http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/dec15_1/b4965 (A little warning, there are two unpleasant pictures in there. They're just thumbnails though.) Don't fuck with the russians. That's quite badass to do a self operation in the Antarctic, no?
WTF I allready get nautious when seeing an operation, but to do it myself I wouldnt dare...But on the other hand if you'r a surgeon yourself...its like cutting your hair while you are a hairdresser right ? :roll:
If you forget about the guts, blood and the faint feeling of the knife cutting in your flesh, i think it pretty much is.