It’s been a short week after Labour Weekend but its actually been a real grind for me.
Tuesday was my usual long day at work, a normal day from 7:30 to 5:30, and then five more hours of acute work. Wednesday and Thursday were just normal work days but today it’s Friday, it’s 10 pm, I’ve been at work since 8, and there’s still a couple more hours of operating to go.
I feel OK though. I love the work, and the gender affirmation surgery I’ve been involved with makes me a hero to my children, which is huge for me. Plus, it pays the bills. If I wasn’t assured of a lie-in in the morning, it might be a different story, though.
Of course, no one else in theatre is working as hard as the surgeon. Single minded intensity for hours at a time, no breaks for food, drink, or the loo. I don’t know how they do it. Hats off to them for sure.
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And I forgot to mention, apologies of course to the family and friends I was supposed to be having dinner with at home! Lucky it’s not me that does the cooking…and it sounds like they had a fabulous time without me…