What ' s Been Left Out

Would You Do It Again?Over on my other blog, every Monday, I write Good Decision/Bad Decision posts. The idea is to dissect a decision, usually financial, from various viewpoints. Nothing we do in life is truly good or bad, there are always consequences. This week, I am going to tackle something a little more personal. Should I have gone to medical school?This question is fraught with emotional pitfalls. How could it not be? From the moment I can remember, I have wanted to be a doctor. It has been with me for every breath and aspiration. Now at the age of 44, Almost twenty years into my career, I can ' t help but look back and wonder. Was it all worth it?What ' s Been Left OutI love being a doctor. There are so many insights that I have gained by being on the edge of life and death with my patients. The privilege is such, that even my aptitude for verbosity, only manages to scratch the surface. I live a charmed life. I have been lucky.But.Remember that when someone follows a statement with the wordbut, it means to forget every idea that came directly before.But, this profession has cost me dearly.It has cost time and money, strength and energy, character and innocence. I am not the man I once was. Not the man I would be if I chose business or law as my profession. There are many roads in life, who knows who we would have become if we chose the path not taken.I know This MuchMedicine has hurt ...
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