My journey through medical school, thoughts on medicine, ethics, specialties, pre-med perils, and advice for those who want to do the same.
“"Virus" is a Latin word used by doctors to mean, "Your guess is as good as mine”
"The difference between an itch and an allergy is about one hundred bucks."
"A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, ''And whom did you consult before coming to me?'' ''Only the village druggist,'' was the answer. ''And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?'' asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman. ''Oh,'' replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, ''he told me to come and see you.''"
"He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines" Benjamin Franklin
A man speaks frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?" the doctor queries.
"No, you idiot!" the man shouts. "This is her husband!"
its always darkest before dawn.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear you are having such a rough time, but I am sending you lots of happy thoughts and good vibes your way. I love your blog and hope that things get better for you real soon.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lot of crap to swallow in 2 weeks. I hope everything gets straightened out with the house. And I'm so sorry about your dog not being able to come! I hope it all works out....
ReplyDeleteThis too shall pass. I always try to remind myself of that when everything seems to be going the wrong way. Whatever it is, you can work through it and that can be attested to by all that you've accomplished in your life. I am also sending good thoughts and wishes your way :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody...
ReplyDeletethat all sucks. esp. about your dog, that breaks my heart just thinking about it. you seem pretty resilient, so I'm betting you're going to be ok. I'm sure that's hard to imagine now, but you will be. in the meantime, hang in there.
ReplyDeleteI'm exceptionally displeased to hear of your having such a rough time of it. My thoughts are with you.
ReplyDeleteAll the very best to you!
Reading this reminded me of your ten year post and all of the adversity that you marched through to get to where you are today. I know times are rough, but you made it through rough and uncertain times before - you will conquer this to. I hope things get better for you soon fellow doctor to be.
ReplyDeleteDiddo, RH! Well said. I also thought of your 10-year-in-review post when I read this one. And this will pass. You have gotten through worse. You will overcome. Just from reading (almost your entire blog) I can see that you are a capable and strong woman. You can make it and look at all those above me who believe the same thing! Your story reminds me of a friend of mine who had an unplanned pregnancy and delivered during her 1st year of med school. Her husband subsequently divorced her because he "couldn't handle it." Her parents lived across the country, so couldn't help her. So here she was a first year med student, broke beyond belief AND with a baby and a ex-husband who moved back home. She made it - now a successful resident at a competitive hospital. And you will, too. Keep your chin up. :)
ReplyDeleteUhhhhh. Yes, that would be worse. LOTS worse.
ReplyDeleteWhy can you not bring your dog?
ReplyDeleteDear God,
Please help Ella figure this out, land on her feet, give her the strength to get through this and Dear God, if you need to borrow a little mine, give it to her. She needs it now more than me.
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Ella, you know my own struggles this past year and I got through mine (yes, I know, I'm just a wee pre-med) but you can get through this too.
I'm so sorry life has tossed you around like a hurricane. Storms move on and you will get settled again.
Don't give up, Ella. Ten years from now this will be one of those stories of med school misery you tell to for sympathy but without any pain.
ReplyDeleteYou are in my prayers.
I can't bring my dog because I couldn't find a place that would allow him that wasn't 1) over double my price range or 2) a complete SHIT HOLE. In the end, after much internal debate, I decided to rent what I could and let my boyfriend keep the dog at our (now his?) house. He has more room to run around... and he's used to it. So I console myself with that. And my landlord said I could "doggysit" on occasion. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
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