Ice Bound
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A physician stranded at the South Pole describes how she discovered a lump in her breast, treated herself with a biopsy and chemotherapy, and was rescued by the Air National Guard, and reflects on her experiences and her colleagues. The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes or boats and the only connection with the rest of the world is satellite hook-up. During the long winter of 1999, Dr. Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, discovered a lump in her breast. Consulting via satelli
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…Jerri Nielsen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerri_Nielsen - was a doctor wintering over at the South Pole who had to operate on and treat her own cancer back in 1999. I listened to her associated book, Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole, several months ago and it was an absolutely fascinating account not only of the medical work involved but also what it's really like to live…
on “That self-appendectomy” ↗A bit off topic, but the audio book "Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole" about the Dr who got cancer while serving at the base is quite an interesting ride. That book kept me wide awake on a long road trip a couple…
on “Returning from a Year of Isolation in Antarctica” ↗