The incessant fawning over each other, both in person as the linked article describes and on social media has been way too saccharine for my cranky ass. It also seems really inconsiderate since she only left her husband a few months ago. Like, we get it, you LOVE him but damn do you need to be THIS extra?

Megan Fox and MGK sound like they are annoying AF to be around. 

Fair enough.

Because, in the US, there’s really no such thing as a part-time oncologist (also true for many of the sub-specialties in medicine). There’s no one to pick up the slack if someone wants to reduce their hours or not take call. In my friend’s case, his practice initially agreed to pick up some of his workload, but MAN…

I’ve worked damned hard my entire career to be taken seriously as a female physician. And now I need to worry about people thinking that menopause impairs my medical judgement, too? As someone who went into early menopause 6 years ago from cancer surgery and who has had menopausal symptoms since that time, that’s…

I get where you’re coming from. But, there’s a big difference between commiserating with a patient as part of the doctor-patient bond and discussing a medical issue that might make the patient worry about your competence. Thank you for recognizing that we are human. Unfortunately, your attitude is the exception, not…

If a doctor has an issue that impacts his or her ability to safely care for patients, then that person is asked to take a leave of absence. What accommodation would you want to be made for a physician tasked with caring for you or a loved one? How would you feel if an impaired physician harmed a patient?

Very well said, and I wish there was a way to make this work in medicine.

Yeah, I find little difference between “she can’t be President because she’ll be too moody during that time of the month” and “I can’t make sound medical decisions because I’m menopausal*.” Both statements piss me off. I have fought my entire career to be taken as seriously as my male peers. I don’t need yet another…

These women are not asking for bathroom breaks. They are asking not to take call or for reduced work hours. That’s a very big deal in our profession, and simply not feasible in most hospital systems. It’s hard to hire “half” a physician.

Let me start be saying that I am a menopausal physician. This is going to be harsh.

Why do you think Kate is a straight-up bitch? She doesn’t suffer fools or take anyone’s shit, and I don’t think her style of leadership (which frequently involves correcting insanely immature young people with no work ethic) would be at all questioned if she was a dude.

Rheum patients like myself (lupus) are cool with masks because we are not trying to die and we know we’re at risk. My patients who are getting chemo and are immunocompromised are all pretty chill with masks. It’s the folks with stage I cancers who do not require intense treatment or random family members who are being…

Exactly. The rest of the world has returned (almost) to normal. Meanwhile, the US and Brazil are ON FIRE.

Thank you. I’ve been doing this for 20 years and I have NEVER been subjected to this much abuse. Ever. My team and I are exhausted, burned out, and facing escalating hostility from the people we treat.

Virginia. We’ve had it relatively easy and that’s the issue. People aren’t scared anymore, so they aren’t masking or distancing. Thus, we are back in the red and facing an explosion of cases. I actually didn’t have any push back about masks until this month. Now, people are “over it” and getting in our faces. Thanks,…

PEOPLE ARE FED UP!

I had NOT seen that, and I feel not an ounce of pity. I am a physician, and have been told to go fuck myself almost daily for the last few weeks for demanding patients and their families wear masks at all times in my clinic.

I literally just googled his age to see if he falls in the high risk category. He does. This pleases me.

At least the faux-progressive pro-Bernie Russians seemed to have finally gone away.