Who would you give your kidney to?

Transplant surgery was pretty incredible. I got to see a living donor kidney transplant, which is  a win-win because no one needs to die and the person still gets a new kidney! I would definitely donate my kidney if the situation every came up. Now, thanks to the strong immunosuppression drugs (thanks tacrolimus, the infamous IL-2 inhibitor!), you really only need to have the same blood type to donate your kidney to someone. Pretty amazing. What was even more impressive is that the surgery to transplant the new kidney took under 2 hours! Transplant surgery = really impressive, including the doctors, nurses, PAs, pharmacists and of course the patients, and the altruistic donors.  It takes a TEAM to get someone a new organ!

On to cardiothoracic surgery today. Great first day, should be an exciting two weeks! I somehow got two of the most intense surgical specialties, really enjoying it so far.

In other exciting news, I think I've just about beat the cold I've been battling, went on my first run in a while -felt SO GOOD.