Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Armchair Anonymous: Foreign Object in Butt II
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Jan 30, 2026 Guest
Hannah (general surgery resident)
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Rachel (surgical technologist / PA student)
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Kristen (nursing student)
Hannah, a general surgery resident who operates on unusual cases, Rachel, an OR tech and PA student with hands-on removal stories, and Kristen, a nursing student who found a modified vibrator in a bike handle, share wild operating-room and clinical tales. They describe bizarre objects discovered on scans and in surgery. Listeners hear vivid, sometimes shocking surgical anecdotes and the realities of care.
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First-Day Clinical With A Magic Bullet
- Kristen recounts her first nursing clinical where an 83-year-old patient revealed he had a bike-handle-wrapped vibrator lodged near his cecum.
- The man waited until the battery died and later needed surgery, but he and Kristen formed a warm rapport that eased the experience.
Geriatrics Teach Nursing Fundamentals
- Kristen notes geriatric rotations often introduce students to raw, hands-on nursing tasks like bathing and bowel care to build fundamentals.
- These rotations intentionally expose students to humility, hygiene work, and patient basics before advanced care.
Screwdriver Found In Abdomen
- Rachel, a surgical technologist, describes finding an eight-to-nine-inch metal screwdriver in a patient's abdomen on CT.
- The team opened him, the surgeon pulled out the screwdriver, and they returned the cleaned tool to the patient with a warning.