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i haven't even taken my first step into the medical career and my greatest nightmare has come true!! i've been referred to the breast clinic after my medical checkup for a tiny breast lump!! (no cause for alarm folks... it's benign... found out abt 5 yrs ago. but the dr said just to be sure, better check again.) and guess which breast clinic?? in the very hospital where i start my first general surgery posting!!
oh man... state of panic... if it's a male surgeon, i'm gonna work in the same department with someone who's gonna SEE and PALPATE my breasts!! sit in the same auditorium and see him every friday mornings, bump into him at the staff canteen or food courts, or worse!! i may even do ward rounds with him!!
ok... think if female surgeon, not so bad la huh... but still weird.
how do u be professional abt such things? it's ok if there're a couple of yrs apart cos then the dr might not even rem my face... like the one who saw me at his breast clinic in yr 1 and then gave me a breast cancer tutorial in his clinic in yr 3. haha! well... he certainly appeared like he din rem me. but my appt is on the 5 may... wow... what appropriate timing...
i've always thought abt how i'm gonna look for a gynae and obstetrician, breast surgeon, colorectal surgeon, blahblah... if i do need one. after all, these areas of the body are well... certainly very awkward to expose to a friend. plus with our med sch postings and future postings, it's inevitable that we'll get to know quite a number of specialists well enough.
haaii... can't believe i'm faced with the problem so soon... way too soon! even b4 i start!!
some ppl say... go private lor! well... i certainly will if i've already earned my first 50K or something... not when i'm in deficit and spending so-called future money.
what to do... be brave n just go la... meanwhile praying hard for a female surgeon to be on duty tt day...
posted by Gerri @ 4/18/2006 11:10:00 PM
2 Comments:
it can be embarassing, esp for you.
i would freak out if my consultant did a PR on me.
maybe you can request for a female doxtor to attend to you. i once saw it done at a ttsh clinic.
take care and see u at the orientation!
These life encounters are unpredictable and frightening. You are a client to the consultant so its okay to request for a female doctor. They will understand. Dr are human being too.
Patients encounter worse scenerios; feeling very embarassed becos the Drs discuss his/her case in front of their team and medical student, examing the patient. Who feel worsed? They are at the mercy of their consultant who are much more superior than them.
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