I have sadly only slept about 6 hours in the last 3 days...Spent Tuesday night operating on a man until 1:00AM and was back at the hospital by 4:30AM to take him back to the operating room. Was then called last evening at 2:00AM that one of our patients who is 80 years old had become unresponsive. After a few interventions, she was actively trying to bite and kick me by 3:30AM, back to her baseline mental status....
4 years in undergrad....$15,000
4 years in medical school...$90,000
3 years in a general surgery residency with 3 years to go...working 100 hours a week and earning $5.00 for every blissful hour
Being assaulted by your 80 year old patient in the middle of the night and then being happy about it....PRICELESS!
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I am so proud of you Meg! I don't know how you do it day in and day out! I am thankful you have such a passion for medicine! You are a GREAT doctor! Love you tons!
I started my day with a laugh, thanks.
That's a good story! I feel so sorry for you guys, you are probably walking zombies every day. We love and miss you!
I would only want you for my Dr. if I lived close!! You are the best!! You have pretty good bedside manners, too, unlike some Dr. I have been around. Hope you have a great weekend!!
you make me feel like royalty. i admire all your hard work and think one day it will all be worth it! and i need to thank you for showing brady the he shouldn't do general surgery
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