tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.comments2023-08-23T06:29:54.511-05:00Burnt Orange Scrubs - A Doctor's Foray into the World of Sickness and HealthBurnt Orange Scrubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06281820077001040210noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-52263966300304257812018-10-01T05:40:46.841-05:002018-10-01T05:40:46.841-05:00What can I do? Thanks for your response What can I do? Thanks for your response Burnt Orange Scrubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281820077001040210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-22403700771918273482018-09-29T09:09:36.302-05:002018-09-29T09:09:36.302-05:00bro you got this! no one's judging you. do the...bro you got this! no one's judging you. do the right thing. you're doing things many would only dream of doing. one day you'll wake up to an easier life and think "I'm so grateful for having lived through hell and misery." been thereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657608001936455552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-66810841107974399862018-08-28T06:46:47.161-05:002018-08-28T06:46:47.161-05:00Right there with you. Sitting in my car right now ...Right there with you. Sitting in my car right now dreading walking in. Yesterday a nurse created a hostile work environment and I just dont want to go back. I'm sorry that I'm not the only one experiencing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-16848773045041804872018-08-17T10:12:28.228-05:002018-08-17T10:12:28.228-05:00Man, you brought me back. When I was in high schoo...Man, you brought me back. When I was in high school and college, and didn't have anything to do, I would head out of town, find an FM road (or better yet, a CR road), roll the windows down, and just drive. Sometimes I would listen to music, but I would really just be listening to the hot air deafening me. It was especially great at night, out in West Texas, with a full moon -- I almost didn't need the headlights.Jeremy Mastenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883366561814937526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-73249886987234311992018-08-11T00:52:36.736-05:002018-08-11T00:52:36.736-05:00Is waiting for happiness to just show up in your l...Is waiting for happiness to just show up in your life realistic? No. <br /><br />If you're unhappy, I encourage YOU to take steps to improve your mental health and situation. Life is only as good as you make it... Finishing residency is not going to magically make things alright again, because everything that plagues you now will just be there after graduation, especially if you stay in medicine. If YOU want better, then YOU need to take steps towards better health and happiness. Now. <br /><br />End of tough love rant. Continue to read your blog, and continue to be worried about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-38161344424415999622018-07-26T13:38:35.710-05:002018-07-26T13:38:35.710-05:00When will your residency end? When will your residency end? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-1712363204451827132018-07-26T13:37:52.628-05:002018-07-26T13:37:52.628-05:00Hey! You've been sad for so long that I think ...Hey! You've been sad for so long that I think talking to a therapist/ counselor would be a good idea. What do you think? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-87192559848360994022018-07-15T23:45:49.151-05:002018-07-15T23:45:49.151-05:00Driving tired can be dangerous: are you ok? Can yo...Driving tired can be dangerous: are you ok? Can you get time off for an appointment? It saddens me that people protecting our health too often have to sacrifice theirs (have definitely seen that before).FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-60243555247428392482018-07-12T15:05:46.007-05:002018-07-12T15:05:46.007-05:00Please get help, and talk to someone and get meds....Please get help, and talk to someone and get meds. You can't just will yourself through this... You would never tell a patient to just push through appendicitis when they need an appendectomy, and my friend, this really is no different. Please!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046286578860594500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-48952789916588706492018-07-09T18:04:29.355-05:002018-07-09T18:04:29.355-05:00Hang in there, hoping your days come soon and you ...Hang in there, hoping your days come soon and you can use the time to maybe reach out to someone who can help you outside of your program. What you describe reminds me of when I had panic attacks... The breathless, smothering feeling... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-63074808648995449472018-06-28T23:24:30.846-05:002018-06-28T23:24:30.846-05:00You know it will get better. The finish line is i...You know it will get better. The finish line is in sight. I began writing to my little girl and began writing things I didn't want her to know. I got listed at Stanford and ready to be listed at Ceders. <br /><br />I recently spoke to a friend who is a lovely female cardiologist. Think of the shit you have to deal with. Then, imagine a beautiful woman, intelligent and driven. A woman who was just as good as the other fellows, but being sexually demeaned. Now I look at these women attending doctors and I really have to look up to them. I know you can do itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571759059016746171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-12625904910572184652018-06-27T15:34:01.549-05:002018-06-27T15:34:01.549-05:00Things really will get better.Things really will get better.Raed Moustafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454271959286127502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-59648757491398525312018-06-27T14:38:59.127-05:002018-06-27T14:38:59.127-05:00Is this your last year of residency? What follows?...Is this your last year of residency? What follows? Fellowship or in practice?FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-14566974254681211992018-06-20T00:05:28.435-05:002018-06-20T00:05:28.435-05:00"It is only through labor and painful effort,..."It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things" - Theodore Roosevelt <br /><br />Hang in there,<br />RaedRaed Moustafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454271959286127502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-7745257698898952812018-06-12T23:46:37.245-05:002018-06-12T23:46:37.245-05:00Your post reminded me of a great poem by Robert Fr...Your post reminded me of a great poem by Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” In the poem, the narrator and his horse are in the middle of running errands when he stops to admire