As a surgeon, what is the most shocking thing you ever saw after opening somebody up?

I am an obstetrician and gynaecologist. I was performing an emergency C section at 2 am. It was a tough case of placenta praevia. These patients are known to bleed. As soon as i removed the bab…

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