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A doctor with a broken voice, and dying well - Page 2

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meteorskunk
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada546 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-14 15:11:27
November 14 2012 15:10 GMT
#21
if reading is mastication for the mind, this blog is a healty gourmet dish with ingredients straight from the soil, unlike the typical chocolate candy bar blogging that goes on. It is emotionally challenging but thematically wholesome.

I'll be looking out for these blogs from now on. thank you doctor for making the world a little better. go doctors~!~

Girl Blog Credentials: Comfortable talking to some women. Tried the sex once
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
November 14 2012 15:45 GMT
#22
Otorhinolaryngologist

So that's the proper term for a ear nose throat doctor.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-14 17:15:58
November 14 2012 16:41 GMT
#23
On November 14 2012 19:00 UniversalSnip wrote:
eh, what? What did the mom have to say about it? Wouldn't it make sense to try to revive her and then ask?


The mother was unconscious. Heart insufficiency was enough to put her into deep sopor and compromise her consciousness and judgement. I'd say it was expected after having half her heart muscle dead by an infarction.
Otherwise, it's pretty obvious the patient has the final call. It just wasn't the case this time.

On November 14 2012 13:05 phosphorylation wrote:
thank you so much for sharing the valuable story.

are you an EM doctor?


No, good sir. I'm a general practicioner working in a small countryside hospital in southern Chile. I'm too young to be a specialist yet, I'm only 26 and have been practicing for a year and a half, maybe a little more. I just happen to like the ER so I tend to pull some extra shifts out of my colleagues. There are 4 of us here and we pull 24-hour long shifts, sometimes up to 3-4 times a week, and the rest of the days we just do clinic duty.

I'd also like to thank you all for your kind words and 'get well' wishes. My throat is still fucked up but I'm confident that with the speech ban imposed on me by my ORL, it'll get better soon :D... I just have to endure the wishes to cast some sick SC2 games I've seen these days :C
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
November 14 2012 16:48 GMT
#24
Love your Blogs. I'm currently in an RN program with hopes of working in the ER.

Thanks for Sharing. Also you wouldn't mind me asking what doctors usually think about Male Nurses. All I've heard about is horror stories and alot of discrimination. PM me if you'd like.
ⱩŦ ƑⱠẬ$Ħ / ƩǤ ɈƩẬƉØƝǤ [ɌȻ] / ȊṂ.ṂṼⱣ / ẬȻƩɌ.ȊƝƝØṼẬŦȊØƝ / ẬȻƩɌ.ϟȻẬɌⱠƩŦŦ ϟⱠẬɎƩɌϟ ȻⱠẬƝ
BlACKTrA
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany187 Posts
November 14 2012 18:14 GMT
#25
My grandfather had cancer and we brought him back too as it was clear that he will
very soon...
They gave him a lot of painkillers, morphium etc and as i visited him for the last time
he was lying in his bed. I cried badly and he had tears in his eyes so I think
he still recognized and it was a dignified dead beside his family
123Viril69
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
Australia31 Posts
November 14 2012 20:43 GMT
#26
On November 15 2012 00:10 meteorskunk wrote:
if reading is mastication for the mind, this blog is a healty gourmet dish with ingredients straight from the soil, unlike the typical chocolate candy bar blogging that goes on. It is emotionally challenging but thematically wholesome.

I'll be looking out for these blogs from now on. thank you doctor for making the world a little better. go doctors~!~


This is a beautiful characterization of this blog.
FatChunk
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada93 Posts
November 14 2012 20:45 GMT
#27
Great story, thank you for sharing. The profession you have is not one that is difficult, both emotionally and intellectually and I have a lot of admiration and envy for people who have the bravery and dedication to pursue this as a career path. Thanks again, hope to read more of your blogs soon!
rainfable
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States171 Posts
November 14 2012 21:13 GMT
#28
wow.
i just about broke into tears in the middle of class.
i'm so sorry, dude :c i can't imagine ever having someone else's life in my hands.

get well soon. <3 amazing blog.
{♔} eri (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧   ⋆ my life for aiur!
-HellZerg-
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States409 Posts
November 14 2012 23:13 GMT
#29
My eyes almost got teary, too after reading this. Partly because my mom and I almost died from a car accident. Accepting death is probably the hardest part in life.
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
Korson
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States47 Posts
November 14 2012 23:52 GMT
#30
Umbra,

As a pre-medical student, I would like to sincerely thank you for sharing this inspiring story. It was like looking through a window into what doctor's have to face daily.

