So PandaBearMD got divorced?

[narinari]

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So I was reading a thread about divorce, & stumbled across a comment from a person claiming to be PandaBearMD's wife (from the popular pandabearmd.com blog of an emergency medical doctor).

This person goes on to say:
forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=10788035&postcount=66

"Yes you are. Shame on the all of you for encouraging the forum/ blog addiction.

Medicine gave pandabear great professional satisfaction yet it cost him his family.

You can probably find panda bear on match.com....

former Mrs. Pandabear."


After going through her history, it seems that PandaBearMD had a really dysfunctional life after hitting medical school. I looked into the issue a little further & found that he posted this recently:

http://docsontheweb.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-gone-mad.html

Dated February 2011

I finished residency, got my first job, got divorced, and have had my head down for the last two years working more shifts than I ever did as a resident if you can believe it.

I guess this is a reminder that medicine has its huge/ultimate sacrifices. In the end is it really worth it? I think if you have a family or are married beforehand, the only way it can realistically work is if you are with someone who is in medicine too. No way can the other person understand the hardships, poverty, & b.s. you will have to go through, & now that medical school has gotten so unrighteously expensive, & with the financial incentives becoming smaller, what's the point?

I know that personally, I ended up losing my best friend/girlfriend thanks to this stupid process, & I ended up losing a different girl who was amazing because of how poor & broke I will be for another 8-10 years & more. I guess the only way as a student, is to not even think about marriage until you're 34-35. Until then, I guess I'll just stick to random hookups at bars, med. student, okcupid, pof.com, & other websites, lol.

In any case, screw the American economic system 👎 If medical school wasn't so expensive, & we did things like in Europe (cheaper school, STIPENDS, going into medical school after high school rather than after doing a stupid, expensive, & useless college degree), you may not be paid as much, but you'd definitely be a lot happier & so would everyone around you too.

 

[NickNaylor]

This post is all over the map.

 

[LifeTake2]

So I was reading a thread about divorce, & stumbled across a comment from a person claiming to be PandaBearMD's wife (from the popular pandabearmd.com blog of an emergency medical doctor).

This person goes on to say:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/search.php?searchid=16957477

"Yes you are. Shame on the all of you for encouraging the forum/ blog addiction.

Medicine gave pandabear great professional satisfaction yet it cost him his family.

You can probably find panda bear on match.com....

former Mrs. Pandabear."


After going through her history, it seems that PandaBearMD had a really dysfunctional life after hitting medical school. I looked into the issue a little further & found that he posted this recently:

http://docsontheweb.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-gone-mad.html

Dated February 2011




I guess this is a reminder that medicine has its huge sacrifices. In the end is it really worth it? I think if you have a family or are married beforehand, the only way it can realistically work is if you are with someone who is in medicine too. No way can the other person understand the hardships, poverty, & b.s. you will have to go through, & now that medical school has gotten so expensive, & with the financial incentives becoming smaller, what's the point?

I know that personally, I ended up losing my best friend/girlfriend thanks to this stupid process, & I ended up losing a different girl who was amazing because of this process.

I guess the only way as a student, is to not even think about marriage until you're 34-35. Until then, I guess I'll just stick to random hookups, okcupid, pof.com, & other websites.

Screw the American economic system 👎 If medical school wasn'tso expensive, & they did things like they did in Europe (cheaper school, STIPENDS, going into medical school after high school rather than after doing a stupid, expensive, & useless college degree), you may not be paid as much, but you'd definitely be a lot happier.

Don't insult those of us with healthy, successful marriages with equating divorce with breaking up with a girlfriend or two. They are not even in the same realm, that you think they are speaks volume of your lack of understanding of what marriage is like.

Yes, medicine is hard. No, it is not a death sentence to a relationship.

To clarify, the mere fact that MrsPandaBear came online to vent about their marital issues shows there were problems that go beyond medical school!

 

[narinari]

Don't insult those of us with healthy, successful marriages with equating divorce with breaking up with a girlfriend or two. They are not even in the same realm, that you think they are speaks volume of your lack of understanding of what marriage is like.

