You know, I'm a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I've diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.
In medical school, it's quite possible to get taught that you can diagnose everybody and treat everything. But then you get out in the real world and find that for most patients walking through your door, you have no idea what's causing their symptoms.
I'm now convinced that I'm a doctor. I mean, if someone says they have a pain, I'm like, 'Well, that's your spleen.'
I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.
I am not a physician, but I am deeply interested in diagnostic categories and have read extensively in the history of the subject.
My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.
I often look at a lot of Doctor Who stuff that's about now, which no one has approached me about.
As a physician, I understand how important it is to collect data on people so we can understand what's happening with them. I will be in the position to help enable that knowledge.
It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has.
I am a fantastic nurse. I discovered this about myself, and I'm really fantastic about diagnosing things.