Watch: Principal flute plays on during brain surgery

Watch: Principal flute plays on during brain surgery

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norman lebrecht

March 29, 2018

Anna Whitlock Henry is principal flute with the Big Spring Symphony Orchestra in Texas.

Undergoing brain surgery for a tremor, she was not going to give up playing.

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  • Robert Holmén says:
    March 29, 2018 at 6:00 pm

    Ouch.

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    • duane says:
      March 29, 2018 at 7:50 pm

      The brain itself has no sensory neurons.

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      • Robert Holmén says:
        March 29, 2018 at 8:38 pm

        That’s good to hear!

        Now tell me about the giant flap of skin that needs to be peeled off before they cut out a hole in the skull with a bone saw.

        Still zero on the “sensory neurons”?

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        • duane says:
          March 29, 2018 at 8:51 pm

          Lidocaine is a wonderful substance.

          p.s. I used to be a Nurse, specializing in Neuro trauma and rehab. Yes, the flap healing is uncomfortable, more, I am told, from the itching than overt pain.

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  • Mark Henriksen says:
    March 29, 2018 at 6:31 pm

    Wow, that woman is brave and determined. Best wishes!

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  • Sue says:
    March 29, 2018 at 6:46 pm

    Our phenomenal modern medical technology is the real act here!! OMG.

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