{"id":2271,"date":"2015-11-13T07:17:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T07:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2015-11-13T07:35:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T07:35:56","slug":"the-paralyzed-surgeon-who-can-still-performs-surgeries-thanks-to-his-determination-and-a-remarkable-stand-up-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/the-paralyzed-surgeon-who-can-still-performs-surgeries-thanks-to-his-determination-and-a-remarkable-stand-up-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the paralyzed surgeon who can still performs surgeries thanks to his determination and a remarkable stand-up wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Ted Rummel an orthopedic surgeon in Missouri, U.S.A beat unbelievable odds by returning to the OR after a blood filled cyst in his spine burst and left him paralysed waist down. Dr. Rummel lost his ability to stand or walk in 2010 when a cyst on his spine burst, leaving him paralysed.<\/p>\n

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However, after a year of intense rehabilitation he was back in the OR ! His unique stand-up wheel chair allows him to work without any hinderance. Today the brave Dr. Rummel is performing all the procedures he could previously do in the OR. His physical strength comes from daily exercise and his family also supports him whole heartedly. He says his freedom despite his disabilities have been a lifesaver.<\/p>\n

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Rummel told the Enquirer that his freedom despite his disabilities have been a lifesaver.\u2018When I\u2019m able to do this, and I can get a piece of my life back, it\u2019s huge,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s so special.\u2019 But this amazing outcome \u00a0wasn’t assured. Dr. Rummel’s trouble started in 2009 when he was diagnosed with a cavernous\u00a0hemangioma, a type of blood-filled sac, on his spine. Doctors at the time were afraid it would cause immediate paralysis and opted not to operate. However, after 11 months in Sep 2010 the cyst ruptured and he underwent the surgery<\/p>\n

He lived with the cyst for 11 months until September 2010, when the sac ruptured and the necessary surgery he underwent thereafter left him numb from the waist down. A surgeon who performed 1,000 surgeris a year suddenly faced an uncertain future and was unsure if he would ever work again.\u00a0\u2018One of my first thoughts was, \u201cOh my gosh, my life as I know it was erased,\u201d\u2019 he recalls. \u2018Who you are out of the OR is gone and you have to redefine yourself.\u2019<\/p>\n

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But the dedicated physician soon came to his senses and decided he\u2019d be back in the OR no matter what it took.\u00a0A year later, that\u2019s exactly what he did. The first surgery he undertook was watched over by another surgeon in case Rummel needed help.<\/p>\n

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But he never did. This story of beating the odds despite having a debilitating condition shows passion and strength of this medico ! May we all strive to be ‘better doctors’ after seeing Dr. Rummel’s story and how he continues to be a surgeon despite his debilitating physical condition.<\/p>\n

Edited from Original Post : Daily Mail Online<\/p>\n

Image Credits: MCT, Tim Mudrovic<\/p>\n

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