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  • Christmas Eve Work

    Posted by aaco on December 24, 2019 at 8:06 am

    How many of you are working today? 
    I  am , half or three quarter day, depending on when work gets done.
    We have a half schedule on outpt , mammo center is closed, thank god.  Just did a sniff test. 
    We staffed  with half number of rads.
     
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    sumeerkumar.t replied 1 year, 10 months ago 25 Members · 41 Replies
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  • btomba_77

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 8:23 am

    I have MSK for the entire health system to myself until the 26th.
     
    Full day 7a-7p in-house today and yesterday and overnight pager call all week.
     
     
    Can work from home X-mas day. If I get my list swept of stats by noonish I should (barring any pages) be able to get lunch with my family.
     
    Had 100 RVUs yesterday on 45-ish MRIs, 10 CTs and 75-80 pfs ….. plus did tumor board and a couple of hip injections.
     
     
     
    ….
     
     
    Then off to Punta Cana to kill my liver for New Year 🙂
     
     
     
    ….
     
     
    I’ve worked every Christmas since 2000. Atheist, no kids, live local so don’t need to travel. … but this one is a bit insane.
     
     
     

    • Unknown Member

      Deleted User
      December 24, 2019 at 8:27 am

      Be careful you dont become a Dominican Republic casualty

      • talhas_world_364

        Member
        December 24, 2019 at 9:52 am

        Im on outpatient Dx today, its a regular day

        • AngPat

          Member
          December 24, 2019 at 10:00 am

          Happy Christmas Folks!

          • Chris7549

            Member
            December 24, 2019 at 10:48 am

            Moonlighting ER Body imaging 5pm-1am.
            My alternative is watching movies and eating chinese takeout.

            • btomba_77

              Member
              December 24, 2019 at 10:53 am

              Quote from NeuroJewDo

              Moonlighting ER Body imaging 5pm-1am.
              My alternative is watching movies and eating chinese takeout.

              I told mrs_dergon I’d make her a taco later … festive 🙂

              • msc5405

                Member
                December 24, 2019 at 12:23 pm

                I work today through next Monday, then work 2 days out of 20, so… trade offs. 
                 
                Today is busy. 

                • ghuang920

                  Member
                  December 24, 2019 at 12:33 pm

                  Working at the VA today for a few hours. Then I have tomorrow off for Christmas.  Happy Holidays everyone!

                  • Unknown Member

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                    December 24, 2019 at 12:54 pm

                    Finished dicey transpleural liver bx in pt with portal hypertension, nodule between rt hepatic vein and cava. Sadly just had to inform young expectant couple of no heartbeat on first tri OB US. Theyre primary is off. Couple more studies to clear, then home for family dinner, and evening of pond hockey.

                    Then on call tomorrow and weekend. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

              • Unknown Member

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                December 24, 2019 at 12:54 pm

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            • btomba_77

              Member
              December 24, 2019 at 1:03 pm

              Quote from NeuroJewDo

              Moonlighting ER Body imaging 5pm-1am.
              My alternative is watching movies and eating chinese takeout.

              [link]https://youtu.be/BGzO1ghRKp4[/link]
               
              🙂

              • Unknown Member

                Deleted User
                December 24, 2019 at 1:14 pm

                Half the Radiologists gone, maybe more, Im working 18 hours today and an hour of cycling. Also DOD tomorrow at the hospital for 12 hours.

                • aaco

                  Member
                  December 24, 2019 at 1:29 pm

                  Almost done. Mixed bag of stuff. Off tomorrow. Call (14 hrs or so) Thursday.
                  Have NYE and NYD off.

                  • ruszja

                    Member
                    December 24, 2019 at 2:29 pm

                    Ended up overstaffed. Finished some QA project that had been waiting for further action.

                    • medvidr

                      Member
                      December 24, 2019 at 4:03 pm

                      I love how our ER is staffed with 6 extra mid leveled because all the ER docs are off.

                      So they are allowed to staff with mid-levels, but they require a read from a board certified radiologist in less than 20 minutes after scan. How does that make any sense?

                    • daberechimoses59_164

                      Member
                      December 24, 2019 at 4:17 pm

                      Nothing about emergency medicine in this country makes any sense whatsoever

                    • katiemckee84_223

                      Member
                      December 24, 2019 at 4:49 pm

                      ^ Yes you can’t make this stuff up.
                       
                      It seems radiology is clearly the most important department in american medicine moving ahead, if not clear already.

