My firefighter boyfriend is obsessed with this air ambulance doctor that sometimes turns up on scene at incidents they attend… i’m howling at these messages 😂
Drove past
@gracebeverley
earlier and instead of playing it cool or just smiling and waving like a normal person, I decided it would be appropriate to stare at her out the passenger window like this...
I’m so sorry if you noticed grace and thought I was being rude 😭😂❤️
Final year is hard enough without the breaking down of an 8 year relationship and engagement, finding somewhere new to live, going through financial hardship, enduring a narcissistic situationship and a severe depressive episode. But I really got through it despite all that 🥹
Today on placement a reg asked me if I had a “10 year plan” for my career. Perfectly reasonable question you may say. And I’d agree. Until he said I needed to find somewhere in that plan to “find a man and have kids”. Why are we assuming every woman wants/needs this to be happy?
Also, like not to go on about it, but I’m so proud of myself… the past year (almost to the day) has been the HARDEST year of my life and in January I nearly gave up completely, mid-depressive episode. My friend sent me this earlier and it reminded me how far I’ve come…
Had my first shift in ED yesterday and I WAS HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE 🤩 even got to assist with a chest drain. I can’t wait til this is my actual career not just a 4 month rotation😌
Ollie’s out here learning to do lash extensions so his girlfriend doesn’t have to pay for them anymore and I can’t even get a text back 🥲
Nah but this is so bloomin’ wholesome and cute!
Been on 3 dates with a guy and then it comes up in conversation that I’m bisexual (was on my dating profile anyway) and he says he finds it odd and doesn’t know how to feel about it. Okay BYE THEN YA WEASEL 🖕🏻
Spent 2 hours today researching how I can move to Aus to train instead of staying on this awful island. I was considering it before but now it’s a must. We shouldn’t have to fight tooth and nail just to train in the field we want to. And locum shifts drying up too…
I applied to IMT this year, the competition ratio has gone up by 43% in one year. If I see one more person say “there’s enough work to go around”, I may fully lose it.
We’re fighting each other like dogs for these posts, when there are gaps on every rota around the country
After seeing that wonderful gift package Bart’s(?) med students got when they finished finals, I thought it would be fun to show you all the haul we got coming out of our last written exam today… 😂
Last day of proper med school placement today and deanery allocations got released too. So excited to be sticking around in LNR deanery for the next 2 years! ✨😍
Watching a BBC series on surgery, and all the orthopaedic surgeons are like “actually it’s a very sophisticated specialism, of profound delicacy and complexity”
and then there’s this guy:
Dating apps are weird because you learn all these little things about a bunch of strangers and their lives, only to just randomly stop talking to each other one Thursday at 3:17pm???
The irony of annual leave request being declined because of inadequate staffing levels when the day in question would be left better staffed without me than most other days I’ve worked this rotation so far 🙃
Anyways I told him I had a man. And I nearly married said man and was planning children etc. But that didn’t work out and that’s fine, because I don’t need a husband and children to feel fulfilled or successful in this life 🤷🏻♀️
No shade to the guy, he seemed nice. It just annoys me the societal pressures placed on women specifically to find “the one” and have kids ASAP. If I was a man I bet nobody would even mention finding a wife and having kids and prioritising that over career.
Just got rejected on my dream flat and I have about 3 weeks until my current tenancy ends so that’s not stressful at all. Definitely not crying over it at work. Nope. Not me. ✌🏼😭
@GRandall6502
@DrSteveTaylor
But, as Dr Hilary mentions in the clip, we have to pay for mandatory GMC membership, royal college memberships, exams to progress in our postgraduate training, indemnity insurance, courses, etc….
Well, I got through the first 2 days as a doctor! But I can’t lie I’m nervous to start properly on Wednesday without the comfort of the outgoing F1s being there 😬
Had so much fun delivering the Cardiac Arrest session of our LWEMS “Intro to EM” series last night!
Completely reaffirmed that Medical Education is definitely something I want to go into.
Was so nice to see some nurses & other AHPs at the session as well, not just medics 🥰
Just a reminder to all consultants out there on the wards today… it may just be a normal working day for you and you wanna get things done at the regular pace, but for us baby docs it’s another new rotation in another new place with lots to learn! Be patient with us pls 🥹
Turns out staying so busy you have no time to think about anything is actually NOT a healthy coping strategy, and will ultimately result in you crying in the shower on a Saturday afternoon. Makes sense I guess ✌🏼
The rental market and cost of living is actually ridiculous right now. Tell me how I’m a full time doctor but struggling to find a place I can afford and still be able to make ends meet 🙃🥲
This rotation has really reaffirmed for me that EM is my passion and I want to make it my career. Other than the obvious “check the application criteria” etc - do any EM docs out there have tips on things I should be making sure I do to make my application as strong as possible?
I can literally feel myself finally emerging out of a 7 year depressive episode and sorry to get all deep but it feels like I’m seeing everything in colour for the first time 🥺☀️☺️
Not gonna lie I hated the first week and a half of clinical placement and was starting to doubt myself and whether I’m actually capable of becoming a doctor but I have had the BEST day today and I’m feeling so much better and more motivated than ever 🥰
I’m actually SO proud of myself! Just ran my first ever 10k (the furthest I’ve managed before is 7k). Please ignore how slow I did it - I had to stop and walk a few times. Was a beautiful route and I feel amazing now!