Thank you for sharing.
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
November 15 2012 04:10 GMT
#31
On November 15 2012 08:52 Korson wrote:
Umbra,

As a pre-medical student, I would like to sincerely thank you for sharing this inspiring story. It was like looking through a window into what doctor's have to face daily.

Thank you for sharing.


You're welcome.
In pre-med you might not really get all that's going to go through your daily work in the future.
Talk to a physician, maybe one of your teachers. Besides the subject they teach you, they can also provide invaluable work experience and that prepares you a lot more than reading a whole book's chapter.
Good luck through pre-med, sir!
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
Zariel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia1312 Posts
November 15 2012 05:14 GMT
#32
Excellent read.

Helping people; psychologically and arguably, it's the most rewarding and self-satisfaction thing you could possibly get. It absolutely doesn't matter what your job is (whether you're a doctor, repairman, salesman), nothing beats the satisfaction of seeing a smile on someone's face and receiving a 'thank you'.

Saving lives ranks the highest in the Maslow's pyramid. Gives the highest mental reward one could imagine, which is why people like you, strive to save people.

Healing Hands.
sup
FlyingToilet
Profile Joined August 2011
United States840 Posts
November 15 2012 06:09 GMT
#33
Get well soon and keep us updated on these awesome stories
http://justin.tv/flyingtoilet
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
November 15 2012 16:26 GMT
#34
As an update on me, my voice is getting better! I can now speak without sounding like a robot!
Still, since I can't speak too much, I've still got 2 days of speech-ban to go through. Writing what I want to say to my folks at home sucks :C
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
GermanWarHero
Profile Joined November 2012
6 Posts
November 15 2012 16:51 GMT
#35
Boring blog.....when are you guys gonna write about something exciting like knocking out a Tiger with a choke hold while on your vacation in Africa ?
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-15 19:54:26
November 15 2012 17:08 GMT
#36
On November 16 2012 01:51 GermanWarHero wrote:
Boring blog.....when are you guys gonna write about something exciting like knocking out a Tiger with a choke hold while on your vacation in Africa ?


Oh, I'm sorry.
Maybe when I actually get on a vacation (still 3 months away for the 1st one in 3 years). And don't worry, I won't waste my vacation going to Africa to beat the shit out of a tiger (even though I'm struggling to think where in hell will I find one in AFRICA). I'll go to an MLG or maybe Dreamhack. Or maybe both. I don't care if I have to travel the 7000 miles separating Chile from the USA or a couple thousand more miles from Europe to see some quality esports.
So I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you won't see that shit on my blog, son.
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
mordk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile8385 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-15 17:28:02
November 15 2012 17:27 GMT
#37
I have a question, I'm assuming the patient was unconscious or cognitively impaired or something? I ask this because the family made the decision to "limit" treatment on her, is this something usual? I'd guess you need the patient's approval for this right?
fire_brand
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada1123 Posts
November 15 2012 17:34 GMT
#38
Your blog posts have been absolutely amazing. Don't stop sharing this with us. Each one has been a gem and rush of emotion. Keep doing what you're doing and take care of yourself. You can't help people if you're dead.
Random player, pixel enthusiast, crappy illustrator, offlane/support
UmbraaeternuS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile476 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-15 18:13:14
November 15 2012 18:09 GMT
#39
On November 16 2012 02:27 mordk wrote:
I have a question, I'm assuming the patient was unconscious or cognitively impaired or something? I ask this because the family made the decision to "limit" treatment on her, is this something usual? I'd guess you need the patient's approval for this right?


If patient is unconscious or unable to make a call, and a treatment desicion is critical and has to be taken by the moment, the patient's next of kin can take it.
If the patient had not been unconscious, and she had been lucid and in her right mind, she can make that call herself. However, this was not the case. In deep sopor and with her consciousness compromised, that call cannot be taken by the patient.

BTW man, weren't you in your last year of internship? How are things going? Feel free to PM me.
therealwinters - Skype / @DrUmbra - Twitter // "There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love" - Sean "Day[9]" Plott <3
Lynda
Profile Joined May 2010
649 Posts
November 15 2012 18:11 GMT
#40
Very inspiring story, thank you for sharing it.
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