the dark beauty of the woods by a lake on a snowy night. After pausing for a minute, long enough for his horee to get a bit impatient, he concludes with these lines:<br /><br />The woods are lovely, dark and deep<br />But I have promises to keep<br />And miles to go before I sleep<br />And miles to go before I sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-90253926966100834742018-06-11T20:49:05.914-05:002018-06-11T20:49:05.914-05:00We're still here with you, trudging through to...We're still here with you, trudging through too. Reaching out is the hardest part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-49180263406605850502018-06-05T11:25:30.208-05:002018-06-05T11:25:30.208-05:00Thank you. I don't have the right words to tel...Thank you. I don't have the right words to tell you how much your response means to me. People like you help me keep going Burnt Orange Scrubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281820077001040210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-30057558281279164852018-06-01T00:53:35.176-05:002018-06-01T00:53:35.176-05:00This evening I chance stumbled upon your blog, and...This evening I chance stumbled upon your blog, and can barely put into words how impressed and proud I am of your integrity and courage. <br /><br />Keep up the insightful writing. For all our sake. <br /><br />- Young(ish) physician colleagueRaed Moustafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454271959286127502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-29072230088514577082018-06-01T00:50:37.773-05:002018-06-01T00:50:37.773-05:00This evening I chance stumbled upon your blog, and...This evening I chance stumbled upon your blog, and can barely put into words how impressed and proud I am of your integrity and courage. <br /><br />Keep up the insightful writing. For all our sake. <br /><br />- Young(ish) physician colleagueRaed Moustafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454271959286127502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-59657388695316821322018-05-18T10:35:55.317-05:002018-05-18T10:35:55.317-05:00Please please try to look for professional help be...Please please try to look for professional help because it is not all about getting antidepressant. It is an opportunity to talk about for feeling and maybe learn how to cope in stressful situation which can make a huge difference. I know medicine has its ups and downs but I hope you will have the strength to find the best way for you. You are not alone and there will always be someone willing to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-82644957536227498662018-05-17T20:45:00.151-05:002018-05-17T20:45:00.151-05:00Any non-surgical fields of medicine interesting th...Any non-surgical fields of medicine interesting that you? Surgery is way rougher than most... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-13736836020591241262018-05-17T20:43:03.894-05:002018-05-17T20:43:03.894-05:00I wanted to quit too, and I'm not saying antid...I wanted to quit too, and I'm not saying antidepressants fixed the hours or stress, but it made coping with it better, helped me find joy in medicine, and most importantly, helped me really enjoy and maximize the time off that I had. Can always take a leave of absence, try talking to people and try some meds, and then see where you are. In the same way we would never let a severely depressed patient make life altering treatment decisions like not taking chemo for a treatable/survivable cancer, please take care making such a big decision until you've talked to someone, gotten some meds and help, and had some time away. Thinking of you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-38557636403373589312018-05-17T09:21:23.375-05:002018-05-17T09:21:23.375-05:00Your loved ones should understand that there are a...Your loved ones should understand that there are a few difficult years that you have to get through; it makes it a bit more difficult for them, but not to the degree it does for you. As a parent, friend, etc., I'd feel bad about someone leaving their education for something that's of limited duration. They will be ok; it's you I am worried about.<br /><br />You have to do what's right for you--but I did regret leaving my PhD before the end. I didn't at first, but I do now. You may not feel that way though if the burden is too great.<br /><br />Is there a good psychologist you can talk to before making a decision? Seeing a psychologist doesn't mean something's wrong with you--I swear they see people more often because of the strenuous circumstances/abuse/etc people are in. <br /><br />Please don't make an important decision without talking to others--you will need support whether you stay in or whether you leave. If your family is not supportive--and often they're not when people are in difficult situations--my parents weren't--there's got to be someone? <br /><br />@doctormeowskis on Twitter also had severe depression.<br /><br />Pamela Wible might be worth talking to; she's running workshops on physician happiness--but they for premeds and med students too--I can't find that info before my appt.: <br />http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/humanizing-medical-education-how-to-grow-a-happy-doctor/<br />http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/how-to-be-a-happy-doctor/<br /><br />If you live in my area (DFW) and you may since you went to UT, you're not my dr currently and I am glad to meet you/go somewhere with you with my spouse and me (my teen at home does his own thing a lot now) to talk or just blow off steam, etc.<br /><br />I think you are the best of doctors and things look a lot different when people are in private practice. Do you have another year of residency? or fellowship ahead? <br /><br />fridawrites@gmail; I haven't been checking it as much as I should, but I will again.<br /><br />I am sorry if any of what I write is too intrusive; take anything that's useful and discard the parts that don't apply to you. Your heart and mind are what's most important. You have one life that we know of, and it's important.<br /><br />You're a good person and a good doctor.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-27314641006373806432018-05-07T14:04:17.577-05:002018-05-07T14:04:17.577-05:00Me too, me too. I feel like my life is in suspende...Me too, me too. I feel like my life is in suspended animation.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336177060257327490.post-53531419982242025262018-05-01T11:58:41.609-05:002018-05-01T11:58:41.609-05:00Hey, just checking in. I understand if you don'...Hey, just checking in. I understand if you don't feel like writing much. I hope things are getting better. Another Texas residentnoreply@blogger.com