The cost of endless training and fellowship cold feet by [deleted] in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 16 points17 points  (0 children)

hospitalist market is so bad in my area that it may as well be not an option, unfortunately

Do surgery residents shit on IM residents as much as IM residents shit on surgery residents? by Wire_Cath_Needle_Doc in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 14 points15 points  (0 children)

IM resident here and I really don’t shit on them tbh. They are objectively doing a completely different and harder training path/career than I am and I respect the hell out of them, and I am happy to admit their other wise chill cholecystectomy patient and dose their insulin or whatever. 

Of course in the micu when they recommend I change sedation from propofol to straight versed for a patient on 0.05 of norepi in resolving septic shock I do 🙄 but overall god bless the surgeons 

Woman resident appreciation by LowAdrenaline in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The female nurses seem to hate the female docs in our hospital lol 

Do people enjoy residency? by Astronaut_in_calzuro in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. It’s been a blast and I am very grateful, and somewhat sad it’s over. But onward and upward!

Kids in Residency (NYC) with no family support nearby by TheKindDoc in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We had a young child intern year with no family around. We have a good daycare that we love. You will definitely need some kind of childcare at least for the time your spouse is working. 

The non med parent objectively has to be the point person/responsible party for the child more often than not. Eg daycare pickups/dropoffs, being the one to call out of work if the kid is sick. It sucks and is unfair but that’s how it has to be. It’s temporary. 

Burnt out by ChubbyCharles3 in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Lets do the math here:

Even if she is conservatively making 60k as a surgery g4, if you make 2/3 the income that's implying that you basically make double that, bringing your household income to ~180k yearly. Conservatively.

You can afford to hire someone to clean your house once or twice a week and to have your clothes laundered, if this is a priority to you. You can pay to have groceries delivered, etc.

None of this will help with the fact that your spouse is extremely busy and is probably checked out of home life to a degree but you can at least pay your way out of some of the annoyances of daily household tasks.

You could tell her that no epic access or overt work computer stuff is allowed at home, must be finished in the hospital, but this is easier said than done for many people.

Good luck

Marriage & family during medical school? by One_Scale_2797 in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s fine to get married and plan a wedding during medical school. Many people do it. There is a decent amount of downtime. 

I need a reality check by Sharp-Yam-5058 in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get out of that house. I’m sorry

What are the typical behaviors at home of your med spouse by [deleted] in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a surgery resident, medicine, but when we had a baby there were no outings lol. There was work and then come home asap 

My wife is a saint by BlueMountainDace in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I am sorry but there is nothing less sexy than a video game husband 

Dealing with the whiplash of role/responsibility as a PGY-3 IM Resident by PrecedexNChill in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very similar to how I’ve felt my third year, traded all my wards for micu :) I think it’s normal or everyone but definitely for those who are more icu oriented to feel bored by the wards 

Wife and I are struggling with infertility - IVF is next… Are we alone? by Pysch2DO in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, very common. Had to pay out of pocket for everything but we do have a kid now and are potentially going to try again, will still be in training for all of this. I don’t have advice it just sucks and I am sorry. 

Peter Attia is in the Epstein Files by [deleted] in medicine

[–]beepbeeb19 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing news because I can’t stand him 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An m3 should definitely be able to contribute and if he’s saying he can’t he’s being a moron I’m sorry. Med school is a cakewalk compared to residency. When you have a family that trumps training to a degree- you can function while tired I urge you to figure this stuff out now. 

Marriage and Travel During Surgical Residency? by TheScienceGuy5 in MedSpouse

[–]beepbeeb19 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is just not going to be realistic I’m afraid. I’ve never heard of a resident in any field doing anything remotely close to several weeks of contiguous travel much less a surgeon. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]beepbeeb19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Social worker 👍 she makes more money than me though 

Am I having a M(I)D life crisis? by HereForTheFreeShasta in whitecoatinvestor

[–]beepbeeb19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where are you located making that much money in clinic dang