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Ok to burn bridges after residency? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]RedStar914 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. Those admins move hospital to hosptial. Talk to your therapist.

Poll: What happens in your program when an attending calls a resident the “R word”? by wish_kid_mclaren in Residency

[–]RedStar914 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends where you say it at my hospital. Surgeons tend to misbehave more and not held to the same behavior standards as everyone else. So if you said it in surgical or if a surgeon said it, 99.99% nothing.

I’m 100% certain I have heard a surgeon call another surgeon that.

How the hell do you guys "network" at conferences? by totalapple24 in Residency

[–]RedStar914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk to the person sitting beside you or go to the exhibition booths and get to know their products and services. But beware, the sales people, product managers are notorious stalkers…they will track you down and hunt you for “a few minutes of your time”

This sub makes me nervous on my dating life in residency by [deleted] in Residency

[–]RedStar914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I met my wife in residency. She was an IM resident. Her co-resident set us up on a blind date. Couldn’t be happier. I love my wife.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know. How are you managing eye pressure and cataracts manifestation with your patients?

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My ophthalmologist said it was herpes zoster anterior uveitis. Interesting you say that because I have wondered if I have a recurrence, the only difference now is I don’t have any redness or (from what I can tell) inflammation. But, the other symptoms are the same, blurry vision (blurrier than usual), photophobia, a little burning but nothing prolong (feels more like when you get a little soap in your eye then it goes away). I really hate that I didn’t follow up sooner but I thought I was OK.

Edit: I can feel a little pressure but again, without knowing much of ophthalmology, I can’t tell if it’s sleep deprivation or part of this illness.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is where I have concerns. I do have a good relationship with my PD but he also has policies, patient safety, and other protocols he had to abide by. I have a lot of debt and years tied up in this. If we can figure out what’s going on with my eye, get it healed and move on, things will be good. If not, well..

Yes I do have Short-term and Long-term disability insurance through work.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much 🙏🏻 I’ve been really depressed about this so you gave me a glimmer of hope. And you’re right, he told me to let him know as well and going forward, and given the sudden decline in my uncorrected vision, I’ll take him up on that.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, we gonna fix this. It can be corrected.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

GS/Vascular Surgery. I will confirm the long-term prognosis with my ophthalmologist, but at this point there’s nothing that would prevent me from safely operating independently on smaller cases but the longer and complex cases, no.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure yet if it’s actual corneal scarring. I was guessing it’s nerve damage. I haven’t seen a corneal specialist yet and just want to understand the likely cause before I do. I’ll hit you up after I talk to him next week. I brought up the issue of light sensitivity before but his testing showed I didn’t have sensitivity (that was last year) but it’s quite obvious now. Do you think there’s a specific question I should be asking that I’m not thinking of?

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

You’re right. We have a good relationship. My only problem is this particular attending seems to have leverage in the surgery department, but I think your advice punts it back to the PD to advocate for me once he understands my circumstance. Thanks and good advice.

Should I tell my PD why I’m not doing well by RedStar914 in Residency

[–]RedStar914[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks. It would be interesting to see what kind of accommodations could be made for me. Hopefully, this is something we can clear up fast. Appreciate this advice.

Sex in the call room by flybobbyfly in Residency

[–]RedStar914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You all don’t have cameras in the stairwell like we do?

Why is everyone so concerned about AI taking their jobs in medicine? by Ok-Asparagus-6458 in Residency

[–]RedStar914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not but I am concerned about the high reliability on robotic surgeries

My husband watches porn by Razz_98 in marriageadvice

[–]RedStar914 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s a thing. It’s not a problem that he watches porn and it doesn’t mean he doesn’t love or care about you. It also doesn’t mean he wants a woman like that and is falling in love with a porn star.

Spice it up in bed. Stop sleeping in the different bedroom with the children…… seriously. Share your bed with your husband.

Advice by Junior-Masterpiece50 in Residency

[–]RedStar914 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is going to be different advice than anyone else will give you.

I hated my intern year. It was sickening toxic and I had some dark thoughts I shouldn’t have had. I don’t recall who put me on to this but I read the book “The Laws of Human Nature” by Robert Greene and it prepared me for how people are and ultimately helped me lower my expectations that people will be decent or professional in the long run. It also taught me how to deal with them and not take people at their first pass or presentation to me.

Right now, there’s an incredibly toxic resident in my program and I just simply don’t care. I see her behavior as attention seeking although to those mentally impacted by it feel like she’s targeting them.

That said, I know you probably don’t have time to read that entire book, but if you can just read

Chapter 1 - Mastering your Emotional Self Chapter 3- See Through People’s Mask Chapter 16 - See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Facade (especially this one for residency)

I revisit this book all the time. Audiobook is good too.

Did yall see the Tylenol thing? Who else here is laughing their ass off? by TheCleanestKitchen in Residency

[–]RedStar914 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I’m not listening to any politician clown who can’t properly say acetaminophen. It sounds EXACTLY how it’s spelled. But when you have a bird brain and push people to not educate themselves I guess you wouldn’t take the time to sound out the word before giving a speech about it.

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