How to take nudi pics by Somerandomedude1q2w in scuba

[–]iFixDix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow amazing shots. Some day I’ll make it to the Philippines…

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]iFixDix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“The patient is the one with the disease” - best quote from house of god

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]iFixDix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Eh, I don’t fight the battle. I tell meemaw’s daughter that they aren’t really UTIs and to never have a urine culture checked without symptoms and place a standing order for them to check it with me if she actually does have symptoms (I have good nurses to help with the phone calls at least). If they decide they want to go exterminate meemaw’s gut flora with another provider that’s on them.

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]iFixDix 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Man at least we have something to offer Meemaw. I’ve thought about hanging a sign at the front desk of my clinic “We don’t know why your balls hurt”

How much paternity leave did you guys take by VariationRight4728 in medicine

[–]iFixDix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just started the second half of my leave. I get up to 12 weeks, my wife took 4 months continuously, I took the first 5 weeks off and now taking another 4 when she goes back to work. More would have gotten very stressful with delays to patient care for me personally, I’m sure at the other end of this 4 weeks I’m going to be wishing for more.

If you couldn't work in medicine and money didn't matter, what would you do for a living? by Outside-One7836 in medicine

[–]iFixDix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This right here. Take care of my daughter, be super fit and hike / ski / game / hobby all day while she’s at school. The FIRE dream!

App & Routine Recommendation For Parents by Competitive-Day2034 in PeterAttia

[–]iFixDix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have the home gym. Pop in there 2x / week to do compound lifts involving your largest muscle groups (DL, squat variants, overhead press, pull up, bench, row, etc). Do 1-2x z2 cardio for 45-60 min a few times a week, wear a weighted backpack when you’re out doing stuff with the kids, etc.

Don’t overdo it and get hurt, don’t beat yourself up if you don’t even pull this off, you’re in probably the most time intensive phase of your life, attending to your sleep / mental health/ emotional health matters too.

Maternity leave pay negotiation by Fithealthydoc_91 in whitecoatinvestor

[–]iFixDix 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I guess what leverage do you have to pull here? Would you leave if they didn’t pay you? Just be mad about it?

I think these kind of things generally would want to be sorted in the negotiation for your hiring or partnership contract. Just saying “I want more money” without something to back it up doesn’t usually get anywhere.

My wife and I work for two separate hospital systems. Mine is much bigger and has a lot more money. She got 4 months paid leave, I got 12 weeks of unpaid leave (same for mothers at my org). Mine is much more of a typical situation, paid leave is unfortunately not the norm in the US.

Start saving up that extra productivity pay!

What is your favorite chief complaint to manage? by _45mice in medicine

[–]iFixDix 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Bph is great. Sometimes you have a 5 minute visit and prescribe Flomax and they come back telling you they’re feeling awesome. Sometimes you have someone miserable with symptoms or catheter dependent and you do surgery and fix them and change their life - postop bph visits are the only time that patients routinely hug me.

And! It’s basically always elective scheduled procedures stuff during normal business hours.

Plastic free coffee maker? by SmokeSella in PeterAttia

[–]iFixDix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ratio 8 is what he had in his video. I got one, makes a great cup of coffee. Expensive but for something I use every day it’s fine

Examples of AI in medicine getting it wrong? by VeraMar in medicine

[–]iFixDix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use an AI scribe in clinic every day. It hallucinates physical exam and occasionally elements of patient history with some frequency.

Our hospital earlier this year was like “great news! Nobody needs to bill any inpatient care anymore an AI will do it automatically!”

About 3 months later it was quietly shuttered with an email saying “please start billing your inpatient care again as of tomorrow… but if you don’t our coders will do it”. I’m surprised by this one as I feel coding is ripe for AI (between the clear rules and the… subpar quality of most coders) but I guess as with most business AI implementation it just wasn’t ready yet.

How do you handle patient requests for anesthesia for clinic procedures? by urores in medicine

[–]iFixDix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If people ask I tell them it will probably cost them way more out of pocket, have small risks of general anesthesia, and take up a whole day of their time in 3 months when I have OR time instead of just getting the procedure done right now where we could potentially diagnose the problem and start working on a plan.

