loved to hear right now. I had looked forward to sleeping all through the surgery and waking up not to remember a thing. Afterall, I had paid for anaesthetics and oxygen. I didn't know which was more annoying, the fact that I'd witness myself being operated on which I had learnt could cause post-op trauma or the fact that I knew the ten thousand naira I paid for the anaesthetics and oxygen wouldn't be refunded. I was damn sure. This was Nigeria and corruption is everywhere. Disgruntled, I could however not mummur a word of complain.

The doctors weren't exactly nice. Being and addict of "Botched", I had expected surgeons who were very cordial and friendly much like Dr. Nassif and Terry. Who am I kidding though? Those are plastic surgeons and these are lame whatever surgeons. I just really can't wait to get this surgery done and over with. This wasn't a plastic surgery afterall. I had been diagnosed with hernia last month and the surgery was to correct the defect. The sooner they got started, the sooner I'd be out of here and recuperating in my ward.

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The two surgeons who were to operate on me moved closer and one picked up an injection and immense pain followed as he began to inject me severally. He asid it was to numb the area. I wasn't listening though. I was contemplating slapping his bald head and bailing on the surgery. The annoying assistant surgeon kept singing "Wo" by Olamide which was actually nauseating. Not only the fact that I felt it was ethical but also that I was in pain and he was dancing. Could this day get any worse? Well be careful what you wish for because it did get worse. The light above me flickered. And you wouldn't believe what happened next.

There was a power outage!

"Welcome to Nigeria", I grunted to myself.

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Something like this could cause a major problem. Imagine if this had occurred during a major surgery or one that required electricity. My heart really cries for the health sector in Nigeria because it is really nothing to write home about

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Hernia

Incase you don't know what hernia is, it is a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen. A hernia occurs when an organ pushes through an opening in the muscle or tissue that holds it in place.

Causes

Hernias are caused by a combination of muscle weakness and strain. Depending on its cause, a hernia can develop quickly or over a long period of time.

Common causes of muscle weakness include:

failure of the abdominal wall to close properly in the womb, which is a congenital defect

age

chronic coughing

damage from injury or surgery

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The story was written by me

The source of my info on hernia is
Healthline.com

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