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[Swolecialist @BlackLanterrn]

HE LITERALLY THINKS ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE PEOPLE FROM INSANE ASYLUMS

[Kylie Brakeman @deadeyebrakeman]

I can’t believe “they’re eating the dogs” was a REBUTTAL to “You say weird stuff at your rallies”

[Brandy Mai @crisistalker]

“Alexa, what’s my schedule for today?”

[Jessica Muñoz @munozjes562]

Residency monthly income $3900

medical license 2 states $1500
DEA for two states $1776
hospital credentials $800
ABEM registration fee $420
ABEM Board Exam fee $840
Moving expenses $3000
Rent $2000
Bills $400
Student Loans $300
Groceries $250

#medtwitter #residency

[T @tedoiron]

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YALL WAS GONNA HAPPEN

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[jess @jesshakeitoff]

humans are not built to process 31 lyrically dense taylor swift songs at once

[Dr. Stressed Steminist 🩺 @ntradsteminist]

My years as a waitress and bartender prepared me for medical school much more than my patient care experience or clinical research jobs. My professors praise my interpersonal skills and it's literally just from working for tips and then going to cry in a walk in freezer lol

[T-Pain @TPAIN]

She made us drinks
To drink
We drunk em
Got drunk

[Clement Lee, MD, MSc @ClementLeeMD]

my charge nurse

[Shadi Mehrabi, MD @_shadiam]

For the newly matched (especially in surgery), here are some things no one teaches you about functioning in the hospital:

1. The EMR is not the place to battle things out with another service or take out any other frustrations- pick up the phone and call

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[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

Alabama ruled frozen embryos are children.

Meanwhile, Alabama eliminated its summer food program for children who’ve actually been born.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

The same state of Alabama which just executed Kenneth Smith via nitrogen gas asphyxiation would like you to know that frozen embryos are “children” because as per the Bible, human life cannot be destroyed without incurring the wrath of a Holy God.

[clare @sadderlizards]

don’t talk to me until i’ve had my morning 300mg of caffeine on an empty stomach

[Brian Munoz @brianmmunoz]

The roads in the St. Louis-region are BAD. Here’s a view from Imperial, MO this morning courtesy of Joe Lawson. #stlwx

[David Nola @DavidMora]

New Orleans >>> anywhere else! @Saints #WhoDat

[Tyler Olson, EA @olsonplanner]

Because they spent over a decade to learn.

Because they made $12/hour for years (as physicians).

Because they put their training ahead of many valuable life goals.

Because they’re on call throughout their working years.

Because they advocate for us.

Because they save lives.

[T @tedoiron]

People who are chilling in coffee shops at 7am, what do you do for a living?? I am so confused

[Jason (U mad) @EmperorTChalla]

Lizzo performs a cover of Mozart's The Magic Flute as an intro to her song Truth Hurts at her CO-headliner Glastonbury set. Performing Mozart to a crowd of 200k people is iconic! (6/24/2023). Lizzo stepping into her classical music side this era.

[no @zedonarrival]

“SCOTUS has ruled—”

[Josh McGough, MD @joshmcgoo]

By the end of intern year you should have:
- a favorite pen
- been in therapy
- a "Keep me up at night" patient list
- permanent bags under eyes
- gained or lost 20 pounds