Sick during auditions

[schwasted589]

anyone know wth to do if you're sick sick during an audition? I've been toughing out my fever for the past 3 days on L&D and today I felt absolutely terrible -- like I was going to pass out. I have to go back in for 2 more night shifts...I'm trying to make it but this is probably the worst I've ever felt. Also, to add more good news, I have ****ty insurance that doesn't cover any urgent care/hospital here.

Has anyone else ever gotten this ill or am I just lucky?

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[Margo]

Of course. Easy answer: notify your Chief of service and your team, and go take care of your health, today. Either you do it now, or you will be carried out after your 2 more night shifts... Your choice. Considering the insurance issue, urgent care is a cheaper option. Hope you'll feel better soon! Don't worry: you are a rotating student, the L&D will not miss your absence.

 

[DrBowtie]

Of course. Easy answer: notify your Chief of service and your team, and go take care of your health, today. Either you do it now, or you will be carried out after your 2 more night shifts... Your choice. Considering the insurance issue, urgent care is a cheaper option. Hope you'll feel better soon! Don't worry: you are a rotating student, the L&D will not miss your absence.

Or keep showing up, people will notice how terrible you look, you get sent home or given an IV and become the lock at the top of their rank list for being dedicated.

 

[Margo]

Or keep showing up, people will notice how terrible you look, you get sent home or given an IV and become the lock at the top of their rank list for being dedicated.

And if they don't notice? Looks like they have not, for the past 3 days. If the choice is taking care of the problem now, vs risking missing the rest of the rotation, I think the answer is obvious. Also, I am not sure this kind of dedication (being feverish and likely contagious around newborns and pregnant women) will lock his/her at the top of the rank list. But I could be wrong.

 

[iBro]

And if they don't notice? Looks like they have not, for the past 3 days. If the choice is taking care of the problem now, vs risking missing the rest of the rotation, I think the answer is obvious. Also, I am not sure this kind of dedication (being feverish and likely contagious around newborns and pregnant women) will lock his/her at the top of the rank list. But I could be wrong.

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[Carlin]

I'm a chief resident this year. Last month we had a rotating med student who emailed me saying he had a GI bug and/or food poisoning and couldn't make it in to work in the AM but would try to make it for the afternoon. I told him to please stay home for the whole day and not to come back the next day unless he was feeling better.

I promise you, the other residents, let alone the patients, def don't want to hang out with someone who could be infectious... If you aren't feeling good enough to be at work, then we don't want you there! If you do a good job on the days you are present, no one is going to hold a sick day against you.

 

[schwasted589]

And if they don't notice? Looks like they have not, for the past 3 days. If the choice is taking care of the problem now, vs risking missing the rest of the rotation, I think the answer is obvious. Also, I am not sure this kind of dedication (being feverish and likely contagious around newborns and pregnant women) will lock his/her at the top of the rank list. But I could be wrong.

Thank you all. God bless the intern I was with because she noticed I almost passed out and specifically told me not to come in. Looks like this is gonna end up being an extended absence though because i just got admitted to the hospital so at this point, I don't even know what's going to happen but I feel like death so I guess I should probably handle this first. Thank you.

So ready for this process to be over

 

[Amygdarya]

This sucks but your health is definitely the most important now. Hope you get better soon!

 

[doyouhaveaflag]

Thank you all. God bless the intern I was with because she noticed I almost passed out and specifically told me not to come in. Looks like this is gonna end up being an extended absence though because i just got admitted to the hospital so at this point, I don't even know what's going to happen but I feel like death so I guess I should probably handle this first. Thank you.

So ready for this process to be over

So sorry you're going through this! Sounds like more than just the flu if they admitted you. I hope you get feeling better soon. Keep us posted with how you're doing?

 

[swoopyswoop]

please stop exposing newborn babies to whatever you have.

 

[Psai]

please stop exposing newborn babies to whatever you have.

The newborn babies are making me sick not the other way around okay?
I can't remember a single day on peds when I wasn't sick

 

[justin1390]

Seriously though, students should remember that residents and attendings get sick time. People fall ill, there's no exception just because you are a student PAYING $50k/year for education. Sure, most of us are going to come in if it's just a cold. There's work to do.

But in the end, there is no bravado or heroics noted in being a martyr to your health. Most people aren't going to think twice if it's a legit illness and you are normally hard working. They're going to want you to take care of your health. So take care of yourself....

 

[DrBowtie]

There aren't a lot of redundancies as a resident or attending like there is as a med student. Being sick and arranging coverage can be a huge hassle and a big ordeal in the real world. You'd have to reschedule appts, surgeries etc.

 

[schwasted589]

So sorry you're going through this! Sounds like more than just the flu if they admitted you. I hope you get feeling better soon. Keep us posted with how you're doing?

Definitely more than a flu. Somehow managed to become neutropenic + septic so that was fun. If anything, I caught something from the babies in my immunosuppressed state and not the other way around, so that makes me feel a little less guilty about not calling out. Got d/c a few days ago and heading back to work tomorrow. This is going to be interesting. I'm mostly just embarased/mortified. I've never gotten sick like this before.