                    • Unknown Member

                      Deleted User
                      December 24, 2019 at 5:12 pm

                      ^ Word

                    • mthx9155

                      Member
                      December 24, 2019 at 5:44 pm

                      Worked all day today, and on IR call tonight and all day/night tomorrow. Here’s hoping everyone stays home and doesn’t decide to take their motorcycles out for a Christmas ride.

                    • Unknown Member

                      Deleted User
                      December 24, 2019 at 6:18 pm

                      Noctors have destroyed emergency medicine and if the ACR has its way they’re going to destroy radiology as well in no time.

                    • sheryl.capellan2642_646

                      Member
                      December 24, 2019 at 8:40 pm

                      Merry Christmas to all !

    • jeevonbenning_648

      Member
      December 25, 2019 at 5:31 am

      Ya don’t think any atheists celebrate Christmas? A lot due because of pressure, loneliness, habit, excuse to eat crappy food, etc. 😉

      100 RVUs. Ouch. I’m happy doing that in a week.

      Quote from dergon

      I have MSK for the entire health system to myself until the 26th.

      Full day 7a-7p in-house today and yesterday and overnight pager call all week.

      Can work from home X-mas day. If I get my list swept of stats by noonish I should (barring any pages) be able to get lunch with my family.

      Had 100 RVUs yesterday on 45-ish MRIs, 10 CTs and 75-80 pfs ….. plus did tumor board and a couple of hip injections.

      ….

      Then off to Punta Cana to kill my liver for New Year 🙂

      ….

      I’ve worked every Christmas since 2000. Atheist, no kids, live local so don’t need to travel. … but this one is a bit insane.

  • Elba_Gurbanova_158

    Member
    December 24, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    Federal Gov employee.

    I got Christmas Eve off due to executive order. Christmas day is off as well.

    • jeevonbenning_648

      Member
      December 25, 2019 at 5:33 am

      Yup, Trump awarded all Federal employees Christmas Eve off this year! It’s like the gift that keeps on giving. Most active duty would have off anyway due to a training holiday though.

  • aldoctc

    Member
    December 25, 2019 at 7:57 am

    Merry Xmas!
     
    Worked yesterday, working today, worked last weekend (‘holiday’ weekend since Xmas on Wednesday this year).  
     
    We had full staffing yesterday (Xmas eve), but after lunch guy on call usually tells others to take off; I had some things to catch up on so I bounced around 4pm.  Had a very nice Xmas eve dinner with GF, my kids, and her kids (all adults).  
     
    Today (Xmas) will be like a weekend call day, roughly 8am to 5pm.  I’ll probably take a couple of hours to go have lunch with GF.  Typically, I’ll stay later when on call and pick up some extra $ (internal moonlighting), but today I’m kinda tired and will likely go home at 5.  
     
    After my kids stopped believing in Santa Claus and especially after I got divorced, I usually ask to work Xmas.  I’m not religious at all and Xmas is usually one of the slowest days of the year; much prefer to work winter holidays over summer holidays (with all their attendant car/boat/motorcycle/ATV trauma).  My preference to work Xmas is much appreciated by the younger partners with kids/families.  
     
    I wouldn’t say I have full blown SAD (seasonal affective disorder) but December can be a pretty bad month for me so I’d rather be working than sitting at home ruminating.  Don’t like to travel around the holidays due to the congestion and also possibility of foul weather.  I love my family but, having experienced plenty of holiday drama due to one of my sister’s histrionics, I’m happy by myself.  So anyway, this December I’ve only had 3 days off (don’t worry, I had plenty of time off earlier in the year and asked to have it this way) and will be glad when New Year’s rolls around.  Really, really looking forward to a week in St. Lucia towards the end of January.  
     

    • Unknown Member

      Deleted User
      December 25, 2019 at 8:59 am

      Well earned.

      And well done all of those allowing others to have the holiday off by offering to work. Good will toward all.

      • btomba_77

        Member
        December 24, 2022 at 6:40 am

        Huge blizzard overnight here in CLE with bitter cold and gusts over 60MPH … better but still nasty this morning.
         
         

        The dog won’t go outside to pee. But on the up side,  I’m on call today and I had the lists cleared in 40 minutes … lowest number of cases ever.
         
        And so far we still have power so I can watch the Browns game this afternoon. Merry Christmas!

