That’s REALLY Metal! Florida Man Plays Guitar Undergoing Brain Surgery
Monday’s Florida Man story told us of a guy who walked for a mile with a bullet in his head to get help. This morning, Florida Man is asked to…
Monday's Florida Man story told us of a guy who walked for a mile with a bullet in his head to get help. This morning, Florida Man is asked to play guitar - DURING BRAIN SURGERY!
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!
DATELINE - Miami. Specifically, the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the saga of Florida Man Christian Nolen.
Now, yesterday we were talking about, how you may think you're tough, but you're not as tough as Florida Man walking a mile to get help with a bullet in your head tough.
Well you may think you're metal, but I don't think you're Florida Man Metal, when you hear the story of what Christian went through.
TV AUDIO - It's an unusually interesting sight. Christian Nolen is playing for an audience, but the ones listening are a team of doctors, nurses and techs operating on his brain while he's awake.
It was just out of this world. To just wake up and have people actively working inside of your head is kind of an insane feeling to end up here.
The professional guitar player first noticed an issue after getting knocked around at a show, and I had lost feelings in my whole left side from the waist up, like I wasn't able to move my arm. My face began to drag.
And he ended up in the care of Dr. Ricardo Komotar, a neurosurgeon and the director of the brain tumor program at the University of Miami. And that's what Nolen had, a tumor. And Dr. Komotar says he needed an awake craniotomy.
These types of tumors, if you don't have the ability to remove the tumor with the patient awake, actually become much more dangerous.
Nolen underwent the two hour procedure, asleep for the beginning, asleep for the end, but awake and on display for some key moments.
Having the patient awake and playing guitar while we take out the tumor allows us to be as aggressive as possible, yet still maintain his quality of life and his manual dexterity.
Dr. Komotar, stressing this brain surgery is made possible by everyone who pulls together to make this safe and successful. The surgeon is only one small part of this entire procedure. It's not possible without amazing neuro anesthesiologists, nurses, techs, residents, fellows, neurooncologists, radiation oncologists. It's the entire comprehensive brain tumor program that I'm most amazed about.
As for Nolen, he's back doing what he loves the most, playing guitar outside of the or being able to go to the gym and be active again, which is like a big part of my life. It's been very amazing. Like the recovery.
Very amazing, to say the least. That audio, by the way, courtesy of WSVN TV in Florida.
The music Nolen was playing
The music that he was playing, by the way, was System of a Down and Deftones.
And again, you may think you're metal, but you're not nearly as medal is a guy who's being awakened during brain surgery and say, go ahead, give us a couple of chords.
Top 5 “Florida Man Strikes Again” Stories For December 2023
The Christmas season is always a wonderfully festive time for many, and that includes Florida Man who had an epic month.
Whether it was flying Christmas trees, extravagant decorations on a home that no one knows who the owner is, or an attempt to meet with the general on a United States military base, Florida Man.
Every state has its colorful characters, but for some reason the phrase "Florida Man" immediately lets you know that you're about to hear a story that will defy most things considered logical.
And you can toss common sense out the window too.
Along with the Christmas tree - that is when you're not flinging it across the room at Florida Man.
What was your favorite Florida Man story for December?
Captain America - aka Florida Man - Claims To Have An Appointment With the General
Getting access to a military base means passing through security checkpoints as Florida Man found out recently when he tried to claim that Captain America was there to speak with the general.
In other words, think of this as a typical "Karen would like to speak with the manager" type of situation.
Florida Man Gets Trimmed By His Girlfriend’s Christmas Tree
Every family has its particular traditions when it comes to decorating for the Christmas holiday season. Most include some kind of Christmas tree. But when it comes to Florida Man and Florida Woman, how they trim their Christmas tree is apparently open to interpretation.
Florida Man’s Christmas Eve Included Doing Dirt Angels While Being Chased By Police
Florida Man being chased by the police isn’t anything new. Making dirt angels in the process and the fact that it happened on Christmas Eve probably shouldn’t shock you either.
Florida Man Has An Unusual Excuse When Cops Find Meth In His Underwear
Florida Man must either be running out of excuses or very creative, because the excuse he gave the cops when they found meth in his underwear was more than just a little unusual.
Either the Meth Fairy paid him a visit, or he has some very strange sleeping partners.
Florida Man May Be A Squatter But He Loves His Christmas Lights
Such a festive time of year, even for Florida Man who seems to like decorating the house. Even if he’s a squatter in a house doesn’t even belong to him.
The question is – who exactly DOES the house belong to?
