tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post8909693148227046177..comments2024-03-08T06:22:28.340+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: "The dreadful steel": A Terrible Surgery for Frances BurneyCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-50217628856705384082017-06-13T21:40:52.677+01:002017-06-13T21:40:52.677+01:00I read all her diary entries around the period of ...I read all her diary entries around the period of her surgery. They stand as one of the first and best accounts of surgery from the patient's point of view. Her emotional resilience and courage was astounding. Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-50243575878851325922017-01-06T13:52:17.226+00:002017-01-06T13:52:17.226+00:00A remarkable story!A remarkable story!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-33485196742139501192017-01-06T01:16:55.112+00:002017-01-06T01:16:55.112+00:00I am a big fan of Fanny Burney, mainly due to my e...I am a big fan of Fanny Burney, mainly due to my enjoyment of her father, Dr. Charles, and also for her participation in 1790's salons. Now that is coupled with admiration for her serious fortitude! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387202980096004670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-86030769193139170882016-06-13T20:52:35.624+01:002016-06-13T20:52:35.624+01:00A pleasure, such a horror!A pleasure, such a horror!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-91046742634976972122016-06-13T11:28:17.220+01:002016-06-13T11:28:17.220+01:00Wow, a brave woman indeed! Thanks for sharing this...Wow, a brave woman indeed! Thanks for sharing this story.Just Jane 1813https://www.blogger.com/profile/04078852763305628825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-40675743834342773352016-01-11T12:07:50.610+00:002016-01-11T12:07:50.610+00:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-7540921050260284432016-01-11T02:27:29.664+00:002016-01-11T02:27:29.664+00:00Wonderful post.Wonderful post.Cheryl Bolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997593488832454204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-89870000128093287752016-01-07T19:18:01.671+00:002016-01-07T19:18:01.671+00:00It's just unimaginable!It's just unimaginable!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-81674646264514293802016-01-07T18:53:39.437+00:002016-01-07T18:53:39.437+00:00Astonishing. It shows a great deal about what the ...Astonishing. It shows a great deal about what the human body can endure.Suzan Lauderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770386453085972642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-36004610027852032412016-01-06T18:31:22.660+00:002016-01-06T18:31:22.660+00:00It makes you shudder!It makes you shudder!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-87465415764222535692016-01-06T14:33:42.221+00:002016-01-06T14:33:42.221+00:00Goodness what a tale! While we have anesthesia an...Goodness what a tale! While we have anesthesia and pain killers, basic treatment for the disease is roughly the same, no? Terrible steel indeed. {reminds self to schedule mammogram}caroline Wrarfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089414353993365845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-11224308525314275762015-06-14T11:39:28.148+01:002015-06-14T11:39:28.148+01:00Agreed!Agreed!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-10872236459980396692015-06-14T08:05:21.965+01:002015-06-14T08:05:21.965+01:00This is an incredible story.. I always say that th...This is an incredible story.. I always say that the best discovery in the word for me is " Anesthesia" ...<3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233308131710832962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-82586580310394404952015-06-13T19:42:19.232+01:002015-06-13T19:42:19.232+01:00I know, the mind boggles!I know, the mind boggles!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-35556615537892831722015-06-13T19:42:03.248+01:002015-06-13T19:42:03.248+01:00I think I'd *want* to pass out; I shudder just...I think I'd *want* to pass out; I shudder just thinking about it!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-18265643845226229742015-06-13T19:34:30.529+01:002015-06-13T19:34:30.529+01:00Oh my, it's a wonder she didn't pass out. ...Oh my, it's a wonder she didn't pass out. Incredibly brave lady! I'm still wincing and shuddering just at the imagery o_O Kimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974750428498873046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-72856644721368196422015-06-13T14:00:22.660+01:002015-06-13T14:00:22.660+01:00Horrific description. It's a wonder she didn&#...Horrific description. It's a wonder she didn't die of shock.Mari Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711560864857308439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-23572508515744669822015-01-06T12:54:25.591+00:002015-01-06T12:54:25.591+00:00To me, it's utterly unimaginable. The very tho...To me, it's utterly unimaginable. The very thought of enduring such treatment is horrific!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-11981962419821072952015-01-06T12:23:32.448+00:002015-01-06T12:23:32.448+00:00What is worse is that today doctors do not think...What is worse is that today doctors do not think it was cancer at all and that the whole operation was unnecessary. She is fortunate to have lived but sometimes I wonder if she thought so as she outlived both her husband and son. The chance of dying of an infction after the opertion was great. The surgeons did a fasntastic job and gave her excellent treatment but it does make one wince and shudder just reading about the pain she endured. Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-37825859574301768502015-01-06T07:02:00.554+00:002015-01-06T07:02:00.554+00:00That's the detail that makes me wince too, the...That's the detail that makes me wince too, the breast bone!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-78879777383735744862015-01-06T06:55:29.132+00:002015-01-06T06:55:29.132+00:00Ok, so I winced at the details of cutting and the ...Ok, so I winced at the details of cutting and the description of air entering the open wound, but the thought of the knife scraping on the breast bone was too much! How on earth did she survive that! Poor woman.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179497325571990981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-89126906194981287422014-06-14T08:32:04.211+01:002014-06-14T08:32:04.211+01:00It truly was and I imagine, once one found a good ...It truly was and I imagine, once one found a good physician, one held onto him for dear life!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-7509411216468504412014-06-14T05:58:30.862+01:002014-06-14T05:58:30.862+01:00I'd read about Madame D'Arblay's opera...I'd read about Madame D'Arblay's operation before, but I never knew that her doctor was THAT Larrey! It really was a small world. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-57128184124446483912014-06-14T00:13:37.396+01:002014-06-14T00:13:37.396+01:00An inspiration!An inspiration!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66123946162454946472014-06-14T00:11:38.453+01:002014-06-14T00:11:38.453+01:00Yes, what a very brave ladyYes, what a very brave ladyLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716003019499843582noreply@blogger.com