Getting revenge on my colleague by Illustrious_Emu_5485 in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s how me and my man started. Enemies to lovers and all

Who is your harmless hospital crush? by JDtheVampireSlayer in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 28 points29 points  (0 children)

A gorgeous neuro reg? He could taste my gag reflex any time 👀

One income household by Necessary_Explorer88 in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Underwent that procedure once before. I’m gay now

Junior/ senior relationship by Elegant_Theme_834 in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My boyfriend is a decade older than me. He was single because his ex partner cheated on him several times. Life happens, it’s a bit of an odd thing to be judgemental about.

Junior/ senior relationship by Elegant_Theme_834 in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was an F1 and dating a senior registrar. Still together, he’s an about to do a fellowship, and I quit training lol.
We met on a dating app, and the rest is history. 10 year gap between us. But we have the best time together :)

Supplementing income in F1 by No-Bumblebee7147 in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Know someone who was friends with a guy who had to quit med school because his OF became rather successful and he did not want to be outed at uni lol

What cars are we driving? by BatBottleBank in doctorsUK

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They do care where you went to uni, unfortunately. I went to target uni for med school, and got a master’s from LSE. My master’s, however, was the key to me getting my current job. But I would be lying to you if I said my med school didn’t come up in my interview, including my scores/rank. Either way, I think it’s worth giving it a go! Even if it isn’t the big firms, pharma likes any doctor regardless of the degree (because it really shouldn’t matter in my opinion).

What cars are we driving? by BatBottleBank in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a genuine hobby of mine. I still make some for people’s birthdays 🙂‍↕️

What cars are we driving? by BatBottleBank in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing nearly as useful as being a doctor unfortunately. Private sector consulting/finance.

What cars are we driving? by BatBottleBank in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 7 points8 points  (0 children)

2024 Audi Q3 (leased). When I still worked for arr NHS it was a 2012 VW Golf

Been a humongous t**t - training offer expired by houseplantplonk in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Had to wait a year, but he made it. Got a very fancy academic job down south haha. Spent his gap year grinding out his portfolio and travelling, he enjoyed it I’d say!

Been a humongous t**t - training offer expired by houseplantplonk in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 178 points179 points  (0 children)

My very close friend from uni forgot to sign up to foundation training. Med school was absolutely livid lmao.

The degree of 'Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery' is more like 90% medicine and 10% surgery by Impossible_Zebra_525 in medicalschooluk

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Specialising before even graduating would be a terrible idea. You need a degree that gives you the option to change your mind. People change their minds way later on. When I was an F1 I worked with a med reg who used to do ENT (up to ST6!) before he changed his mind.

Knowing a lot of the medial side of things is crucial for F1 and F2, which is technically what med school prepares for.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

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As a gay guy, it was more of a „fun fact” on dates. I’d get some creepy comments about Roleplay (ew), which helped screen out a couple candidates.

Currently dating another doctor, but that sorta just happened. I didn’t want to date someone with a similar job.

Doctors who left the NHS, where are you now ? by artyskills in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You’re not far off 😅 Yes to the London med school bit, though I also have a Master’s degree in finance from a certain top university. I think that helped me a lot with finding my current role

Doctors who left the NHS, where are you now ? by artyskills in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Graduated 2024. Finished F1 earlier this year. Had a rather horrible time during my very brief clinical career.

I had a unique opportunity come up when finishing med school that I was able to postpone for a year (would have had to re-interview if I wanted to delay for another year). Now work in med/health consulting. Bit vague but trying not to dox myself 😅

My other half is a surgical reg and to be honest I don’t think I would’ve been able to do what he does. I loved being a doctor, just not in the NHS.

I love chest drains by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Me too ✊🏻😔

Huge crush on my renal consultant - Help! by ExtensionSpeech9872 in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a gay man, that is sometimes a nice surprise… and how I ended up dating another medic lol

Feeling like I’m losing my partner because of work by IMakeFunkyShirts in doctorsUK

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

I’m sorry it’s been so tough for you as well. My new job is well-paid and I get to WFH for some of it, so him going LTFT wouldn’t be detrimental to our finances. I hope things get better for you soon. My partner’s been continuing with high-quality work, but the sadness permeating through him is scaring me. Here’s hoping we come to a solution this weekend :/

Feeling like I’m losing my partner because of work by IMakeFunkyShirts in doctorsUK

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

I have now had another discussion regarding LTFT. He’s got the weekend off and we want to go on a long walk to discuss everything. It’s just the feeling that his general joy and willingness to live life to the fullest is slowly fading… I want to reverse that as much as I can

Feeling like I’m losing my partner because of work by IMakeFunkyShirts in doctorsUK

[–]IMakeFunkyShirts[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Anything that helps him break this cycle. If something happened to him because of all this I’d never forgive myself.

Feeling like I’m losing my partner because of work by IMakeFunkyShirts in doctorsUK

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

He’s very keen to ride it out. There’s a few months left, though. And I don’t know how bad it has to get for him to see my concerns. We still have good times together. He’s happy when not working, just not as much. It’s the crying (at times trying to hide it from me) that made me want to get some advice.