tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post2003351804053358059..comments2023-11-02T08:54:33.024-07:00Comments on Throckmorton's other signs: Half time = Half trainedThrockmortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362147065452723155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-86662252084078394752008-12-06T21:37:00.000-08:002008-12-06T21:37:00.000-08:00Hey... I hope the previous comments weren't offens...Hey... I hope the previous comments weren't offensive to you or anyone else that may have read them. My apologies if they were. :)<BR/><BR/>Lots of people in all walks of life have strong personalities. I just think Surgeons have to be tough for their line of work and it can cross over into interactions outside the OR too. And I in no way meant to infer that they lack tenderness or compassion... if I did.<BR/><BR/>This post was very interesting.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-9648270838913453072008-12-06T14:01:00.000-08:002008-12-06T14:01:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-23845885421480246702008-12-05T12:18:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:18:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-34522686320375057212008-12-03T21:14:00.000-08:002008-12-03T21:14:00.000-08:00I've wondered about the reduced hours. Surely the ...I've wondered about the reduced hours. Surely the powers that be must have reasoned all this out?<BR/><BR/>Wasn't it intended to reduce the chance of medical errors as a result from being sleep deprived residents? Paradoxically.. it seems the very thing they intended to prevent harm may in the long run cause harm because of lack of experience.??<BR/><BR/>Also...isn't there an issue with if the doctor wasn't pushed to the limits in residency...then how will he handle the stresses in practice?<BR/><BR/>I give you and your colleagues so much credit for all you have sacrificed and achieved.<BR/><BR/>I don't think said "80 hour" residents could handle your recent on call holiday weekend? <BR/><BR/>I guess your surgical residencies were like one real long surgical boot camp where you learn everything and get toughened up along the way.<BR/><BR/>I just hope they find a way to compensate for the missed time.<BR/><BR/>Lawyers do seem to have it better with billable hours. They must have their stresses too. Then again... I am thinking that docs love what they do and that is important too.<BR/><BR/>I have read so much in the med blogasphere and obviously you make good salaries and if you specialize you earn more, but I think it is so wrong that you have to be so concerned with lawsuits 24/7, reduced reimbursements or have to appeal for insurance payments that are rightfully yours. And that you have less time for your patients because you have to move them through because of how the system is set up... and I could go on and you know it all anyway... but here you work with people to restore them back to good health or save lives and it is such a noble profession... medicine.<BR/><BR/>I gave a copy of your holiday Prozac beeper post to my urologist today because I figured being a surgeon he would certainly appreciate it. I probably shouldn't give him stuff like that as he has never commented on anything funny and I imagine my patient file is voluminous enough due to my frequent flier status at hospital and office over the last few years. Still..I think this one was so good...I am sure he must've gotten a laugh out of it. :)<BR/><BR/>At dinner tonight...I was telling a friend about how involved medicine is with regulations and everything needing to be documented electronically in all facets of care and how that hinders actual hands on patient care. I then told her about the nurses comment and how it brought a tear to your eye. She busted out laughing!<BR/><BR/>That was excellent. :)SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.com