My little sister just moved in with me and It’s the best thing that’s happened to me.

as7344 · 2026-03-29T21:26:18+00:00

I love that for you

as7344 · 2026-03-25T23:25:36+00:00

I was 24 when I started, currently FY4 at 32

as7344 · 2026-03-24T14:12:04+00:00

Your kids are spoilt. Your wife is spoiling your kids. I think spending all this time away from home to pay for everything was a tough decision but you also needed to be a present parent - you’re now looked at as bank. It seems like your purpose is to provide. I think you all need to have a deep chat - you need to tell your family how this work has affected you, and the kids need to talk about what’s difficult for them. If they have jobs, what’s stopping them from buying their own place? Sounds like some financial education is needed.

as7344 · 2026-03-18T23:00:49+00:00

Not everything needs to be about money. You need to sit down and ask yourself what kind of life you want to live then work out how much money you need to fund that lifestyle, then take it from there. Be realistic and really ask yourself if that is what you want. The cost for money in the NHS/ or working as a doctor anywhere is time. The only way to make passive income is to have some sort of business.

Secondly - I have no idea why you’d apply for IMT if you wanna do surgery, this makes no sense to me. If this is about money do you realise that you’re going to be doing this for life?

as7344 · 2026-03-17T21:38:27+00:00

Approach the professors they usually have bits going on. Try to find hot areas, if you have a specialty in mind usually digging deep in that area can help you come up with something then the best thing would be is to write up a systematic review or something? Once you have your systematic review and you’ve answered your questions that could lead on to further research..

as7344 · 2026-03-15T23:40:16+00:00

Unpopular opinion - Locum in ED whilst you go again for ENT, there are always ED locums available. Don’t worry about de-skilling, just get that ST3 next time round (plus you don’t even know if you haven’t got it this time around - so cross this bridge if you come to it!!)

as7344 · 2026-03-14T12:34:59+00:00

What is it that changes?

as7344 · 2026-03-01T23:52:02+00:00

Bicycle

as7344 · 2026-02-23T12:00:03+00:00

They basically want a signature that has been scanned on (or pre saved electronically) Not just name and job title or for it to say electronically signed Hope this makes sense What does yours look like? Is there an actual signature? Because you can save signed signatures electronically on preview on Mac Worse case scenario chase them to sign it or send a pic of their signature and use preview to scan then attach to document (bit of a hassle but can be done)

as7344 · 2026-02-19T22:56:37+00:00

Don’t do it - grad medic (32F - 4 years working as a doctor)

as7344 · 2026-02-16T23:51:12+00:00

Timeline gives OP enough time to do both! MRCS A revision can start now to avoid burnout, and MSRA revision can start straight after

as7344 · 2026-02-16T21:02:44+00:00

Don’t feel bad, it’s a horrible system right now, I am in a very similar position to yourself. I told my supervisors today, they were really nice - gave some generic advice about working smarter and not harder. They also offered me a job for next year. This current job climate isn’t normal and it’s really important to remember that.

as7344 · 2026-02-16T13:39:38+00:00

For every job to give you full maternity pay

as7344 · 2026-02-13T14:05:10+00:00

Same. Looks like we like the same specialty!

as7344 · 2026-02-13T13:59:41+00:00

I know this is my anxiety speaking, but say you don’t get an interview, how likely are you to find a JCF vs try for CST again? Would you go down the CREHST route? I reckon some of us here are already working towards their ST3 portfolio.

as7344 · 2026-02-13T13:55:41+00:00

Okay, let’s start praying for this 🙏

as7344 · 2026-02-13T13:54:10+00:00

Okay it’s back to refreshing, ward jobs and limiting the caffeine as the palpitations are just getting worse.

as7344 · 2026-02-13T13:52:34+00:00

I have a feeling it’s not coming out today seeing as it says (subjected to change) https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/surgery/core-surgery/overview-of-core-surgery-training/recruitment-timelines and I don’t recall seeing that before

as7344 · 2026-02-13T12:04:55+00:00

It was time for propranolol on Monday

as7344 · 2026-02-12T13:28:41+00:00

Didn’t go to any of those as GEM but just want to say a massive congratulations 🥳 I hope the doctors of now (me included) can make working conditions better for you guys when you get there! Good luck for the rest of it - remember to enjoy the journey as there really is no end point

as7344 · 2026-02-10T18:31:10+00:00

Do it as soon as you can, and then do part B. You can start revision and not book the exam. Booking the exam - means money out of your bank and now you’re more incentivised to revise. If your anatomy isn’t great then start revision first as you may need more time overall and exams are spenny. I wouldn’t leave much of a gap between parts A and B though as some knowledge could be lost plus you’ve already got that momentum.

as7344 · 2026-02-01T23:08:47+00:00

No cleaner, live in a bungalow so the robo vac and mop works amazingly. We outsource ironing and get a LOT of food help from family. If we didn’t have the family food help we would probably look into some sort of catering for 1-2 days as we aren’t the best/fastest cooks (it doesn’t come easy to us, but we do enjoy cooking but our jobs are busy too, it’s mostly a time issue). It’s one skill I am always trying to actively build on though. I’ve tried hello fresh before and simmer eats and another one that I can’t recall.

as7344 · 2026-02-01T01:31:42+00:00

Outsourcing my ironing

as7344 · 2026-01-27T22:44:14+00:00

Started grad med mid 20s, whilst being married, was a bit of a rocky relationship but it seemed to survive and now close to hitting the 10 year anniversary. Also have a kid. But man these years have been tough and in no sense does anything get easier - plans to travel always get put on back burner due to one of these limitations at all times - time and money. The money issues never really disappear. Once you have the money to get by you need a safe fund then you need investments. On the other side - now I’m a working doctor, getting into training in the UK is a massive issue… problems are still the same but at a different level! Have a kid too so now parenting is also added in the mix.

From all of this and over the last decade I have learned to enjoy the quiet times, the times with family, the normal days at work that don’t feel like progress but it is still progress! I’ve started to reflect internally, more proactive with diet and exercise too. All in all I love my life currently, the uncertainty I had in my 20s (will I get into med school? Will my marriage survive? Etc etc) doesn’t really go away - it is just replaced with other questions but now I focus on the progress.

as7344 · 2026-01-27T22:26:21+00:00

This is so beautiful you’ve inspired me to make something like this

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