tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post4101116077745501732..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: Speaking of Grand Rounds...Sid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-83763549076434447802007-01-23T19:07:00.000-08:002007-01-23T19:07:00.000-08:00There is some practical philosophy that I've learn...There is some practical philosophy that I've learned over the years.<br />I have somewhat of a reputation of being able to take on difficult, challenging, complicated cases, ones that may have flummoxed a few other neurologists, and figure them out, make sense out of them, maybe even sometimes help the patient (this is neurology, of course).<br />The problem is these cases are difficult, time-consuming, and stress-inducing not the least because you tend to have to deal with a distressed, upset patient and family.<br />If I had these cases all the time, I would probably burn out and also would be living a lesser lifestyle, because you never get paid enough for the time you put in, for the emotional stress you go through.<br />So I need the feeble complaints, the quickie consults -- the ones where I know the diagnosis and treatment watching the patient walk to my office. I need that to make it through the day, and to pay my bills.Greg Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422487877167541900noreply@blogger.com