Many years ago, my life as a physician was going in one direction. Recent events derailed it towards a very different practice. One where I serve the emergency rooms of the US.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time with the right skills, and the courage of conviction along with the desire to serve! The children of such a person are blessed by his very light.
I wonder, doc, if you could give me a possible idea what this might be. I have a localized very sore spot under my left ribcage. About three inchies left of belly button, about 2 inches up, about 2 inches under the tip of the rib cage. About 2 cm across, localized in the sense of the surrounding tissues are ok, and it feels pretty surface (though not skin related). Been there for a couple of months. Your diagram made me wonder if it could be gut related.
Speaking to our bodies letting us know when we are overloaded: I learned a few years ago that my body definitely speaks to me when I am taking on too much. I was going through a series of health issues, and finally started taking a day in bed one day a week. Literally, I spent a day in bed, just resting, once a week. That, coupled with scaling back my responsibilities, got me back on track. Now I take a day in bed when I need it, maybe once a month or less often. But I always go back to it when I feel that I am stretching myself thin. It is a good time to rest and reprioritize. I highly recommend it. I know that you have a newborn, so things are not geared toward ANY lazy days. But when you can, do something regularly to rest and reprioritize. :) It is hard for me, as a doer of things, to give myself permission to do literally nothing. But it has been a life changer.
Thank you for sharing your part of life with us. I apprciate you.
Thank you for your support.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time with the right skills, and the courage of conviction along with the desire to serve! The children of such a person are blessed by his very light.
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Great story!
I wonder, doc, if you could give me a possible idea what this might be. I have a localized very sore spot under my left ribcage. About three inchies left of belly button, about 2 inches up, about 2 inches under the tip of the rib cage. About 2 cm across, localized in the sense of the surrounding tissues are ok, and it feels pretty surface (though not skin related). Been there for a couple of months. Your diagram made me wonder if it could be gut related.
Doc, thank you for sharing this story and practicing medicine.
Speaking to our bodies letting us know when we are overloaded: I learned a few years ago that my body definitely speaks to me when I am taking on too much. I was going through a series of health issues, and finally started taking a day in bed one day a week. Literally, I spent a day in bed, just resting, once a week. That, coupled with scaling back my responsibilities, got me back on track. Now I take a day in bed when I need it, maybe once a month or less often. But I always go back to it when I feel that I am stretching myself thin. It is a good time to rest and reprioritize. I highly recommend it. I know that you have a newborn, so things are not geared toward ANY lazy days. But when you can, do something regularly to rest and reprioritize. :) It is hard for me, as a doer of things, to give myself permission to do literally nothing. But it has been a life changer.
I definitely feel the same way.
The idea of taking a day to rest seems so crazy to me at the moment, but deep down I know I need it.
love this story