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| Dr. Joel Aronowitz |
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Oh good morning. Well today we're doing a day in the life of Aronowitz land.”
Bridget: “Welcome.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Where did you come from? Good morning.”
Bridget: “Good morning.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Of course it's gonna be part of the day in the life of. Come on let's see what's going on today. So, this morning we're going to do a removal and replacement of implants. The patient has one contracted very hard painful implant. We're going to take that one out, put a slightly larger implant in after we release the capsule and then change out the other implant as well to make it match. So her breasts are a little larger and they're both soft and she has extra skin on the lower part of the abdomen. We're going to remove that extra skin and incorporate the incision into the existing scar. So it should be an interesting day, very typical secondary case for a mommy makeover basically. I saw the patient already and marked her, answered her last questions, reviewed the procedure which is always a good idea with the patient to make sure everybody is on the same page. Then we'll do the procedure. Then we have one patient at this hospital, two patients, actually three patients at another hospital to round on and we have patients in the office today as well. So on top of that it's a Monday which always makes for a fun day because everybody's forgotten everything from last week. So it's starting the week over getting the machine all tuned up. So that should be entertaining and nothing else. But everything is based on a solid cup of coffee and that's next. Why don't you make coffee?”
Bridget: “You can have it in the cup like me.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Do you want to know something really interesting? I'm right-handed but a lot of times I drink with my left because I'm writing with my right. So that mug would work for me. Maybe you're just copying me.”
Bridget: “I'm not. You're in Bridget land.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “No, but sometimes it's just like... It's more like Bridgetville.”
Bridget: “Yeah, I like that. Bridgetville. It's not a whole land yet. For me I filled it out. It's a whole world. I live in my...”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I think it's good that you admit that you live in your own world. You never know as the boss if somebody's laughing because you're the boss or if they're laughing because you're funny. Which is fine with me as long as people are laughing. There we go. Okay, we're done with surgery now. We're going to go see some patients. Oh, where is Mom? So, this is a post operation. We had a silicone treatment from her leg. Hi, my dear. How are you doing? This is just looking at a gauze. It looks like some food is coming out here. That looks a lot better. And that's a healthy pink, not an infected looking pink. Okay. Hello, hello. So, you had an injury the other day with the dog. Annie is in for it?”
Bridget: “Yes.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Hi, Annie. Hi, how are you doing?”
Annie: “I am good. How are you, my dear?”
Bridget: “I'm good.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “You had a cut in the forehead. You had glass still in the scar after it healed. Hello, hello. So, did you have much pain? A lot of pain, yeah. Do you know why the skeleton couldn't get into the army? They took one look at him and decided he didn't have the guts. You think I'm funny, but my wife doesn't think I'm funny. You know what I found about humor? What? If you hold a sharp object next to somebody's face, they will almost universally think you're funny. It's not bad for my first time.”
Bridget: “I have to practice. And you should be a comedian.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Tell my wife she doesn't think I'm too funny.”
Bridget: “Sorry, I'm just cleaning it in here.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “It looks really good. It's not that big now. And it's not very deep. So it's way back there. So we're going to take that off today. We did a biopsy that showed it was a squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell? Yeah, squamous cell. So carcinoma sounds scary, but it's not as scary kind of as skin cancer. Basically, we just need to remove it locally. So we have a local. Earl, is Bridget up there? Was she in the room you were in? She's small, so she hides easily. Bridget? Not in the kitchen. I'm sure she's actually in the operating room, getting the local ready. We're all done with the local. Keep your foot elevated on the coffee table or ottoman for the next few days as much as possible. You can get wet after 48 hours and then just replace the bandage. And if you have any trouble, you let me know, but otherwise I'll do a wound check on you. It comes out later this week. Okay, let's see what else we have going on. A nice chicken kutineska. Just try this sauce. It has capers. You could hardly take some sauce.”
Bridget: “No, that is good. That's nice.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “There's like two ounces of chicken.”
Bridget: “You eat this for lunch? You need the energy.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I'm finished.”
Bridget: “You need the energy. I'm going to double dip.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Go ahead and dip as much. It's all yours.”
Bridget: “I didn't touch it. Have the potatoes. No, seriously.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I'm just going to start eating it. You offered it to me.”
Bridget: “Before he runs, you need to run after him.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “And I say, I'm not a duckling. I'm not running after you.”
Bridget: “Come on, Dr. A. Come on, keep up.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I'm trying, but it's hard. It's like fast. Slow down.”
Bridget: “No, I don't understand you.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “What?”
Bridget: “You said you want white people to run after you.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I have never run after a man ever, and I'm not starting today. I'm not going to touch that with a ten-foot pole.”
Bridget: “Do you know where you're going to?”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “No. I know.”
Bridget: “He never knows. Come on, come on.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “You're going to get the shock of any man.”
Bridget: “You need to take all the fun out of it. That chicken putt mask is coming back off.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “That would be unfortunate, let's say. All right, Bridget, let's go.”
Bridget: “We should do elevator confessionals.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Wow. Elevator confessionals.”
Bridget: “Yeah, like you have to make a confession before the door opens. Go ahead. You're up first.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I went cheated on at the desk.”
Bridget: “Okay.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “That was it. Are you ever cheated on at a test?”
Bridget: “Nope, never.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “This isn't going to be a bad lie.”
Patient: “Doctor, how are you?”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I am good. How are you doing?”
Patient: “I'm doing fine, Doctor.”
Bridget: “He's working to get to the brain. Feel a little pain?”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “I hope you can see there's a lot involved in a plastic surgery practice. We had some very reconstructive cases, large wounds, some tumors, some cosmetic things. Very wide scope practice that plastic surgery covers. We had a small one on the ear. That's healed up pretty nicely also. Feeling very good. Carolyn! So pretty. On purpose I didn't mesh it. Okay, so end of the workday. We made rounds, we did our surgery, we saw all of our patients in the office. I checked in with the insurance office to make sure they have everything they need. I didn't finish my charting yet, but we'll do that later. But one more thing before I leave the office to go home, and that is to say goodbye to Bridget. Very important. Hey, Bridget! Hey! So, how are things in Dr. Aspa?”
Dr. Aspa: “Great.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “You have a new giveaway, I see, coming up.”
Dr. Aspa: “Yes.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “That's very nice. And I want to just tell you how much I appreciate you helping with surgery this morning. Thank you.”
Bridget: “It's kind of funny, you always say you appreciate me when the camera's rolling.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “That's when I do appreciate you. No, I appreciate Bridget every single day. I truly do.”
Bridget: “What time's tennis?”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “Tennis is coming up quick, so I have to get out of here. Okay, on our way home. I've got all my stuff for the case tomorrow. And heading to the parking lot. So, now off to the tennis court. See you there. Okay, so time for tennis. And of course, I'm going to do a little sunscreen because the nose gets the most sun probably if you're looking down. And the cheek. So, we had a big day, and I hope you enjoyed seeing a little bit of the day. And now I've got my sunscreen on. I'm out here on the court with the famous Yu-Yu. Yu-Yu, say hi. And Yu-Yu is just about to beat the crap out of me, even though I'm going to try hard. And she's going to have fun, and I'm going to work up a good sweat. So, I will look forward to seeing you tomorrow straight from, from where?”
Yuyu: “Aronowitzland. Aronowitzland.”
Dr. Joel Aronowitz: “See you then.”
Yuyu: “Bye.”
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