This is a bit late, but a few weeks ago (Oct 17) I went to London to protest about the new junior doctor contracts. It was great fun, lots of camaraderie, and hopefully had some impact...
Sunday, 29 November 2015
The protests!
Catherine came to visit!
Catherine came to visit last Saturday for the day =D We went to Dartmoor and the beach and town - lots for one day!
It was chilly! But we bought some thick gloves in town for £2 so kept our hands warm!
It was so lovely seeing her =D
Mess Weekend Away
A couple of weekends ago we went on the mess weekend away. We stayed in this amazing house in Bideford with 2 swimming pools and 2 jacuzzis! It was SO much fun!
We went on this really wet walk on the beach...
And played the most complicated board game in the world... (Cornish Smuggler)
It was great =D
Sunday, 8 November 2015
September 20th!
These are photos from a v long time ago when I went to the stables Alex keeps his horse at and Sarah is planning on moving her horse to. They have pigs!!
But before we saw the pigs we ate pig for breakfast... These are Sarah + Alex's specialty - breakfast pasties. They have scrambled egg, sausage, bacon, tomatoes and beans. Yum!
After eating all the pig, we went to see the pigs...!
We brought them wind fall apples from the garden, but they seemed a bit more interested in eating my shoes...
They also have sheep =) which I tried to stroke, but they wouldn't let me...
Yippeeeee =)
But before we saw the pigs we ate pig for breakfast... These are Sarah + Alex's specialty - breakfast pasties. They have scrambled egg, sausage, bacon, tomatoes and beans. Yum!
After eating all the pig, we went to see the pigs...!
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Saturday, 31 October 2015
Things My Patients Said vol. 6
My mate Alex is working in cardiothoracic surgery at the moment. Today he had a Scottish man who he was taking blood from, pre-op. He explained the different tests he was doing, including checking his blood group in case he needed a blood transfusion, so they can have some on standby in the fridge with his blood type. In response to this his wife says in her strong Scottish accent:
Wife: "Will it be Scottish blood?"
Alex: "Haha...."
Deadpan wife: "I'm not joking."
Alex: "Ummm well it's all given anonymously so we can't tell..."
Wife: "I don't want him getting any puny English blood, he needs strong Scottish blood"
Alex: "Oh... well as I say there really is no way to know... umm... you have the right to refuse a transfusion, but that may risk him dying..."
Wife: "Oh..." *Thinks for a bit* "Well, I suppose he'll just have to have it then."
Delirious lady - "The Queen came to see me this morning"
Daughter - "No she didn't..."
DL - "Oh it must have been yesterday then"
Who knows, maybe the Queen has been for a royal visit and we're accusing this lady of being confused!
Another delirious lady...
Me: "Hello there Mrs ..., my name's Alex, I'm one of the doctors. Just come to see if you've been drinking enough today or if we need to give you any extra fluids. Have you had much to drink?"
Pt "I'm going private! Let me out, this is a disgrace!"
(No one's stopping her leaving, but she's immobile.)
She'd spent all week accusing the day-team of stealing her non-existant Yakult so eventually someone had bought her some.
Me: "Unfortunately we can't send you home because you've not been v well, you've been a bit muddled"
Pt: I'm not muddled!! *Threws Yakult at me*
I gave it back and she threw it at me again yelling "I already threw it at you once!"
Wife: "Will it be Scottish blood?"
Alex: "Haha...."
Deadpan wife: "I'm not joking."
Alex: "Ummm well it's all given anonymously so we can't tell..."
Wife: "I don't want him getting any puny English blood, he needs strong Scottish blood"
Alex: "Oh... well as I say there really is no way to know... umm... you have the right to refuse a transfusion, but that may risk him dying..."
Wife: "Oh..." *Thinks for a bit* "Well, I suppose he'll just have to have it then."
Delirious lady - "The Queen came to see me this morning"
Daughter - "No she didn't..."
DL - "Oh it must have been yesterday then"
Who knows, maybe the Queen has been for a royal visit and we're accusing this lady of being confused!
Another delirious lady...
Me: "Hello there Mrs ..., my name's Alex, I'm one of the doctors. Just come to see if you've been drinking enough today or if we need to give you any extra fluids. Have you had much to drink?"
Pt "I'm going private! Let me out, this is a disgrace!"
(No one's stopping her leaving, but she's immobile.)
She'd spent all week accusing the day-team of stealing her non-existant Yakult so eventually someone had bought her some.
Me: "Unfortunately we can't send you home because you've not been v well, you've been a bit muddled"
Pt: I'm not muddled!! *Threws Yakult at me*
I gave it back and she threw it at me again yelling "I already threw it at you once!"
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Things my patients' said vol. 5
Sarah's patient who she'd been taking lots of blood from: "Ahhh! There's the green lady, Lord save us all!"
Dysphasic patient (means they struggle to get their words out) who I couldn't understand as he wasn't making any sense shouted at me: "You don't know anything, do you?!"
My 89 y/o patient genuinely said this when I asked how he was doing this morning "Well I'm up to my eyeballs in constipation, but don't worry, I've taken a double laxative so I'm soon going to be swimming out of here on a lake of shit..." I couldn't stop laughing for about 5 minutes!
"What happens at this 42 West Street? Everybody keeps asking me about it!" (It's the address we use to test people's memory)
I was sitting at the desk today writing in a patient's notes and one of our completely dotty patients came up to me and said "Can I help you with anything?" "No thanks" "Are you sure you don't need anything explaining?" "I think I'll be alright!"
