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Passing gas for a living is not as easy as it looks! By the way, I am not really an anesthesiologist. I am an orthopedic surgeon, so I do interact with anesthesiologists on a consistent basis. I'm very appreciative of their willingness to tolerate the various tendencies of orthopedic surgeons, especially our desire to fix fractures as soon as possible! Sorry we are not better at estimating length of surgeries or blood loss. Many thanks to my anesthesia colleagues for keeping our patients safe wh