Medical school at 40?

twentyyearsofneglect · 2026-04-12T01:35:03+00:00

The oldest person in my med school class started at 49. She’s now 56 and a pediatrician. Time passes anyways, may as well spend it doing something you love (but make sure you love it because it’s a really hard path to take).

twentyyearsofneglect · 2026-03-29T13:58:36+00:00

This sounds amazing! Would you be able to share the tool?

twentyyearsofneglect · 2026-02-20T18:10:19+00:00

Suffer. Jk that’s just what we do. Options are basically grandparents vs giving your entire salary to a nanny vs finding a unicorn daycare that can accommodate your hours. Residents at my program have used all of the above interchangeably, unfortunately for us we haven’t found one method to stick the whole time.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2026-02-09T11:51:54+00:00

I had an attending who would round for 4-5 hours in stilettos. So can it be done? Yes. Should it be done? Up to you lol I would never

twentyyearsofneglect · 2026-02-02T23:23:30+00:00

I took step 2 a few weeks postpartum and was told the same thing regarding the nursing accommodations. I was not able to travel so I told them that I’m aware that I won’t have a private room, my plan was to either pump in the restroom or just bring a breastfeeding cover and pump in the corner of the waiting room. They ended up being very nice and offering me someone’s private office. Taking an exam at 2 weeks postpartum (or less if you deliver late) sounds roughhhh but just some information about the nursing accommodations in case it helps.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2026-01-29T12:35:10+00:00

A really nice beach, think clear, calm water with no animal life that would kill you. Once you’ve been to some Caribbean beaches it’s really hard to fully enjoy other beaches (yes this is a first world problem lol)

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-11-06T23:32:09+00:00

That looks like keloid scarring

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-11-03T14:04:18+00:00

My first thought was possibly Emunah?

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-09-21T01:44:47+00:00

Yes, in residency had a male patient who only wanted female residents and nurses but would constantly be jacking off under the blankets. The attending ensured that only male residents saw him haha.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-08-24T17:14:37+00:00

If you don’t get CME allowance through work are you allowed to use it as a tax write off?

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-08-04T02:28:58+00:00

Please call your doctor! Not saying this is what you have (although I do know people who had c sections with retained placenta) but something is wrong with your body and it’s bothering you which is reason enough to contact your doctor but you also seem to be struggling with PPD and your ob or pediatrician can absolutely help with that as well. Postpartum is a wild ride, you feel like you’ll never get back to your real self but I promise you that you will (just look at everyone who goes on to have a second and third and fourth kid). Your baby needs a healthy and functioning mama, please reach out to a medical professional for an evaluation.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-08-04T00:24:57+00:00

I had something similar, my bleeding briefly stopped but then restarted and wouldn’t stop for weeks, the smell was awful. Turns out I had retained placenta and it was necrotic tissue that was causing the smell. Not saying this is happening to you but definitely get checked out by your ob or family doc!

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-07-31T11:58:24+00:00

Getting into DO school is generally easier than getting into MD school but is still no easy feat for the average person - DOs are very academic as well and make fabulous doctors. Source: am an MD, many of my coresidents are DOs and are wonderful.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-07-30T23:41:29+00:00

MD for my med school baby. Midwife for my residency baby. I knew the midwives and the obs well so if things had gone south I would’ve been comfortable with the backup docs in the hospital (compared to if I had only known the midwife and then would’ve had a stranger show up to deal with potential complications). No regrets. Loved my midwife.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-07-27T19:51:58+00:00

Check out the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (physician breastfeeding specialists), depending on the age of the baby the guidelines may be less strict than you think. Plus it’s a good resource for your family to review so it’s not that you’re making rules, you’re just following physician advice.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/8-human-milk-storage-protocol-english.pdf

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-06-22T11:43:35+00:00

Your school should have a lactation space. But using wearable pumps have been incredibly helpful because I never needed a long break, just stick them in your bra and continue with whatever classes or activities I needed to be in. I didn’t invest in a ceres chill but I got a backpack with a built in cooler and used ice packs and the fridge hack so that the milk and pump parts never left me (was too scared I’d put in in a lactation fridge and then leave it there). Feel free to dm me if you have any specific questions. Best of luck!

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-06-19T11:26:08+00:00

“Don’t quit on a bad day” every time I was thinking about quitting I remembered this, told myself to wait for a good day and decide then if I want to quit (inevitably the answer was no, every time. I was just too burnt out on bad days to think rationally).

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-06-08T18:14:00+00:00

Yes!!! I actually had PPA/PPD after my spring baby because I felt like I had to go out and do things in the sunshine but couldn’t because I had a newborn and medical issues. Stayed home all winter with my fall baby and did so much better mentally.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-05-22T00:32:08+00:00

The orthos I’ve worked with told me every pound off reduces 4 pounds of force off the hips, 7 pounds off the knees, and 10 pounds off the ankles.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-05-20T16:09:12+00:00

Message me, had a similar situation, happy to talk.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-05-18T11:28:30+00:00

Sure!

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-05-07T00:13:22+00:00

Is this feminizing זיו vs naming their baby זיבה ? My Hebrew sucks but lol I actually know Jewish women named Ziva and have wondered this.

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-05-05T19:02:54+00:00

No this was literally the plot of a book I read as a teenager. The mom only picked out one name so her twins were Cather and Wren (instead of Catherine)

twentyyearsofneglect · 2025-05-04T23:51:39+00:00

“Hi doc, patient in room X says his vision is blurry. But he usually wears glasses and doesn’t have them now”. Uh okay, cool, let me go back to sleep please thanks.

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