Dysphasic patient (means they struggle to get their words out) who I couldn't understand as he wasn't making any sense shouted at me: "You don't know anything, do you?!"
My 89 y/o patient genuinely said this when I asked how he was doing this morning "Well I'm up to my eyeballs in constipation, but don't worry, I've taken a double laxative so I'm soon going to be swimming out of here on a lake of shit..." I couldn't stop laughing for about 5 minutes!
"What happens at this 42 West Street? Everybody keeps asking me about it!" (It's the address we use to test people's memory)
I was sitting at the desk today writing in a patient's notes and one of our completely dotty patients came up to me and said "Can I help you with anything?" "No thanks" "Are you sure you don't need anything explaining?" "I think I'll be alright!"
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Dartmoor
This is an old post I wrote a couple of weeks ago, but for some reason didn't publish.
On Saturday me, Sarah, Alex, Rachel and John went to Dartmoor for a long walk and lunch.
There were lots of ponies and cows and sheep and the ponies let us stroke them :-) This little baby one was really fluffy.
On Saturday me, Sarah, Alex, Rachel and John went to Dartmoor for a long walk and lunch.
There were lots of ponies and cows and sheep and the ponies let us stroke them :-) This little baby one was really fluffy.
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Things My Patients Said Vol. 4
Nurse: "This is the doctor"
Pt: "Busker?"
Nurse: "No doctor"
Pt (looking at me): "So you're a busker...?"
Me: "No, DOCTOR"
Pt: "Oh I did wonder why a busker was coming to see me..."
Consultant: "I'm afraid you have a new diagnosis of diabetes."
Pt: "Oh piss off!"
Elderly pt, Mr H's wife on the phone: "Can you give him a message?"
Me: "Yeah of course"
Mr H's wife: "Can you tell him, I still love him, even though he's a silly old bugger"
Me: "Umm.... ok, if you're sure...?"
Mr H's wife: "Yes, say it just like that"
...
Me (shouting as deaf): "Hi Mr H, I've just had your wife on the phone... she was asking how you're doing and she had a message for you..."
Mr H: "Oh yes?"
Me: "Um... well sorry, she made me promise I'd say this... she says "She still loves you, even though you're a silly old bugger!"
Mr H: "Ho ho ho well tell her I still love her, even though she's a silly old cow!"
Pt: "Busker?"
Nurse: "No doctor"
Pt (looking at me): "So you're a busker...?"
Me: "No, DOCTOR"
Pt: "Oh I did wonder why a busker was coming to see me..."
Consultant: "I'm afraid you have a new diagnosis of diabetes."
Pt: "Oh piss off!"
Elderly pt, Mr H's wife on the phone: "Can you give him a message?"
Me: "Yeah of course"
Mr H's wife: "Can you tell him, I still love him, even though he's a silly old bugger"
Me: "Umm.... ok, if you're sure...?"
Mr H's wife: "Yes, say it just like that"
...
Me (shouting as deaf): "Hi Mr H, I've just had your wife on the phone... she was asking how you're doing and she had a message for you..."
Mr H: "Oh yes?"
Me: "Um... well sorry, she made me promise I'd say this... she says "She still loves you, even though you're a silly old bugger!"
Mr H: "Ho ho ho well tell her I still love her, even though she's a silly old cow!"
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Things my patients said vol. 3
Dementia patient: "Why are my hands so dark?"
Me: "Your liver's not very well, so you've got jaundice"
DP: Pointing at black student nurse - "Look, she's got it too!"
Dietician: "Sir, here's your new energy drink"
Definitely-not demented patient: "Wait here, I want someone to be near enough for me to throw it at them if I don't like it, and I'm not going to throw it at this young lady"
I had a slightly surreal moment this morning sitting with the sweetest 104-year old patient, with "Let me take a selfie" playing on her radio. Can't imagine what she must think of our generation!
In case you haven't heard it (you're not missing out...):
Me: "Your liver's not very well, so you've got jaundice"
DP: Pointing at black student nurse - "Look, she's got it too!"
Dietician: "Sir, here's your new energy drink"
Definitely-not demented patient: "Wait here, I want someone to be near enough for me to throw it at them if I don't like it, and I'm not going to throw it at this young lady"
I had a slightly surreal moment this morning sitting with the sweetest 104-year old patient, with "Let me take a selfie" playing on her radio. Can't imagine what she must think of our generation!
In case you haven't heard it (you're not missing out...):
Monday, 27 July 2015
We need to talk about Jeremy
As you know there has been a lot of talk about the NHS, 7-day working and Jeremy Hunt. These are good articles that explain why Jeremy Hunt should not be trusted and must be opposed.
https://juniordoctorblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/dear-other-normal-human-beings/
http://weneedtotalkaboutjeremy.com
https://juniordoctorblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/dear-other-normal-human-beings/
http://weneedtotalkaboutjeremy.com
Sunday, 19 July 2015
More things from around the internet
This is incredible:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/magazine/the-mixed-up-brothers-of-bogota.html?WT.mc_id=2015-JULY-KWP-INTL_AUD_DEV-0629-0802&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=IntlAudDev&kwp_0=27241&kwp_4=162306&kwp_1=165919&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/magazine/the-mixed-up-brothers-of-bogota.html?WT.mc_id=2015-JULY-KWP-INTL_AUD_DEV-0629-0802&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=IntlAudDev&kwp_0=27241&kwp_4=162306&kwp_1=165919&_r=0
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/12/doris-long-101-world-abseiling-record-spinnaker-tower
Saturday, 18 July 2015
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