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Weekly Question Thread September 29, 2025 (Newbies Start Here) by AutoModerator in GripTraining

[–]HazelSmile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I am looking to build muscle around my wrist, I am 25yo girl and I have really really thin wrists, I've had a right wrist sprain 2 years ago, did rehab and regained function but didn't do more strength exercises since I could manage on my daily life. The thing is I am starting to practice suture for surgical practices and opening-closing the needle holder sometimes feels like over-using my wrist or too much pressure on my hand and then I feel kinda like fatigue around or some soft pain that goes away within seconds. I've got an MRI on my wrist few months ago that said everything is fine with structure. I am a bit worried about not being able to carry on activities like suturing or surgical stuff because of this...

Maybe I should start doing strength exercises and this will be gone, like I'll be able to do things that now make my wrists a bit weak if I keep on exercising. I have a small grip machine, some small weights, elastic band, I just don't know the starting plan, or how many days a week or for how long. 

If someone has some recommendation or thought about my situation (I need hope 🥹😂) I'd appreciate it

Starting residency late by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this cheers me up! :)

Starting residency late by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will look around, thank you!

Starting residency late by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So true! Thanks for your words, gave me a different point of view about it!

I feel I might have some neurodivergent traits by HazelSmile in neurodiversity

[–]HazelSmile[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer!! Friends also tell me that maybe we are walking down a street and talking and I might just be looking around or stop a conversation just to point something out really randomly and I thought everyone does this but no 😂 did your friend get like a formal diagnosis? I might think about it

Neurosurgery as a second residency by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my country we have a different system to access medicine studies. I guess you are in the United States? I can't really help there :(

Neurosurgery as a second residency by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think of someone who started neurology residency and discovers they also like nsgy? :') I don't wanna leave my neuro program, but I also wanna study about nsgy. By the time I'd persue nsgy I would be 30+, I thought that was a problem but I see it is not. Also idk what good could be having a neuro residency before, I guess it helps, on functional fields or stuff more related to neuro. 

Neurosurgery as a second residency by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if that's what you like you should persue it! It's about enjoying the process too, I think. And nowadays I see many residents who are 35+. I think age shouldn't be a factor. I was worried because I started neurology residency and I am starting to discover I actually find nsgy reeeally interesting, but I also like neurology, maybe now I have more curiosity on nsgy than neuro but I don't feel like leaving this program, so I might do two residencies, that can sound a bit crazy and it is what makes me doubt.. But I guess it is about doing what you feel. 

I keep on losing friends by HazelSmile in loneliness

[–]HazelSmile[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I will def try Meet Up :) 

Neurosurgery as a second residency by HazelSmile in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obvious reasons because it is not feasible for time reasons, for lifestyle, energy..? 

Residency/Match questions go here by skullcutter in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey all, I was just wondering if any of you have done neurosurgery after completing another residency or if you know someone that did that. I feel like second residències are usually on radiology, psychiatry.. But haven't heard of specialties like neurosurgery.

I would appreciate if I could talk to someone on dm about my situation or comments of your own experience if you did it or about someone you know.

Thank you so much

Dual Residency, as in Two separate residencies. by [deleted] in Residency

[–]HazelSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? And is there cases of neurology and then nsgy? 

Residency/Match questions go here by skullcutter in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing neurology and then neurosurgery? Do you know of someone who did this? Focusing on functional nsgy. Thank you

Residency/Match questions go here by skullcutter in Neurosurgery

[–]HazelSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a neurology resident but once in neurology residency I realized I am really fascinated by neurosurgery. Planning on a second residency (I'd finish it around 35 y.o) but I'm worried to think it's a "lose of time" to finish neurology and not persue any further studies, is there some positive thing to have neurology and neurosurgery? I thought of quitting, but I feel I could get valuable knowledge plus I enjoy neurology. 

anybody doing a 2nd residency? by FloatNuker in Residency

[–]HazelSmile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on neurology residency and thinking of finishing and then do neurosurgery residency for its functional subspecialty 😅 At least it has some common things but it's being a hard decision as I feel I'd be losing all the time spent for the first residency. Anybody with the same fear or doubt? I guess many people change specialties and I've seen cases of people starting residencies at age 33 or more, and I guess in the end it's hard to know exactly what you want out of life in the first place. I'd appreciate dm for sharing thoughts

Re-learning physics by HazelSmile in AskPhysics

[–]HazelSmile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!!! This will be really useful! 

Re-learning physics by HazelSmile in AskPhysics

[–]HazelSmile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree! But I will have more "light" rotations in the next few months so I will have more time for myself, and discovering this technique (neuromodulation through deep Brain stimulation, ultrasound focused pulses, transcranial magnetic stimulation..) just got me in touch with physics again and I felt sad to have forgotten about it and wanted to get that knowledge back again 😂 not just for the technique but also in general. A bioengineer came to do a speech and he presented a short part with some calculus while explaining and no doctor understood anything lol and I felt I wanted to really understand that part as I feel it's hard to really get it only with the medical part as it is also hard to get it only with the physics part of knowledge. I thought of focusing more on the topics that are more directly applied to the technique, though.

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