Crazy to think this time 2 years ago my life as I knew it was falling apart and now I’m on holiday with the love of my life sipping cocktails and having the best time. It truly does get better ❤️
Literally only been back on the dating apps for like 3 weeks and I’m already sick to death 🙃 just starting to accept I’ll have to just be the cool fun single aunt forever ✌🏼
If everyone can send positive vibes my way this afternoon for my second OSCE please ✨ last exam of third year to get through then only results and 3 weeks of SSC stand between me and being a 4th year medical student!! 😮
My hospital appointment letter said to bring a urine sample but then when I arrived they said they didn’t need it so now I guess I’m just carrying a little pot of piss around in my bag for a bit
@medickimw
When my nanna passed I read a short collection of stories she’d written about her life and one of them was that as a kid she’d trained a crow and tied a piece of string around its neck as a lead. She literally made it her pet. A true tyrant 😂
I promised myself I’d keep up with my evening gym routine when I started work but so far I’ve only managed 2 days this week. The gym is my happy place but jeez this week has been a steep learning curve and I’m shattered!
Okay first of all, you’re trash for filming this woman without her knowing and laughing at her... NOT okay.
But secondly can we just address the fact she is an innovative QUEEN for this sun cream application hack?! Outstanding. 10/10 what a woman 😍
I actually cannot wait to graduate and move into my own place. Will be the first time I’ll have lived truly alone and I’m excited to just decorate it how I want and have space to myself and have no one to worry about but ME
Can we roll these out to Med Students everywhere but as a marker for how much quizzing we’re in the headspace to be able to cope with from the consultant that day?
We want you all to be comfortable today !! So come and grab a sticker to show what level of interaction you are comfortable with !!
#RME2021
#Covidsafe
Me and
@RobHartley1
share a Spotify account and I’ve just gone on it to see he’s been listening to the Moana soundtrack while he’s been away this weekend 😂❤️
Studying medicine is such a rollercoaster.... had a panic attack during a simulation session yesterday and questioned whether I am even good enough to be a doctor... today I was having the time of my life in A&E clerking patients, feeling like a mini doctor. I can’t keep up 😂☺️
I have just witnessed the most perfect karma 😂 girl sat next to me in the train waiting room, playing her games console. One of her family members comes in and says “do you want to come out to the platform now? The trains a couple minutes away”. The girl starts mouthing ...(1/?)
Really enjoying group fitness classes at the moment. It’s the only thing motivating me to get to the gym. Plus I plucked up the courage to introduce myself to and chat to one of the girls in my class today. Suck on that, anxiety! 💪🏻😊
My happiness levels have gone up so much in the past few days. Not even properly started my course yet but I feel like I have a routine and a reason to get up in the morning. 🙂🙂
I cried in front of people for the first time at uni today during group work. It’s a slippery slope from here. I’m sorry friends, the flood gates have opened 😂😂
Friendly reminder that even though you’re allowed people (ONE other household) inside your house from today, you’re still meant to stay 1m apart 🙃 my Instagram stories feed is just chocka full of people pretending COVID doesn’t exist anymore....
Never thought I’d be confident enough to workout in the gym in just leggings and a sports bra but today I braved it for 10 minutes while I ran on the treadmill because it was sweltering and idk I guess I’m just proud of me 😂
Actually felt sooo good today to finally sit in a pastoral support meeting and laugh and smile and feel hopeful instead of just spending the while time crying and feeling awful. For the first time in 3 years. So grateful for the support I’ve received from the team… (1/2)
This weekend has just been proof to me that, like a child, I thrive under routine. I’ve been so productive with my weekend because I know I have work all next week. Feeling much more settled in myself ☺️
Me, just living my life peacefully: ☺️
My iPhone, waking up and choosing violence: here’s a collage I’ve put together of you and your ex fiancé… why not take a look
Sometimes I think I’m a really pessimistic person. Then I remember that every morning I check my belly for abs even though I haven’t dieted or exercised consistently for about 6 months. And if that isn’t optimism I don’t know what is....
I literally can’t get over the fact that I saw a baby being born last night. Like… this woman who had only just met me allowed me to be in the room with her and her family for the most special day ever?! Grateful doesn’t even cover it. Magical. She did such a great job too! 🥰
My friend (and current flatmate) just put a coconut oil mask in my hair and gave me an Indian head massage and it cured my depressive episode so Rob has a lot to live up to when I get home in a few weeks...
Actually got such lovely feedback from my TABs and PSG and CS at my end of rotation 1 meeting today I could have cried 🥹🥹 gonna miss my renal fam so much when we rotate in a couple weeks!
Bit rude that the one year I managed to get a bangin’ summer bod (if I do say so myself) is the same year we have a global pandemic and can’t go on holiday 🙃
I’m just bloody loving my HCA job at the moment and I’m gonna be so sad when my contract ends in 5 weeks’ time 😭❤️ The patient contact, the caring for people, the working with brilliant human beings... it’s just *chefs kiss* 👌🏼😍
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