“When the Bowel Hits a Dead End: A Night on Call With Small Bowel Obstruction”
It always starts with a sound… A low, hollow gurgling echo drifting across the ward. If you’ve been a surgeon long enough, you learn to … Read more
From Frontline to Killzone: How Modern Warfare Has Erased the Middle Ground
Because the battlefield has changed, and pretending otherwise gets people killed. The Frontline We Used to Know There was a time, and it’s not ancient … Read more
The Calm in the Storm: What Trauma Really Demands of You
Because when everything is falling apart, someone has to hold the centre. Trauma Is Noise – Deafening, Unforgiving Noise Alarms blaring. Monitors screaming. People rushing. … Read more
Keeping a Level Head: Lessons I Learnt the Long, Hard Way
If I’m honest, controlling my temper was never something that came naturally. Not at the beginning. Not even halfway through my career. It has taken … Read more
Doing the Right Thing vs Doing Things Right
Because perfection without purpose is just noise. The Subtle Difference That Changes Everything It sounds like wordplay, doesn’t it?Doing things right versus doing the right thing.But in trauma, … Read more
Peptic Ulcer Disease: When Acid Bites Back
A small sore with big ambitions The stomach, that muscular bag of acid and appetite, is built for abuse. It churns, digests, and disinfects, bathing … Read more
Chronic Pancreatitis: When the Fire Never Quite Goes Out
A smouldering rebellion If acute pancreatitis is an explosion, then chronic pancreatitis is the slow, relentless fire that follows.The pancreas, once inflamed, never fully forgives. It heals, yes, but … Read more
Acute Pancreatitis: When the Pancreas Goes Rogue
A fiery organ with a short fuse If there’s one abdominal organ that holds a grudge, it’s the pancreas.You can neglect it for years, overload it … Read more
The Edge of Hope: How to Speak When They Might Not Survive
Because sometimes, you have to hold someone’s hope without lying to them. The In-Between There’s a particular kind of silence in trauma, the one that … Read more
The Hardest Words: Breaking Bad News in Trauma
Because all the training in the world doesn’t prepare you for this. The Longest Walk There’s a moment, after the adrenaline, when the monitors have … Read more