Fascinating interview of a surgeon and the issues she faces.
What was practicing general surgery like?
Horrible!! Absolutely horrible. The ER would call with “this old lady has non-specific belly pain…I’d like you to come lay hands on her?” As if my hands are magical. As if I can really tell what the hell’s going on. The ER doc is just trying to cover his ass (which is necessary in a society where patients see a ‘normal, expected complication’ as an opportunity to get rich), so it makes my workload that much heavier. So, I got lots of these CYA calls.
