12/21/2024
So after a several year hiatus, I finally created another medical video for my YouTube channel. This particular one is a combination of several patients that I actually repaired a proximal hamstring tendon that had torn off the pelvis.
As many of you have gotten to know me through my Violin videos or whimsical deep thoughts, I certainly have a penchant for being dramatic and silly. And for most of my life, I’ve just chalked up this quirkiness and hyperactivity to “being Seth”. But three years ago, I just felt like I wasn’t harnessing the necessary balance or self-awareness to be a decent father, husband,, or friend. My children knew of me and my wife tolerated me. I seemed to pop in and out of connections and relationships callously . And if I can be frank, I intentionally submersed myself fully into my passion for Orthopedics and work under the guise it was noble and necessary.
So once I determined I wanted be the “Best Seth” possible, I knew I needed help. After 45 years, if I was gonna figure out self enlightenment, it probably would’ve happened by then.
So I ignored the social taboo of acknowledging I had mental health needs and began psychotherapy sessions with a licensed therapists (not so much lying on a couch anymore as much as it is connecting via Zoom). I’ve had a wonderful experience with the Therapy Garden in Lafayette, La. And out of this exercise, I agreed to undergo a formal personality and psychiatric evaluation.
As complex and mysterious as I thought I was, there was nothing more humbling or grounding than having my “uniqueness” summed up in eight pages so blatantly and matter of fact. And the accuracy with which these psychologist interpreted me was nothing short of wizardry. I think it truly helped me to understand that I was not an enigma but indeed a person.
So with a lot more self-awareness regarding my impulsivity, my penchant for starting six tasks at once, and my default habit of compartmentalizing tough feelings and anxieties; I could finally admit I may want to be more person than robot. I joked with my therapist that I’m actually learning how to live life NOW at the age 48 because I’d previously had my attention somewhere else and NEVER in the present.
So hopefully my personal journey encourages other wonderful but unfulfilled people to recognize that we don’t have to feel trapped in who we think we should be. On the contrary, we can actually be whoever we want to be.
So with all of that being said, please
revisit my YouTube channel with my latest medical video and PLEASE subscribe. I have about 25 more surgeries that I’m determined to get on there over the next several months. .
And if anyone would like my insight or experiences into surviving and thriving in this world, I think everyone knows I’m happy to be a chatty Cathy 
Happy holidays and new year 
Repairing an avulsed/torn hamstring back to its attachment on the ischium
