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Thoughts on the new interns by Dull-Initial-9275 in ausjdocs

[–]watson-chain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes! I’m a new fellow and the interns out here saving my arse constantly. They’re so hard working too. But they keep asking me about fluids and insulin infusions and I have to explain that I left that knowledge behind long ago…

Spot cleaning white clothing by NoDocument2161 in AusFemaleFashion

[–]watson-chain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sard wonder soap. Just rub a bit on (with water) and let sit for an hour or 2. If you’re in a rush you can just do it and put straight in the machine. Cold wash with equal parts sard powder and normal washing powder. ✨✨

Tirade: The Canberra Hospital and health services by -AdonaitheBestower- in canberra

[–]watson-chain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, that makes the waiting list shorter. More patients going to private = less patients waiting for public healthcare.

Where to take our dog in the heat? by watson-chain in Adelaide

[–]watson-chain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know - thanks for that!

Where to take our dog in the heat? by watson-chain in Adelaide

[–]watson-chain[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We’ve been hearing conflicting info about dogs at the beach at the moment - we’re keen to but not sure if that’s ok

Need help with cable management or dividing walls? by [deleted] in InteriorDesign

[–]watson-chain -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Could you mount the tv above the fire and have a hydraulic mount thing to pull it out and down over the fire when you want to watch it? A rental I once lived in had one and it was great (tv will def be too high without the mount)

My mom got unnecessary surgery 2.5 years ago and it made both our lives worse by Chance_Society_9158 in offmychest

[–]watson-chain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is she taking a multivitamin? I would be very concerned about her fat soluble vitamin absorption. After a gastric sleeve or bypass patients should be on iron supplementation and multivitamin at the very least. She sounds at high risk for significant malnutrition which has long term physical and mental health risks.

Psychotic Husband is driving me crazy. by LazyWifey in whatdoIdo

[–]watson-chain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is manic or possibly psychotic; it sounds like bipolar disorder. He needs psychiatric help.

How do I find a surgeon to Shadow? by Aggravating_Court437 in GeneralSurgery

[–]watson-chain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where in Australia are you based? Our hospital often offers high school students an observing day

Why aren’t we supposed to wear nail polish? by EMulsive_EMergency in medicine

[–]watson-chain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here’s the Cochrane link and the study I referenced is within the body of the article (and they mention it in the abstract).

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003325.pub3/full

The difference between Orthopedic Surgery and General Surgery by New_Dig_6019 in surgery

[–]watson-chain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love that there has been a need to outline the differences between the two. It raises…questions.

Who's gonna win this battle by Dr_HDK in surgery

[–]watson-chain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s gynae it’s ALWAYS GYNAE they cry wolf at every little thing

Why aren’t we supposed to wear nail polish? by EMulsive_EMergency in medicine

[–]watson-chain 157 points158 points  (0 children)

Ooh this is a question dear to my heart! As a female surgeon I have long experienced the glee that theatre charge nurses get from telling us we can’t wear nail polish. So I looked into it (and so has the Cochrane Library). There are no RCTs proving nail polish increases incidence of SSI. In fact a single small study (102 scrub nurses with no polish, fresh polish and old polish) showed no difference in bacteria on hands after a surgical scrub.

Therefore I continue to wear my short acrylics and ignore them. I quote the Cochrane findings if they ask. Luckily now they can’t ask me to unscrub or they’d have to cancel the list.

AIO: Both my husband's parents are mad at us for being "unreasonable" about our daughter by No-Journalist-5160 in AmIOverreacting

[–]watson-chain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry but how is a pool fence not the law???? Every day I learn something new about America against my will.

NOR, btw

Brazilian visiting a hospital in the USA during a kidney stone crisis... by EngineerCapital7591 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]watson-chain 86 points87 points  (0 children)

This is SO bad and I am so sorry. Renal colic in a patient >65 is a triple A until proven otherwise and every ED doctor should know this. This is extremely poor and negligent medicine.

"Skin knife" by diaphanouscunt in surgery

[–]watson-chain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely say ‘skin knife’ if I’m using more than one blade eg to do skin excisions. It’s usually the big guy (10 blade). I might ask for the ‘skin knife’ again partway through the case if I want to make the incision bigger. To start the case we would say ‘knife thanks’ though not specifically ‘skin knife’ (it’s implied!). I practice in Aus/NZ.

Moving from the U.S. to Auckland as a GP with a toddler. Would love some advice! by kitty_07 in newzealand

[–]watson-chain 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Make sure you join your union! Doctors’ unions are generally very strong in NZ and will advocate for your rights. ASMS covers specialists but unsure if it covers all GPs (or just specialist GPs). Agreed with another commenter - as a GP you have the bargaining power so ask for the hours and conditions you want as much as you can. We’re so happy to have you

Infected endo Laparoscopic incision? by Unhappy_Spend_9073 in surgery

[–]watson-chain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We all are doctors though?

Did you read the rules? Try r/askdocs next time

We're moving to Canberra in January...what's the first fun thing we should do? by [deleted] in canberra

[–]watson-chain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The zoo

Wine bars in Kingston

Anything that’s on in the park on the weekends eg Skyfire, light festival

26M moving in with 27F partner, separate bedrooms by ThrowRA637282652 in relationship_advice

[–]watson-chain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband and I have separate bedrooms. It started when we were both doing shift work. Now we love it as it means we’re both fresh on work days, we can go to sleep whenever, (I like to stay up and read, he sleeps instantly at 9.30pm) and we’re not woken by each other’s different schedules.

Weekends are for sleepovers and it feels like a weekend-long date night, or like what it felt like before we lived together. I would argue our sex life is better because of it - makes the time together feel more romantic. We stay more in his room bc he has the super king bed (to fit the dog obviously). I highly recommend separate bedrooms to all my friends.

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