I want to be a surgical technician, but hold arthritis. Is my dream impossible?
I know I could handle standing on my feet all light of day but I have RA in my wrists and not sure if I get a long surgery I would know how to hold any tool for long lengths of time.
Any insight to a day as a surgical tech?
Answers:
Hi,
From what I understand, surgical technicians do not in actuality perform surgery. They are primarily there to assist the surgeon. So major undertaking functions would be cleaning and prepping the operating room for surgery, laying out tools, assisting the surgeon in dressing for surgery (putting on caps and gloves), and helping beside charting.
You would not actually be performing surgery, as you would have to go to medical academy to do this.
That being said, my mother is the chief of surgery at her hospital and has been for roughly 20 years. She has carpel tunnel in both wrists and has have three surgeries on her hands. She is still able to perform surgery as she did when she be younger, although she does have pain in her wrists when past its sell-by date of work (can't open jars, can't carry really stocky things, etc.). She takes Aleve in the morning, especially when she has really long operation to do (some up to 12 hours!).
So... If you do have arthritis, I would look into medication to help, but I'd venture to guess that if you are competent to get through the day without too much distress that being a surgical technician wouldn't be much different. Just the standing part, like you said. If you can complete other jobs adequately and without deeply of pain, I would think you'd be fine.
Good luck to you!! Source(s): Asked my parents, who are both surgeons.
It sounds v. risky, what would be the point of putting yourself through that. thats a weird dream... but adjectives to their own I guess. good luck.
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Any insight to a day as a surgical tech?
Answers:
Hi,
From what I understand, surgical technicians do not in actuality perform surgery. They are primarily there to assist the surgeon. So major undertaking functions would be cleaning and prepping the operating room for surgery, laying out tools, assisting the surgeon in dressing for surgery (putting on caps and gloves), and helping beside charting.
You would not actually be performing surgery, as you would have to go to medical academy to do this.
That being said, my mother is the chief of surgery at her hospital and has been for roughly 20 years. She has carpel tunnel in both wrists and has have three surgeries on her hands. She is still able to perform surgery as she did when she be younger, although she does have pain in her wrists when past its sell-by date of work (can't open jars, can't carry really stocky things, etc.). She takes Aleve in the morning, especially when she has really long operation to do (some up to 12 hours!).
So... If you do have arthritis, I would look into medication to help, but I'd venture to guess that if you are competent to get through the day without too much distress that being a surgical technician wouldn't be much different. Just the standing part, like you said. If you can complete other jobs adequately and without deeply of pain, I would think you'd be fine.
Good luck to you!! Source(s): Asked my parents, who are both surgeons.
It sounds v. risky, what would be the point of putting yourself through that. thats a weird dream... but adjectives to their own I guess. good luck.
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