tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post816738149994765796..comments2024-02-28T08:42:52.675+00:00Comments on The Junior Doctor: Am I a hypocrite?Dr Michael Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-79133329869631405592008-07-16T17:33:00.000+00:002008-07-16T17:33:00.000+00:00Console yourself that an ever expanding waist-line...Console yourself that an ever expanding waist-line probably indicates future exam sucess, indicating that you've been slaving over the books at the expense of anything more enjoyable... <BR/><BR/>COI: MRCP, FRCA and 10Kg gained. Last 5 years of life lost. ;) <BR/><BR/>I'm sure that there is a xmas BMJ piece of research there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-3006047761152567932008-07-10T02:26:00.000+00:002008-07-10T02:26:00.000+00:00I've got the same BMI problem at the moment.....tr...I've got the same BMI problem at the moment.....trying to correct it for many reasons, including professional integrity and personal health (and darn it, I cannot afford new clothes). Doctors who smoke pot while working in psych/emergency and looking after psychotic patients.......grrr.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032258710192225915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-63704321083590217482008-07-08T19:19:00.000+00:002008-07-08T19:19:00.000+00:00your not a hypocrite your a human- if you didn't h...your not a hypocrite your a human- if you didn't have any vices then you'd be perfect and we all know that can't happen.DundeeMedStudenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984350832479803429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-443723864790935962008-07-07T18:02:00.000+00:002008-07-07T18:02:00.000+00:00No you're not a hypocrite. As Dr Xavier said it w...No you're not a hypocrite. As Dr Xavier said it would be hypocritical if you said 'live like me', but you don't. It is also important to have understanding of what you are asking of a patient. Part of my job is smoking cessastion, I have never smoked and often get told I have no idea how hard it is to give up- and I don't. Some understanding in a battle a patient has to face is surely a good thing.SClubBethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271081340446813696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-53058900134422861422008-07-06T11:21:00.000+00:002008-07-06T11:21:00.000+00:00It's not hypocrisy. It would be if you said "live ...It's not hypocrisy. It would be if you said "live like me" but then secretely smoked, over-ate, used drugs or regularly got drunk.<BR/>If you did all this you can still use your professional training to advise others or at least be able to give them the information to make their own choice. Your professional work and personal life are separate (though not in the eyes of the media or of our regulators but they are just government "bitches" now).<BR/>When I was a junior I regularly ate 4 meals a day and several beers and did not gain weight. Now in middle age with a sedentary job my calorie requirement is down to around 1800 and it is a real struggle to even stay where I am on the wrong side of the BMI line. <BR/>As you get older and fatter exercise becomes less attractive. I am more sympathetic to the lardarses I see now and I no longer tell them that there weren't any fat people in Belsen when they tell me they "don't eat anything".Dr Xavier Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068308374633857210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-44375058992070524982008-07-04T17:54:00.000+00:002008-07-04T17:54:00.000+00:00You weren't hypocritical, you were just young, ide...You weren't hypocritical, you were just young, idealistic and not in possession of all the facts. None of these were shameful, you did the best you could at the time. You know better now, and will be a better doctor for it.<BR/><BR/>By and large I think patients quite like their doctor to admit to a few (small) faults. These help to place doctor and patient side by side rather than facing each other.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, as an anaesthetist you will often be behind the patient!Dr Andrew Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.com