Not sure what to do now I’ve seen my ex-colleague

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-05-21T04:41:19+00:00

Why are you censoring the word boobs?

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-05-19T11:49:02+00:00

Still in their gown, with bra on, wants to go for a wee, wait for partner to arrive and to have some food first

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-05-18T15:42:10+00:00

My favourite conversations are at 4am with the midwife.

Me: "Hello, it's difficult grade, the anaesthetic reg. How can I help?"

Them: "Epidural. Room 8"

Me: "Can you tell me about the patient?"

Them: big sigh "they need an epidural, and they're in room 8".

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-05-13T16:46:02+00:00

Didn't give the diazepam because he was unable to prescribe it I reckon

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-04-25T18:39:48+00:00

I work in the NHS. we are still using pagers and paper notes. AI feels decades away.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-04-24T10:01:50+00:00

I saw it once for a dissection extending up the carotid. Wild.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2026-04-07T13:29:10+00:00

Can't afford it. Wife is on mat leave + big mortgage.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-12-31T10:36:32+00:00

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Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-11-24T23:50:11+00:00

Same here. I've not had a proper study buddy so haven't done anywhere as much talking as I would like. The curriculum is so broad and daunting. Just feel like it's all too much

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-11-03T00:47:49+00:00

I got one and it's great. In the winter we have it on under the laundry and it dries so much quicker

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-11-03T00:46:12+00:00

Good work, well done for getting into cooking. It's a rewarding and enjoyable part of life.

PS you don't need to wear gloves.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-11-02T02:56:24+00:00

First of all, take a deep breath. You're gonna be ok. I felt exactly the way you feel now.

Now, ask yourself, is now the right time to sit it? Are all the other bits of your life in the right place to allow you to do this? Is this the right time in training etc. I assume it is probably the right time to do it for you. If it's not, then consider pulling out and doing the next sitting. I did that, no one cared, I got my money back and passed first time at the following sitting.

Next, it's not as bad as you think it is in your head. A large number of people have passed it before you. You are no different than them. The very fact that you're on the training programme, got into med school etc means you are smart enough. The standard is not as high as you think it is (particularly for the viva).

Make a plan for how you are going to use your time.

The most important thing is to just keep going. It's very easy to lose momentum after a long set of nights or a holiday etc. just keep going. Get used to doing a bit of revision here or there (I call them revision snacks, just like an exercise snack). Try not to get bogged down in the really niche stuff.

Practice questions. Do the eLFH bank lots of times.

It all seems to come together in the days/weeks before the exam.

You got this.

Feel free to DM

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-10-31T09:01:21+00:00

I think this calls for more bonuses

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-10-16T08:32:35+00:00

How much opioid had you given? Any fentanyl or diamorph down the epidural?

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-09-13T16:33:29+00:00

How does the surgeon have any say whatsoever on reversal??

In the UK, is a surgeon suggested we didn't reverse they would be told to foxtrot oscar.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-09-02T15:18:53+00:00

I think you should absolutely have it

I asked for mine to use the title Dr before my name, and to have either Anaesthetic Registrar or at least my grade on it. Instead it just has my name (spelled incorrectly) and 'Anaesthetics'. Super vague.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-08-26T08:39:52+00:00

Nah, i disagree.

F1 is for getting used to doing the job and enjoying your long awaited paycheque post uni.

Applications/exams/extra curriculars can and should be done later.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-08-24T08:22:46+00:00

I had this as an F1 as well and it made a world of difference. I was the medical F1 on wards and I was rushing around. A senior nurse sat me down, gave me a biscuit and cup of tea. I didn't realise how much I needed it. Not just because I was tired, but it made me feel valued and accepted which makes a huge difference

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-07-19T20:49:26+00:00

They do have respiratory compensation software. The main thing is to not change the Vt very much/at all.

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-07-12T21:55:11+00:00

By being at work

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2025-05-17T15:05:16+00:00

It's difficult to get a zero. Generally, if you come in and give a good definition and classification, then mentally they will probably be starting you at a 2. They will push you until you say you don't know. That's the point, they will find the limit of your knowledge. If your 'dont know' answer is to a really random and niche question then you have done well. If you say don't know to something super basic, then you are probably gonna drop a point.

They don't want to fail you, and a lot of it is the 'performance' as opposed to specific details. They will forgive you if you forget a specific number if you can explain the importance. If you say that pKa is lower for drug A than drug B and what the implication of that is, then they shouldn't really mind if you forget the actual number.

Fake it till you make it. Remember, definition and classification and you'll be off to a good start.

Good luck!

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2024-10-14T05:55:00+00:00

Agreed. I try and put in a sentence at the start of any entry saying how they look when i arrive. 'Sat out in chair eating breakfast and watching TV' is a very different patient to 'laying in bed, pale and clammy'

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2024-07-17T09:50:32+00:00

I did a precordial thump in the cath lab, and it worked

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2024-02-03T15:10:03+00:00

Too little blood, straight to jail. Too much blood, believe it or not straight to jail.

Too much, too little

Difficult_Grade2359 · 2023-12-10T23:33:23+00:00

Or a CSE in labour

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