It was a fairly matter-of-fact description from the 27-year-old Russian surgeon, but what he did a few days later was anything but ordinary: he cut out his own appendix.
Two months after the base was established, Dr Rogozov, the only doctor on the expedition, became weak and nauseous and felt a pain in the lower right side of his abdomen. His first instinct was to hide his condition from his colleagues. ‘I am keeping quiet about it,’ he wrote.
‘Even smiling. Why frighten my friends? Who could be of help? A polar explorer’s only encounter with medicine is likely to have been in a dentist’s chair.’ But as the hours passed and he feared his appendix would burst at any moment, Dr Rogozov made a decision that would change – and save – his life.
Metro news reported that Dr Rogozov instructed his colleagues to clear his room and sterilise everything, turning the quarters into a makeshift operating theatre. A meterologist and a mechanic were tasked with handing him instruments during the procedure and holding up a mirror so he could see what he was doing.
In the end, Dr Rogozov barely used the mirror, opting to carry out the operation by feel; he decided not to wear rubber gloves
Two months after the base was established, Dr Rogozov, the only doctor on the expedition, became weak and nauseous and felt a pain in the lower right side of his abdomen. His first instinct was to hide his condition from his colleagues. ‘I am keeping quiet about it,’ he wrote.
‘Even smiling. Why frighten my friends? Who could be of help? A polar explorer’s only encounter with medicine is likely to have been in a dentist’s chair.’ But as the hours passed and he feared his appendix would burst at any moment, Dr Rogozov made a decision that would change – and save – his life.
In the end, Dr Rogozov barely used the mirror, opting to carry out the operation by feel; he decided not to wear rubber gloves
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