        • Unknown Member

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          December 24, 2022 at 7:50 am

          On all weekend, all from home unless theres an esophagram for food bolus, or abscess drainage. Insufficient staff for any other intervention, silver lining I guess. Same wind/snow. But my dog is Husky mutt. So cant get him to come in.
          18 and 20 yo lads are home, taking turns getting the old 4 cyl manual Tacoma stuck in drifts out in the woods, and pulling it out with the tracked UTV last night. Lots of ham today, and bonfire tonight.

          • g.giancaspro_108

            Member
            December 24, 2022 at 8:19 am

            Today is considered a regular work day by the hospitals with outpatients scheduled, etc.

            • Unknown Member

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              December 24, 2022 at 8:59 am

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              • afazio.uk_887

                Member
                December 24, 2022 at 9:51 am

                 
                Some of you Rads on here live some pretty interesting rural lifestyles…. 

                • mario.mtz30_447

                  Member
                  December 24, 2022 at 10:23 am

                  I wouldn’t survive a week where uncleduke is but I enjoy reading about his lifestyle

                  • Unknown Member

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                    December 24, 2022 at 11:09 am

                    Ive got an older RAVCO Renegade to rescue vehicles jammed above me he axles in the snow. I cant post pics on my phone, but its a ball. Busting drifts is as fun as it gets if youre reasonably sure you can get out.

        • tdetlie_105

          Member
          December 24, 2022 at 11:11 am

          Quote from dergon

          Huge blizzard overnight here in CLE with bitter cold and gusts over 60MPH … better but still nasty this morning.

          The dog won’t go outside to pee. But on the up side,  I’m on call today and I had the lists cleared in 40 minutes … lowest number of cases ever.

          And so far we still have power so I can watch the Browns game this afternoon. Merry Christmas!

           
          Yes, coldest I can remember ever being in, with wind chill, we are down to -15-20. Amazing that deer/birds etc can survive this….Surprised they are still playing the game! Guessing some high-tech thermals!
           
          Merry X-mas/Happy Holidays!

  • aldoctc

    Member
    December 24, 2022 at 12:33 pm

    Working another Xmas. So far seems even slower than other’s I’ve worked.  Somewhat on the edge of the arctic blast but still lows below 0F. Propane tank was filled last week, split almost 3 cords of wood earlier this year, and the backup generator had routine maintenance in November; barring a tornado or a rogue nuke, I think I’ll make it, LOL.  I remember last Xmas I was tooling around in my (red) convertible with a Santa Claus hat on; certainly not this year.  
     
    Don’t bust through snow drifts myself but looking down the hill from my house, it looks like my neighbor has been out in his pasture since the snow.  My guess is that he’s been working checking his fences; too cold to run his cattle and the snow is covering the forage anyway.  
     
    Happy holidays!
     

    • btomba_77

      Member
      December 25, 2022 at 10:23 am

      I did the math … I think this is my 23rd consecutive year of Christmas call.
       
      Lists are *very* light.  I’m reading a smattering of MR and PF while listening to the Vince Guaraldi trio Charlie Brown Christmas … as close as I get to a tradition.
       
       
      Looking out at a raging and angry Lake Erie from my home office window.   Wind has backed down a lot and the worst of the cold is over (it will be a high of around 13 today) 
       
      mrs_dergon and I took a pass on any gifts (we’re giving each other the gift of “dream house” for every x-mas, birthday, and anniversary for the next decade 😉 ) … just treating it like a normal call weekend.
       
       

      • belal_suliman2004_670

        Member
        December 25, 2022 at 11:13 am

        For some reason that description made me recall the Raiders – Browns playoff game about 40 years ago in arctic conditions.

        • btomba_77

          Member
          December 25, 2022 at 11:26 am

          Red right 88

          • Unknown Member

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            December 25, 2022 at 12:39 pm

            The Guaraldi Trio Charlie Brown album is my favorite. Its been on here too .

        • cindyanne_522

          Member
          December 25, 2022 at 4:02 pm

          The cardiac kids were special. Should have gone to the SB. Ultimately, Sipe had a weak arm. Cockoft couldnt kick extra points, which was the equivalent of a 25 yard field goal back then.  Sorry to even bring up the kickers name!!!
           
          That day belongs up there in Cleveland sports hell along with Jose Mesa blowing the world series, the fumbles of the late 80s, losing Lebron the first time, Willie Mays catch in 1954. Ten cent beer night wasnt hell, but embarrassing PR. 

          • sumeerkumar.t

            Member
            December 25, 2022 at 7:05 pm

            It made the ‘Cleveland sports curse’ a plausible conjecture.
             
            I personally sports events are more compelling and memorable when played in harsh conditions, not the climate controlled indoor stadiums common now.