Tag Archives: Family Doctor

Carnival

Posted on September 26, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Have you ever noticed that the games at the carnival are rigged? You play them anyway. There’s always the chance that you’ll beat the odds. You’ll be the one walking around with that giant panda bear and the crowds … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare Today, Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogging, carnies, carnival, corporate medicine, Doctor, Doctor story, Family Doctor, games, Healthcare, Hospital, Insurance company, Medicine | 13 Comments

Runner’s Low

Posted on September 20, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Since my mom passed away, running has been harder for me. It’s hard to find the time. It’s hard to get away. She used to watch the kids while my husband and I went to races. Plus it’s near impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blogging, Death, Doctor, Doctor story, Doctors and death, Dying, Family Doctor, Grief, healthy, medical, Medicine, Mom, mother, Running | 25 Comments

Those who can, should teach.

Posted on September 16, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I love having students. I’ve had all kinds. High schoolers considering a career in medicine. Premed students applying for medical school. PA students. Medical students on a family medicine rotation. My partner recently asked me if I get paid to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advise Humorous, Healthcare Today, Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogging, Doctor, Doctor story, Family Doctor, family medicine, Healthcare, Humor, Karate Kid, medical, Medical School, Medical Student, Medicine, profit, Teachers, Teaching | 13 Comments

The Day After

Posted on September 12, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Sometimes it isn’t until the day after a tragedy that it starts to really sink in. It’s not until after you close your eyes and your body finally succumbs to sleep. You awaken in the morning to the stark reality. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged 9/11, aftermath, blogging, Death, Doctor, Doctor story, Doctors and death, dream, Dying, Family Doctor, Grief, Mom, mother, nightmare | 16 Comments

8 Things Only Bloggers (and Blog Readers) Would Understand

Posted on September 11, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I’m celebrating my 75th blogpost! I started this silly little blog in November 2015. Why? I don’t know. Why not? Blogging is not for everyone. For me, I just can’t help it. I have so much shit to say. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings | Tagged anxiety, blogger, blogging, blogpost, Doctor, Family Doctor, Humor, lists, musing, post | 24 Comments

The Moment

Posted on September 6, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

In retrospect, the moment that I decided to go to medical school happened in our kitchen. My mother answered the phone back when phones hung on walls. Back when one phone belonged to everyone in the house. Back when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged Doctor, Family Doctor, Healthcare, injury, inspiration, lumbar fracture, medical, Medical School, Medicine, spinal cord | 14 Comments

Use the Damn Q-Tip

Posted on September 4, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

Just not inside your ear canal. When did Q tips become the enemy of the medical professional? Never let them use the Q tips in their ears. It was a cryptic message. NEVER. In the ears. That was day one … Continue reading →

Posted in Advise Humorous, Healthcare Today, Medical Musings | Tagged blogging, cerumen impaction, Doctor, ear wax, Family Doctor, Healthcare, Humor, Q tips | 13 Comments

The Commute

Posted on August 28, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I drive a little more than 30 miles to work and then 30 miles back home again. Most weekdays. For the past 9 years. My husband does the same thing. We both commute to almost the same area. Over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogging, commute, Doctor, Family Doctor, Humor, Mom | 9 Comments

Flawed

Posted on August 24, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I don’t always do the right thing. I don’t always figure it out. That’s the worst part of this job. The not being perfect part because not being perfect means I’m flawed and flawed people make mistakes and my mistakes … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare Today, Medical Musings, My Stories | Tagged blogging, Doctor, Doctor patient relationship, Doctor story, Family Doctor, medical mistakes | 36 Comments

Good Grief

Posted on August 18, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

I remember the first time that I wanted to be a writer. I was in the third grade. The assignment was to write a story about a tin can. I titled it, “The Diary of a Tin Can.” I even … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories | Tagged blogging, cookbooks, Death, diary, Doctor, Dying, Family Doctor, Grief, imagination, Mom, mother, writer, writing | 9 Comments