Ep. 151: Hospital hell pt. 2 - Surgeons gone wild

We continue our series on the terrible things that happen in hospitals by discussing the various ways in which surgeons can ruin your life, whether by accident or malice! Plus, Mark accidentally retells a cold open. Which one of us did it best?

Highlights:

[0:00] Mark accidentally tells the same story CoRri told Anna a few weeks ago about Tarrare, so you can either skip it, or listen and tell us who told it best.
[18:58] It was Corrigan’s birthday, so we talk about her Jaws adventure and the legacy of Robert Shaw
[31:40] Mark tells us about his new health journey and harnessing his love of sensations for good, and Corrigan talks about her chronic pain from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
[41:25] JoAG news! Watch-along coming September 23rd, book club coming September 16th, subscribe to our Ko-fi so CoRri doesn’t go broke
{45:00] Mark’s son is watching Final Destination for the ‘cast!
[53:42] What we watched! (Mystery Men, 47 Meters Down, The Boogeyman, Dracula, The ‘Burbs, Final Destination, Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny, Pumpkinhead)
[97:20] We talk about some of the ways surgeons can absolutely eff your shit up

Stuff we referenced:

• ‘Never Events in Surgery’: Mere Error or an Avoidable Disaster – PMC
• Doctor who treated the wrong lung | Daily Mail Online
• A Heart-Stopping Error: Medical Procedure Performed on Wrong Patient
• What is the Universal Protocol and why do we need it? | Miller & Wagner
• Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery | PSNet
• The prevalence of wrong level surgery among spine surgeons. | PSNet
• Wrong Side, Wrong Site, Wrong Patient Surgical Errors – Miller & Wagner