Oh. I wish you didn't just tell me that.

I love Dr. Fizzy. Check her daily for her commentary about Med school, etc. So much you can say is the same with nursing. She posted today such a funny account of how it is.

Have you had any really awkward conversations with a Doc? You are just there and they start spilling about wife, patient, medical condition they have, etc. You quickly look around to see if you can pretend they weren't talking to you and exit stage left! Sometimes, it's sooooo awkward and uncomfortable that you now know that this person is one fry short of a happy meal, ya know? that you are stunned for quite a while

There's just gotta be some awesome accounts of this. And I bet some are really wild.

I had one pull on my scrub sleeve to get me to lean in so he could tell me how so and so nurse always treats him like a child and how much he hates her and blah, blah... :uhoh21:. I just wanted to sucker punch him in the stomach, LOL! Guess he came to the wrong person

http://doccartoon.blogspot.com/

i have a physician colleague who lost his job due to very embarrassing circumstances, and then his wife sued for divorce. i got chapter and verse about her for about a year. then i got to hear about child support and visitation issues. it's been awhile now and his life has settled down, so our conversations are able to be more professional and friendly on topics of more general interest.

Quote from netglowHave you had any really awkward conversations with a Doc? You are just there and they start spilling about wife, patient, medical condition they have, etc. You quickly look around to see if you can pretend they weren't talking to you and exit stage left! Sometimes, it's sooooo awkward and uncomfortable that you now know that this person is one fry short of a happy meal, ya know? that you are stunned for quite a while A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor

I don't feel of privilege at all when it is something of the vein of Dr. Fizzy's cartoon. Now if the person in question and I are friends or trusted colleagues for years, this whole thread would not apply...

Quote from GuttercatUh yeah and, no. We're all fallible humans, no matter how brilliant or accomplished. In fact, the more brilliant and dedicated, the more you tend to see deficits in other areas of their lives.When one of my peers or MD's I work with open up about personal and/or professional turmoil, I consider it a priviledge that they trusted me in confidence in the first place.Yes, I've heard some weird stories, but who am I to judge?

Quote from netglowI don't feel of privilege at all when it is something of the vein of Dr. Fizzy's cartoon. Now if the person in question and I are friends or trusted colleagues for years, this whole thread would not apply...

Oversharing is alas, a common thing found in many professions.It the overexposure gets to be too much, a cool but polite "thanks for sharing that Dr. So-and-so, now what shall we do about this patient's blood pressure?" works.