Resilience After Defeat.

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On Being a Patient18 April 2023Resilience After DefeatJonathan Zygowiec, DO, MPH, MAJonathan Zygowiec, DO, MPH, MAAtrium Health, Charlotte, North CarolinaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M23-0559 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail As I stared at the ceiling, the words were sinking in slowly. “Unfortunately, we found cancer outside the liver that was not visible on any of your imaging studies. I’m sorry, but we couldn’t finish the surgery … .” The surgeon’s words were slow, purposeful, and caring as my postanesthesia brain tried to comprehend the gravity of what he was saying.In April of last year, I had gone into my usual shift in the emergency department as the overnight physician and began having severe abdominal pain and nausea followed by vomiting. At a freestanding emergency department, I was the ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jonathan Zygowiec, DO, MPH, MAAffiliations: Atrium Health, Charlotte, North CarolinaCorresponding Author: Jonathan Zygowiec, DO, MPH, MA, Atrium Health, 10628 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28210; e-mail, jonathan.[email protected]com.This article was published at Annals.org on 18 April 2023. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Latest ePublished: 18 April 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...