I describe things best with words. My esteemed colleague Fizzy, however, draws pictures. And for those of you who, after reading my blog, still don't understand the state of desperate insanity that being on-call causes, I present Fizzy's recent, very accurate, pictorial description.
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Wow. If you would eat KFC's Double Down then you must indeed be desperately insane.
ReplyDeleteTry the Double Down before you bash it. Pure ambrosia.
ReplyDeleteThat's great! Being on call also allows copious amounts of donuts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link :)
ReplyDeleteIt always amazed me the kind of half-eaten crap I could leave in the residents lounge that would still somehow get eaten like within an hour.
GAG!!!
ReplyDeleteI saw a commercial/picture of that double down thing from KFC and wanted to vomit. I used to eat anything and not care how unhealthy it was, but now even looking at things like that makes me sick.
That sounds like a reminder of internship or residency but of shorter duration.
ReplyDeleteOn call food can be anything that doesn't have growth on it. To paraphrase the words of the old Jell-o ads, "If it is there, you'd eat it."
ReplyDeleteOur emergency service is under staffed right now and I have been going in on most of my "days (nights) off" and working to help the relief vets that are not used to our hospital. I go in to give a hand and end up staying for 16 hrs. I went in this morning for 8 AM-6:30PM ICU duty and got home at 11:30. Why? Because THREE respiratory distress (one so bad it being ventilated) hit by car dogs, a GI obstruction dog, cat fell on by couch, dog swallowed needle, etc all rushed in at once. There were others, but I didn't have to work with them. But I did get to work with an amazing trauma and critical care surgeon.
ReplyDeleteIt is worth it just to learn how to tie off the descending aorta with a red rubber catheter when doing open heart CPR.
I want to try the Double Down just because I'm sure it tastes like pure naughtiness. Kind of like the Krispy Kreme burger - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/03/broadcasts/main1680067.shtml
ReplyDeleteI was hoping Fizzy had a blog. We could use a medical comic blog to read.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that some of these look pretty plausible. Then I remembered: I'm on call. Res ipsa loquitur.
ReplyDeleteFizzy obviously missed his calling in life - should have been an animator.
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patient graham crackers with butter and ensure.
ReplyDeletePretty much the same story in the pharmacy... two-day old doughnuts with a little ranitidine syrup spilled on them? --- no problem.
ReplyDeleteNo food ever goes to waste. P.S. I work with some pretty ethnic-cuisine savvy people and they RAVE about the KFC Mashed Potato Bowl. What the..???
I live in a small town (50K). My doc brother's angelic wife keeps a plate from the last meal (usually only dinner, except on the weekends). They've been married 26 years, so it's really done to a system.
ReplyDeleteOhh. Another blog I'm now going to have to follow. Thanks DrGrumpy.
ReplyDeleteI'm a very healthy eater at home. Nursing has turned me into a junk food junky. I crave all kinds of junk while racing around the unit, and end up eating way too much when I finally get to go home. Ironic that working in health care would be a threat to my health.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering what KateA's post bragging about her veterinary skills and dedication has to do with on-call food choices?
ReplyDeleteMy hospital food choices are almost anything with caffeine or chocolate in it. Or the saltines from the patients' food cupboard.
Last night I ate an apple that had been sitting on the dusty counter behind an ER computer for the last three days.
ReplyDeleteI rinsed it off first, though.
I agree with angel. FIzzy! make a medical comic blog!
ReplyDeleteFizzy has a Blog, gang! Over there on my blog list!
ReplyDeleteSB College student, check it out:
ReplyDeletehttp://doccartoon.blogspot.com/
Dr. Grumpy even linked to it :)
i've been a patient in the hospital and i lost weight eating hospital food because it was so nasty i had a hard time swallowing eat ... ya'll must be DESPERATE to eat patient's food. i'll save it for you the next time i'm in ... because i won't eat it ... i'll wait for you to bring me that kfc thingy.
ReplyDeleteI am the child of two physicians- one a radiologist (dad} and one a pediatrician (mom}.
ReplyDeleteOne of the first things I ever learned was that both parents must have caffeine in the morning, If we wanted breakfast- we had to being Mom coffeee.
I also remember that calls always came at dinner time- and I know Dad would either grab and eat as much as he could in the few minutes before he left or take it with him,.
anon.
I told someone at work the other day about that new KFC Double Down. They didn't believe me, lol. I had to actually pull it up online and show them.
ReplyDeleteI just jealously eyed some God-only-knows how old turkey sandwich in the back of the ER dept's fridge.
ReplyDeleteWhile in residency we noticed many of the elderly would never touch their ensure. One of my friend's must have lived on ensure. Also anything that didn't look touched (still wrapped up) was fair game.
ReplyDeletePlus lots of caffeine.
@ Dixie McCall...not bragging, just post call high from getting 5 hours of sleep over a 48 hour period. And the proximity to one of the most inspirational, albeit weird, individuals in the world. Personally, I have found that those packs of honey make for a good snack around 4 AM.
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