could someone tell me what the gastroenterologist lifestyle is after residency?
DrKnowItAll said:My cousin is a GI specialist. He works 90-100 hours a week and takes call every other night. He has been practicing for 25 years and has only had two weeks of vacation. He has married 4 times and has six kids, although he firmly believes that he couldn't have possibly fathered his last child since he was taking call q1d at the time the wife apparently got pregnant. He rarely sees his kids and has actually seen his 10-year-old daughter only three times, four if you count the time she was sleeping.
Despite all these minor inconveniences, he loves his job. He loves the smell of poop and thinks that with a good rectal exam you can even diagnose thyroid disease. He is happy and extremely dedicated to his work and thinks that his only weakness is dozing off at dinner and behind the wheel (he was at one time thought to have narcolepsy which was later ruled out after they found out he was a gastroenterologist).
june015b said:could someone tell me what the gastroenterologist lifestyle is after residency?
DrKnowItAll said:My cousin is a GI specialist. He works 90-100 hours a week and takes call every other night. He has been practicing for 25 years and has only had two weeks of vacation. He has married 4 times and has six kids, although he firmly believes that he couldn't have possibly fathered his last child since he was taking call q1d at the time the wife apparently got pregnant. He rarely sees his kids and has actually seen his 10-year-old daughter only three times, four if you count the time she was sleeping.
Despite all these minor inconveniences, he loves his job. He loves the smell of poop and thinks that with a good rectal exam you can even diagnose thyroid disease. He is happy and extremely dedicated to his work and thinks that his only weakness is dozing off at dinner and behind the wheel (he was at one time thought to have narcolepsy which was later ruled out after they found out he was a gastroenterologist).
DrKnowItAll said:My cousin is a GI specialist. He works 90-100 hours a week and takes call every other night. He has been practicing for 25 years and has only had two weeks of vacation. He has married 4 times and has six kids, although he firmly believes that he couldn't have possibly fathered his last child since he was taking call q1d at the time the wife apparently got pregnant. He rarely sees his kids and has actually seen his 10-year-old daughter only three times, four if you count the time she was sleeping.
Despite all these minor inconveniences, he loves his job. He loves the smell of poop and thinks that with a good rectal exam you can even diagnose thyroid disease. He is happy and extremely dedicated to his work and thinks that his only weakness is dozing off at dinner and behind the wheel (he was at one time thought to have narcolepsy which was later ruled out after they found out he was a gastroenterologist).
DrKnowItAll said:My cousin is a GI specialist. He works 90-100 hours a week and takes call every other night. He has been practicing for 25 years and has only had two weeks of vacation. He has married 4 times and has six kids, although he firmly believes that he couldn't have possibly fathered his last child since he was taking call q1d at the time the wife apparently got pregnant. He rarely sees his kids and has actually seen his 10-year-old daughter only three times, four if you count the time she was sleeping.
Despite all these minor inconveniences, he loves his job. He loves the smell of poop and thinks that with a good rectal exam you can even diagnose thyroid disease. He is happy and extremely dedicated to his work and thinks that his only weakness is dozing off at dinner and behind the wheel (he was at one time thought to have narcolepsy which was later ruled out after they found out he was a gastroenterologist).
My cousin is a GI specialist. He works 90-100 hours a week and takes call every other night. He has been practicing for 25 years and has only had two weeks of vacation. He has married 4 times and has six kids, although he firmly believes that he couldn't have possibly fathered his last child since he was taking call q1d at the time the wife apparently got pregnant. He rarely sees his kids and has actually seen his 10-year-old daughter only three times, four if you count the time she was sleeping.
Despite all these minor inconveniences, he loves his job. He loves the smell of poop and thinks that with a good rectal exam you can even diagnose thyroid disease. He is happy and extremely dedicated to his work and thinks that his only weakness is dozing off at dinner and behind the wheel (he was at one time thought to have narcolepsy which was later ruled out after they found out he was a gastroenterologist).
My cousin is a GI specialist. He works 90-100 hours a week and takes call every other night. He has been practicing for 25 years and has only had two weeks of vacation. He has married 4 times and has six kids, although he firmly believes that he couldn't have possibly fathered his last child since he was taking call q1d at the time the wife apparently got pregnant. He rarely sees his kids and has actually seen his 10-year-old daughter only three times, four if you count the time she was sleeping.
Despite all these minor inconveniences, he loves his job. He loves the smell of poop and thinks that with a good rectal exam you can even diagnose thyroid disease. He is happy and extremely dedicated to his work and thinks that his only weakness is dozing off at dinner and behind the wheel (he was at one time thought to have narcolepsy which was later ruled out after they found out he was a gastroenterologist).
I volunteer for a GI and don't get why everyone calls it a "lifestyle" specialty. He works his asssss off Thanks!