To clarify, the mere fact that MrsPandaBear came online to vent about their marital issues shows there were problems that go beyond medical school!

I never insulted you bud. Take a chill pill, & lay off the hatorade. & never take what you have presently for granted. You may have a healthy, successful marriage now, but maybe you won't tomorrow. Nothing's guaranteed; & I was pointing out that these problems happen a lot more often in medicine than one would think. PandaBearMD being a very good example. He is somewhat of a local celebrity on the SDN forums & highly regarded, but more often than not, people don't see the other side!

 

[bucks2010]

OP No offense man but you don't have a clue about panda and it's really inappropriate for you to be speculating about his personal life online.

 

[CoolWhipp]

Pandabear is like a celebrity around here. I hope keeping up with his blog doesn't equate with picking up a crappy gossip magazine. It certainly feels that way though. We watched Pandabear grow up and are now temporally watching him fall.

 

[xadmin]

Sample size n = 1.

So a person who holds a job teaching in high school get a divorced = don't be a highschool teacher?

 

[UnclePhil]

I know that personally, I ended up losing my best friend/girlfriend thanks to this stupid process, & I ended up losing a different girl who was amazing because of how poor & broke I will be for another 8-10 years & more. I guess the only way as a student, is to not even think about marriage until you're 34-35. Until then, I guess I'll just stick to random hookups at bars, med. student, okcupid, pof.com, & other websites, lol.

What "stupid process"? You haven't even started the process yet, you're not even in med school yet.

An amazing girl who dumped you because of how poor your will be in the next 8-10 years while you are currently a pre-med? Doesn't sound too amazing to me. A ton of married couples in med school stay married (and yes, with people who are outside of medicine) because they are actually in committed relationships. Don't be overly dramatic about how medicine is screwing up your love life when you haven't even started the process of being a doctor yet and your downfalls consist of breaking up with sorority Susie from 204 Greek row.

Complain about how a medical career is ruining your personal life when you actually have a medical career to complain about. It always amazes me at how pre-meds always feel the need to be preemptively pessimistic about medicine.

 

[45408]

Yeah, he mentioned in a post-residency post (on a blog other than his own) that he got divorced. This was a while ago.

 

[narinari]

What "stupid process"? You haven't even started the process yet, you're not even in med school yet.

An amazing girl who dumped you because of how poor your will be in the next 8-10 years while you are currently a pre-med? Doesn't sound too amazing to me. A ton of married couples in med school stay married (and yes, with people who are outside of medicine) because they are actually in committed relationships. Don't be overly dramatic about how medicine is screwing up your love life when you haven't even started the process of being a doctor yet and your downfalls consist of breaking up with sorority Susie from 204 Greek row.

Complain about how a medical career is ruining your personal life when you actually have a medical career to complain about. It always amazes me at how pre-meds always feel the need to be preemptively pessimistic about medicine.

U mad bro?

 

[Frazier]

I never insulted you bud. Take a chill pill, & lay off the hatorade. & never take what you have presently for granted. You may have a healthy, successful marriage now, but maybe you won't tomorrow. Nothing's guaranteed; & I was pointing out that these problems happen a lot more often in medicine than one would think....

Something about OP saying this to a 35 year old man with 8 kids makes me 🙄 all at the same time.

 

[UnclePhil]

Something about OP saying this to a 35 year old man with 8 kids makes me 🙄 all at the same time.

I know I lol'ed.

Shows awesome self-awareness on his part.

 

[narinari]

Something about OP saying this to a 35 year old man with 8 kids makes me 🙄 all at the same time.

Well, something about a 35 year old man having 8 kids makes me roll my eyes too Octodaddy much?

 

[S6MD]

Well, something about a 35 year old man having 8 kids makes me roll my eyes too Octodaddy much?

narinari, you are a terrible person.

and i can surmise that from an anonymous forum - i can only imagine what you are like in the RL.

 

[Geekchick921]

Well, that was fun, only not. Thread closed.