WILLPOWER MELTDOWN SOMETIMES

Dr. Y performed a coil embolization for unruptured cerebral aneurysm. It was located at the paraclinoid portion of the internal cerebral artery. It was round with a narrow neck. It seemed easy to deploy coils. The key of the procedure was to choose the optimal coil size. He operated quickly and finished in two hours. A nurse said to him, “you worked very quickly. Great.” She applauded him. I disliked the way she acted like his older sister. I had a different idea. The reason the procedure finished very quickly was not because of his technique but because of the aneurysmal morphology. In reality, I didn’t say that. I thought she would be clever if she intended to control the doctor with praise, or stupid if she really thought he was great. Was I envious?