“I am tired of giving more to medicine than my family”
[This is a guest post]
Not sure how to leave a guest post. I stumbled upon this blog site.
I’m sitting here in tears as I feel like I’m reading all of my feelings, fears, bitterness that are being expressed by similar women. I am at that point where I am ready to quite. I just took a new position 7 months ago with a promise that my personal life would not be compromised. That was BS. I’ve actually given more to my job than I’ve given to my family and I AM TIRED OF IT!!! My 16 month old deserves his mommy more than my patients. My husband deserves to be more than a ship passing in the night.
I do still enjoy medicine, but I HATE what it has become. I think primary care is a joke. How do you say you are making a difference in someone’s life when in < 15 minutes you’re pushing more and more pills on them and not truly getting to the root problem. I see my collegues and they look worn out at such a young age. I REFUSE!!!!
Thanks for letting me rant. I know there is something out there for me and I thank you for giving me this resource to share and to learn. God Bless.
- Primary care needs more than 15 minutes for patients (kevinmd.com)
