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Sqad
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As you are a bit of a character, and have had an interesting life being, I think, a GP at some early point in your career, and then an ENT consultant, do you have any interesting/sad/hilarious/other, anecdotes you could regale us with?
I’d love to hear some of them if you’d like to share any with us. I have a couple of books on my kindle written by doctors, in a similar vein, and am looking forward to reading them.
Maybe you could write a book too ;o)
I’d love to hear some of them if you’d like to share any with us. I have a couple of books on my kindle written by doctors, in a similar vein, and am looking forward to reading them.
Maybe you could write a book too ;o)
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Well, I have my G&T at the ready, but am actually being quite serious (in a non serious way) about being really interested to hear some of the things Sqad could tell us.
I doubt many of us could ask our own gp or consultant this question, there must be a wealth of anecdotes there is we could but ask :)
I doubt many of us could ask our own gp or consultant this question, there must be a wealth of anecdotes there is we could but ask :)
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LOL.lol so, so many vagus and the number of people who have suggested that I write a book lol.
Just one that immediately comes to mind:
Most doctors in training in a speciality live an impecunious life and usually do GP surgeries in the evening when not on duty to earn a bit of spare cash.
This sets the scene for a GP surgery one evening circa1969 in an estate in Nottingham.
The waiting room was like a cattle market and I rang the bell for the next patient and nothing happened so I angrily rang it again and a young couple sheepishly entered my room.
She explained that she had been given an appointment to have her pregnancy confirmed so I suggested that she went into the examination room,stop to the waist and hop onto the examination couch.
Off they went to be followed by young Dr sqad.
I performed an internal examination, turned to the bloke and said:
"Your wife is at least 16 weeks pregnant "
He replied " I couldn't care less, she's not my wife and I have never seen her before "
Taken aback and rather embarrassed I asked him what he was doing in the room.
He replied that the Next Patient" bell rang and he responded.
She seemed unabashed in stripping off in the same room as a stranger.
Well it was Nottingham.
Just one that immediately comes to mind:
Most doctors in training in a speciality live an impecunious life and usually do GP surgeries in the evening when not on duty to earn a bit of spare cash.
This sets the scene for a GP surgery one evening circa1969 in an estate in Nottingham.
The waiting room was like a cattle market and I rang the bell for the next patient and nothing happened so I angrily rang it again and a young couple sheepishly entered my room.
She explained that she had been given an appointment to have her pregnancy confirmed so I suggested that she went into the examination room,stop to the waist and hop onto the examination couch.
Off they went to be followed by young Dr sqad.
I performed an internal examination, turned to the bloke and said:
"Your wife is at least 16 weeks pregnant "
He replied " I couldn't care less, she's not my wife and I have never seen her before "
Taken aback and rather embarrassed I asked him what he was doing in the room.
He replied that the Next Patient" bell rang and he responded.
She seemed unabashed in stripping off in the same room as a stranger.
Well it was Nottingham.
OMG, can you imagine that happening these days?
Have you ever, even half seriously, considered writing a book? You must have so many similar recollections, I can’t be the only one who enjoys reading the good, bad and ugly parts of being a doctor.
Any things that happened which have stayed with you because of the impact they had, one way or another? Did you ever feel you made a big difference, or had regrets about something?
Have you ever, even half seriously, considered writing a book? You must have so many similar recollections, I can’t be the only one who enjoys reading the good, bad and ugly parts of being a doctor.
Any things that happened which have stayed with you because of the impact they had, one way or another? Did you ever feel you made a big difference, or had regrets about something?
Newly qualified Dr's my mate and I were doing our junior jobs which involved poor pay and long hours (110 hours a week was the norm). The best year of my life.
He was a good Dr and involved himself with the patients to a much greater extent that I ever did.
One night a child was admitted and my mate had been operating all day and decided to see him first thing in the morning.
The child died....nothing todo with my mate, but he blamed himself and took it badly.
Two days later, he entered the operating theatre, hooked himself to the anaesthetic machine and was found dead next morning.
From that day, I vowed I wouldn't allow emotion to play any part in my professional life.......and I haven't.
He was a good Dr and involved himself with the patients to a much greater extent that I ever did.
One night a child was admitted and my mate had been operating all day and decided to see him first thing in the morning.
The child died....nothing todo with my mate, but he blamed himself and took it badly.
Two days later, he entered the operating theatre, hooked himself to the anaesthetic machine and was found dead next morning.
From that day, I vowed I wouldn't allow emotion to play any part in my professional life.......and I haven't.
