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She’s had 12 different tumors starting at age 2. D She’s had 12 different tumors starting at age 2. Different cancers. Different organs. No explanation for decades. Then doctors found a mutation that should be fatal before birth… and somehow, she’s still alive. Her immune system may be so overactive that it attacks tumors as they form, helping her respond extremely well to treatment. Right now, she’s cancer-free. If you had to live through all of this, would you feel angry… or grateful to be alive? #Cancer #CancerSurvivor #Oncology #MedicalStory #HealthEducation
His heart and lungs failed. He was being kept aliv His heart and lungs failed. He was being kept alive by machines and still asked to get up and shoot a few baskets. Not because he felt okay. Because he made a decision: he was getting better. He didn’t just survive he thrived… and went on to become a physical therapist. From patient → helping other patients recover. That shift from surviving to purpose is everything. #inspiration #recoveryjourney #healthcareheroes #medicalstories #resilience
What it’s really like acting as a TV doctor. I’m a What it’s really like acting as a TV doctor. I’m a neurosurgeon in real life—and yes, I actually act and have lines. I play a regular on the show, and the cast has way too much fun with that. They’re incredibly respectful… but they also know how intense neurosurgeons can be, so they like to test me. This time it turned into a full-on staring contest. So who wins: the neurosurgeon or the actor? #doctor #neurosurgeon #actorlife #behindthescenes #healthcare
A feeding tube ended up in the brain. It sounds im A feeding tube ended up in the brain. It sounds impossible but it’s been reported 40 times in the medical literature. The isn’t about shock… it’s knowing when anatomy isn’t normal. In the patient with prior skull base fractures or prior sinus or pituitary surgery or bad infections in the area, this isn’t routine anymore. And that one decision changes everything. Please see live fluoro images. I hope this saves at least one patient. #health #medicine #doctor #medicaleducation #healthcare
I barely got into med school… last person off the I barely got into med school… last person off the waitlist. Then I graduated top of the class. Still think early judgments mean anything? Or do we write people off way too soon? #doctor #medicine #healthcare #medschool #motivation
He thought it was just weight in his face. It wasn He thought it was just weight in his face. It wasn’t. This is a craniofacial AVM — a high-flow tangle of blood vessels that can keep growing, deform the face, and even rupture. So here’s the real dilemma: Do you risk a massive surgery with complications like bleeding, stroke, even death… or live every day knowing it could get worse? There’s no best option here. I’m curious what you’d actually choose. #medicine #healthcare #surgery #raredisease #medicaleducation
Holding in a sneeze seems harmless until you reali Holding in a sneeze seems harmless until you realize the pressure can be strong enough to cause a blowout skull fracture. In this rare case, trapped pressure forced air and mucus into the brain and the patient needed a surgical repair of the fracture. Most people have held in a sneeze without thinking twice. After seeing this, would you still do it? #healthcare #medicaleducation #neurosurgery #sneezing #healthfacts
Surgery is risky enough without adding ego to it. Surgery is risky enough without adding ego to it. As a surgeon, I can think of almost no good reason to ever do this, except in the rare truly unsurvivable situation. This does not read as impressive to me. It reads as an issue with judgment. Does this make you trust them more or less? Am I being too harsh? #DoctorsofInstagram #surgery #surgeon #medicaleducation #medicine
He looks awake, which is exactly why so many peopl He looks awake, which is exactly why so many people think the CPR is the mistake. It isn’t. The real mistake is stopping before there’s a pulse. One of the strangest things in resuscitation is that good CPR can push enough blood to the brain to wake someone up even while they’re still in cardiac arrest. Most people watching this get it wrong at first. #medicaleducation #doctorsofinstagram #emergencymedicine #cpr #medicine

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