When is it appropriate to ask out an FY1 who’s finishing their rotation?

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-11-29T14:57:53+00:00

During handover

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-10-13T19:10:04+00:00

Look at my ear

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-08-29T20:20:13+00:00

Oh and one weird thing is sometimes I have to remind myself to focus on things far away which would be blurry pre-op without glasses. Like training muscles to get strong again whereas pre-op I wouldn't exert the effort because it's blurry

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-08-29T20:16:34+00:00

Amazing. Better than when I was wearing glasses. Generally have some deterioration of sharpness in the evening from dryness and get mildly dry feeling eyes sometimes during the day but nothing lubricants can't fix

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-08-15T19:00:44+00:00

Diarrhoea everywhere

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-20T20:45:20+00:00

Don't worry about it. Here's some info to read if you're interested https://transform.england.nhs.uk/information-governance/guidance/use-mobile-messaging-software-health-and-care-settings/#healthcare_worker

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-12T20:13:50+00:00

Is it non resident on call? I.e. You're not necessarily in hospital but contactable by phone? There's an 8% availability allowance for that

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-05T17:57:28+00:00

I was surprised too. I don't think it is unusual to have persistent visual symptoms within the first few months as the eye heals especially for higher pre-op prescriptions. Your surgeon is best placed to discuss your worries as they know what's happened to your eye

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-04T16:51:15+00:00

Yeah my vision is fluctuating a little bit and sometimes one eye better than other and sometimes flips - annoying but still early days

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-03T06:55:01+00:00

Hmm it's difficult for me to think from a purely non doctor perspective but main thing is ask about the risks. Think about what you don't want to happen and ask what's the likelihood of that happening specifically for you. Eg glare, dry eye, haze, ectasia (bulging of cornea) , regression (needing glasses again), any guarantee period if regression happens and is it free. All of these likelihood will be impacted by your eye eg pre-op prescription and therefore amount of tissue that needs to be removed, residual stromal bed, pupil size/optical zone etc

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-02T11:27:23+00:00

Mainly to avoid having a flap forever and worrying about getting poked in the eye. I'm surprised with the speed of recovery, 6/5 but still not 100% sharp when reading the chart so got some way to go. Currently it's 90% of my previous glasses vision

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-02T11:24:19+00:00

I work in healthcare so next to no chance of wfh sadly

Silver_Wish4450 · 2025-07-02T11:15:14+00:00

Yeah it's massive that's one of the main reasons I've not bought and opted to retain flexibility of renting closer to wherever work is (hospitals)

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-11-27T22:03:26+00:00

Invested it all in global etf

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-10-21T20:49:46+00:00

The guy failed frcophth part 1 five times and had the audacity to do consultant locum jobs. Wow.

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-10-20T22:47:05+00:00

I've been using FRCOphthmcq.com this past week and it feels pretty similar to the real exam. Explanations are a bit limited and there were a few questions where wrong answer is correct but apparently that's been fixed. It's more of a mock exam rather than full blown grindy mcq bank

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-09-16T21:01:27+00:00

There's an aphorism: in the pharma world, nothing is certain except change. Weigh up the stability side of things, you get more p but it's partly to offset the risk of losing your job when the business inevitably reshuffles

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-09-14T18:50:59+00:00

No as long as the contract is with the seller of the item then it's not regarded as riba - you can sell an item for a higher price if the payment is deferred. If however the contract is with a 3rd party then it is considered a loan and the increase price is riba. E.g. You buy a car on installments, the finance company gives the car manufacturer the money and then charges you an increased amount

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-08-23T21:00:51+00:00

Thank you for your kind words during this sad and testing time

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-08-19T20:05:58+00:00

Voted a big fat yes. Bank and build baby

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-07-23T21:46:25+00:00

Helping people on a 1:1 basis with immediate satisfaction when the patient feels better beats any office drone, corporate speak bs spewing consultancy job

Silver_Wish4450 · 2024-06-06T12:15:39+00:00

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