"Gerbovich wrote in his diary that night:
“When Rogozov had made the incision and was manipulating his own innards as he removed the appendix, his intestine gurgled, which was highly unpleasant for us; it made one want to turn away, flee, not look—but I kept my head and stayed. Artemev and Teplinsky also held their places, although it later turned out they had both gone quite dizzy and were close to fainting … Rogozov himself was calm and focused on his work, but sweat was running down his face and he frequently asked Teplinsky to wipe his forehead … The operation ended at 4 am local time. By the end, Rogozov was very pale and obviously tired, but he finished everything off."
“When Rogozov had made the incision and was manipulating his own innards as he removed the appendix, his intestine gurgled, which was highly unpleasant for us; it made one want to turn away, flee, not look—but I kept my head and stayed. Artemev and Teplinsky also held their places, although it later turned out they had both gone quite dizzy and were close to fainting … Rogozov himself was calm and focused on his work, but sweat was running down his face and he frequently asked Teplinsky to wipe his forehead … The operation ended at 4 am local time. By the end, Rogozov was very pale and obviously tired, but he finished everything off."
— Auto-appendectomy in the Antarctic: case report — Rogozov and Bermel 339: b4965 — BMJ - A Russian physician stationed in the Antarctic operated on himself to remove his own infected appendix. Amazing.
