Complicated Complications

The book Complications is a great read.  I find that the short stories provide the same about of information and depth as classic writing, but twice as interesting to read!  Atul talks about the highly debated topic of "Doctor vs. Patients Choice", touching on one of the three themes (uncertainty).  His opinion is as a surgeon is Doctor, but when he was a patient he found himself on the other side.  In the end he is left uncertain in the topic.  Another theme that Gawande writes about is Mystery in surgery.  A story that really caught my attention is about a man who had gastric bypass surgery, but failed to lose weight and actually gained weight.  Stories like this still leave mystery in medicine, but one thing is for sure... surgery is an "Imperfect Science".