THE GRINDSTAFF FAMILY

Happy Birthday Charlotte

The Grindstaff family moves steadily on its way as we come up to the celebration of Charlottes birthday. It will be a fabulous day, as it is also on a Saturday which means that the esteemed leader of the clan will be home to celebrate. This is a fabulous treat indeed. Pink is her favorite color and purple comes in a close second, so you can imagine the decor will be sparkling.

A day in the Life of a Urologist

The hospital is a thriving place. Today was no exception to the rule. People come in with interesting stories to tell, and to have all sorts of wild things happen to them. Today we attacked the death star that was located in the bladder of our patient. It measured 3 cm and was literally blasted into oblivion with a laser. The space ship was loaded and slid neatly into place where the monstrous stone was lying. The stone put up a valiant effort, but after 3 hours of pulverization it was nothing but powder within the cavity of the bladder.

The actual attack was rather daunting, and as a mere spectator, without any refreshment, I was famished by the end. I was glad that the enemy was gone, and all that was left were chucks in the specimen jar.

The next attack was against the black evil of enlarged prostate. It was attack with electrode that shaved off the excess debri to make it possible for the waters of life to flow freely again. The evil was spotted within the confines of the prostatic urethra. It was dark and loathsome. This attack was more primitive, but more graceful. The attack was meticulous and in the end nothing was left to put up a fight. Another day was won.

So it is in the field of medicine. It may not be a spectator sport for the world but in the eyes of the enlightened student it is full of drama, both pain and joy. In the end of the day we celebrated by treating the most troubling of disorders. And the profits for Phizer will once again rule the day, and sildenafil for rule the nights. Maybe one day I too will be the reining urologist.