Just binge read every single one of your Substacks and have been genuinely laughing out loud and also feeling so many things based on the depth of your introspection. Can’t wait to see future posts.
I have shit exactly once at a hospital in 15 years, on a night shift as a JHO following several days of constipation due to an absence of water intake. I’d rather be bullied by that obese orthopaedic registrar as an intern again, or linger on the geris ward after a particularly repulsive pad change, than sit on a hospital loo again.
I remember trying to thank one of the first surgical registrars I admired as a 4th year medical student. I explained that at the start of the term I used to go hide in the toilet for a bit when it was time to go to clinic or theatre, but felt more at ease now. He looked at me incredulously and I realised that this wasn’t normal human behaviour. This validation is amazing.
Just binge read every single one of your Substacks and have been genuinely laughing out loud and also feeling so many things based on the depth of your introspection. Can’t wait to see future posts.
I have shit exactly once at a hospital in 15 years, on a night shift as a JHO following several days of constipation due to an absence of water intake. I’d rather be bullied by that obese orthopaedic registrar as an intern again, or linger on the geris ward after a particularly repulsive pad change, than sit on a hospital loo again.
This experience is shared across allied health as well! It began as a student and has continued into my working life as a place of respite and calm.
You've basically described my first 6 months of being an ED registrar. Ruminating, hiding and playing Pokemon Go, all in the toilet 😂
I remember trying to thank one of the first surgical registrars I admired as a 4th year medical student. I explained that at the start of the term I used to go hide in the toilet for a bit when it was time to go to clinic or theatre, but felt more at ease now. He looked at me incredulously and I realised that this wasn’t normal human behaviour. This validation is amazing.
Love that you feel seen. I was also worried I was the only one, but I'm heartened to hear there are so many stories like ours.
Can your next post be about the anxious preoperative shits please? And then the even more anxious scrub when you haven’t had managed a good one prior
This is disgusting and by maybe the most relatable thing I have ever read. I love it.