tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post7079222751222463012..comments2023-11-05T04:12:04.696-05:00Comments on Medicine and Other Stuff: The saga continuesER's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-69136007358366554912009-10-14T13:03:38.991-04:002009-10-14T13:03:38.991-04:00In my hospital we have only one GYN/ONC doc. A few...In my hospital we have only one GYN/ONC doc. A few years ago he had 8-10 post-ops in house, then fell down and broke his leg.<br /><br />He steadfastly plodded on. Took no pain meds, got a bed on the onc floor, and wheeled from room to room to make rounds before going back to his own.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-52922671672415772592009-10-14T11:39:02.757-04:002009-10-14T11:39:02.757-04:00Actually, we had an OB about 2 years ago who had a...Actually, we had an OB about 2 years ago who had a devastating CVA...he has now retired but for awhile there, his patients were just being taken care of by whoever was next in the no-doc order. It was a rough few months, since he had a more-than-full practice.ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-32710066696431918542009-10-14T11:23:00.391-04:002009-10-14T11:23:00.391-04:00I feel like a total wimp.
I dislocated my pinkie ...I feel like a total wimp.<br /><br />I dislocated my pinkie toe and was out of work for three days! And I had to wear one of those big boot things on that foot for a week after that.....I made do with ibuprofen, though, and frozen peas from Trader Joe's for the pain.<br /><br />You have surgery on your knee and barely off work for a week? You are an amazon!<br /><br />(I did go to work the day after the incident...my toe swelled up and hurt so badly I thought I'd have to go back to the the MD....).Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377735773222695850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-32891176535330284132009-10-14T08:35:13.036-04:002009-10-14T08:35:13.036-04:00Good thing you didn't die. They'd only giv...Good thing you didn't die. They'd only give you 2 weeks off for that.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-38264162258808467822009-10-14T08:33:52.644-04:002009-10-14T08:33:52.644-04:00I was lucky to cobble together a week's worth ...I was lucky to cobble together a week's worth of coverage.<br /><br />Got paged today by another oblivious OB who wondered where I was.<br /><br />At home dingbat because I had SURGERY last week!ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721171044050776789.post-73105549218754440192009-10-14T08:20:44.533-04:002009-10-14T08:20:44.533-04:00CALL ALREADY?
Good luck. I'm pulling for you....CALL ALREADY?<br /><br />Good luck. I'm pulling for you. I know coverage ain't easy in the boondocks.<br /><br />Try to rest as much as you can between now and the weekend. You don't want to mess up the knee again rushing around on call.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.com