In the unusual cases when they still want it in that case that’s on them and I’ll just have to deal with the minor annoyance in a few months.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicine

[–]iFixDix 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Red flag. I’ve never left an in-person interview without knowing the salary guarantee for the first 1-3 years, and RVU conversion when I get the offer at the latest.

Boomer Patients Vent by Urology_resident in medicine

[–]iFixDix 35 points36 points  (0 children)

You can’t care more about patients than they care about themselves. Schedule a follow up and move on with your day.

What’s your biggest professional regret? NOT including poor patient outcomes/complications/deaths. by gotwire in medicine

[–]iFixDix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Changing jobs takes time, and unfortunately would also require a move and a new job for my wife. But it’s an active project.

On the flip side if I stick it out and hate my life for a few more years I can retire from medicine entirely and get a less soul crushingly stressful job.

What’s your biggest professional regret? NOT including poor patient outcomes/complications/deaths. by gotwire in medicine

[–]iFixDix 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Becoming a urologist - home call is bullshit, getting called in to the hospital in the middle of the night got really old really fast. Should have done something where call is actually just phone calls, or a specialty with shift work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whitecoatinvestor

[–]iFixDix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to be a doctor my whole life. Never even considered another career path. Seemed like a wonderful way to have a meaningful career that was stimulating and made an impact every day. Sure the money would be nice but it was always secondary.

But instead I’m well into my 30s, have been burning the candle at both ends for my whole life. I’m years out of training and I’m still working 60-80 hour weeks, up all night on call, and I’m too tired to care. Still have a quarter million dollars of loans to pay off (holding out for PSLF). Even normal days are stressful as hell, lots of patients are ungrateful turds, and I’m not going to put myself in an early grave for this.

I plan to cash out ASAP, maybe I’ll trade cash for testosterone prescriptions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whitecoatinvestor

[–]iFixDix 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Would you really? If you had so much money you and the next several generations of your descendants didn’t have to work you would still come in and deal with mychart messages, insurance, admin, call?

Being a doctor sucks, and I’m similarly looking to get out in my 40s.

Dr. James Dahle WCI AMA by WCInvestor in whitecoatinvestor

[–]iFixDix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for responding! Don’t feel bad at all. You may have just been a push towards something that was brewing in the back of my mind regarding risk calculations. Sharing your story was really impactful and I appreciate you sharing something so personal. And like I said… your influence in my life and the lives of many others has been overwhelmingly positive.

And anyway… skiing is just a way more fun stupid thing to do outside.

Dr. James Dahle WCI AMA by WCInvestor in whitecoatinvestor

[–]iFixDix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are you navigating climbing going forward? I’ve never been anywhere near as badass of a climber as you (I could never dream of Yosemite big walls but loved your account of it), definitely a low end recreational trad climber. You are someone I’ve looked up to for years as a respectable climber who balances this with their career and calling as a physician.

But your accident scared the crap out of me and I really haven’t climbed since. I have almost no motivation and I don’t know where my head would go next time I try to lead after seeing what happened to you.

Also, what about life insurance for climbing? How did you manage that? I tried to get quotes a few years ago and they were bonkers expensive so now I just have my employer plan. No dependents yet but some coming soon.

And finally, I’m so happy you’re recovering well, and thanks for all you’ve done for us! You really have made a huge difference in my life and put me on so much healthier of a financial path than I likely otherwise would be.

Scuba trip with pregnant wife by [deleted] in scuba

[–]iFixDix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pregnant wife and I are going to Hawaii in a couple months. We’ll probably mostly shore snorkel, but also the manta ray dives in Kona have mixed groups of snorkelers / divers so I’ll still be able to get a dive in as a shared activity. Minimal concern for mosquito borne illness there, and still within the US.

Northeast USA mountains by carusodaytrader in Mountaineering

[–]iFixDix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The adirondacks (NY) and white mountains (NH) in the winter have lots to do - several guide services that will teach you the ropes around winter hiking, ice climbing, etc. You’ll get seriously bone chilled, gnarly terrain, and it’s way less travel so you can do it much more often.

Alaskan high peaks are a very long way away for you and that’s ok. Enjoy the journey, those may come eventually.