River Styx

For people who don't get my bio, here's the song. youtube.com/watch?v=m_6dkz… I spent my career supporting technical operations for ISPs or major retailers, and spent much time in data centers fixing computers. Data centers and warehouses DO hold most of the "gifts of life" now.

@wrestlerman228 @cursedhat And if his doc friend wrote pain pills and Soma, they are either ancient or unaware of how bad of a drug Soma is. It's controlled here (and should be nationally IMO, it's at least as questionable as Lyrica which is Schedule V). Still, 4 drugs that I know of b4 it or Valium.

@wrestlerman228 @cursedhat But even for pts like me there are several other muscle relaxers to play with -- Zanaflex, Robaxin, Skelaxin and probably others I'm not familiar with -- before getting to the dreaded Soma, which turns into Miltown in the liver (that w/d might respond to long-acting benzos tho).

people are saying mckay wouldn’t be okay with learning langdon stole meds despite being empathetic with his addition. are we talking about the same mckay here?

@wrestlerman228 @cursedhat " was supposed to be ?, the point stands

@wrestlerman228 @cursedhat Or had a doctor friend write them, which is how Langdon claimed he became addicted. Maybe Doctor Friend wrote Valium instead of Flexeril and filled it for too lomg"

@munsonkitten (And there's a good reason why they can't do that same type of audit, the same way an office job does not count how many pens ppl use/take home. That really is the comparison for people who have never worked in a medical setting b4.

@munsonkitten Bingo. It's not like they can do a "suture supplies audit" in the same way they can do a CS audit, either.

some people really seem to be forgetting abbot specifically said “keep some blades in your pocket just in case” during his pitt fest instructions and anyone can do that whenever they want including trinity on a random day so no having that blade isn’t stealing

@munsonkitten That's the sad part too. Though if I recall the dialogue correctly, it was "have an 11 blade", which is a different device from a suture removal blade. Either can be used in self-harm, and she could justify it being there because she grabbed it b4 she knew pt needed staples.

she’s not gonna even be questioned if someone sees her with it unless that person specifically know she’s been self harming

@6yearnland As far as Santos goes, his amends are going to have to be made over the next year as they work together -- what they call "living amends". He said the words. Now he needs to treat her like he's grateful for her kickstarting his recovery. Cuz he should be, if he IS recovering.

@6yearnland Amends are not simply words, but actions. Him wanting to pay for Louie to have a proper burial (or at least a cremation and a headstone that says his name, near his wife/child if possible)? That's closer to what amends are in any 12-step program. Source: Was an Alateen.

if louie, the patient langdon stole the pills from, didn’t care about it being a crime and even showed him empathy then why should i care??

I mean, I'd not blame her for being somewhat resentful in her shoes. She's getting her own MH treatment through the same program most likely, with the same law protecting their jobs. Then she learns that law is being used to protect a white guy who stole pills from the ER?

@RxBrondo @b1tt3rm But I wouldn't doubt that part of her coldness is resentment vs simply not wanting the liability (a metrics issue). It seems like her reasons for participating in the program were beyond her control. She knows addiction is a disease. But stealing benzos is a crime/bar to rehire.

@RxBrondo @b1tt3rm She's a rule-follower, seeing a pdoc, who understands the program he's in because she's likely in that same program because of her MH issues (my state has one too, treatment under it cannot be the only bar to hire or only reason to fire). I also doubt she wants the liability.

i mean yeah valid reaction after finding out something you should have known about

@fbnsjchsss @samirashooter It's not been a full day since he apologized, let alone weeks like for us. Since they each are good doctors, maybe there'll be a trauma that comes in this shift that requires of much of their attention and both of their skills to fix that they realize they *can* work together.

@RiiverStyx @SiyaMafuya @samirashooter he already apologized and has been respectful. its santos whos holding the grudge and throwing his addiction at his face. So going forward, santos should try accepting his apology and if she doesnt, which is fine, but she is grown enough to put differences aside and work tg

yall can be as mad as you want about what langdon did in s1 but he’s done nothing to warrant your anger in s2. he apologized, trinity chose not to accept it which is her perogative but i am tired of him getting zero grace when he has put in the work and changed for the better

@fbnsjchsss @samirashooter (It was more clear for Mel -- she moved because of her sister's care. Since my ex left EM after a year, there are probably other times that an R2 slot opens up. My guess for Trinity is that, like w/ my ex not matching, she was too ambitious in listing her preferred match slots.)

@fbnsjchsss @SiyaMafuya @samirashooter (The first season kinda left a bit of a plot hole for why she and Mel only started 10 months ago. But some ppl don't match in the NRMP the 1st time, esp in competitive fields. My ex didn't, so did his first year in Emergency Medicine b4 getting into a GYN slot the next year.)

@SiyaMafuya @fbnsjchsss @samirashooter He also saw her flirting with Garcia as a threat cuz she gives him shit. Lastly, it's not been weeks since she saw his face after 10 months (like it's been for us). It's one full (insane) shift. Also, methinks my girl Trinity has some PTSD around unstable authority figures.

@SiyaMafuya @fbnsjchsss @samirashooter He also abused his authority in his attempts to hide his addiction when she saw questionable things (the glued Ativan vial, Louie's missing pills), by isolating her from her attending physician, to the point of being so paranoid he assumed a convo about a pt was about him./2

@SiyaMafuya @fbnsjchsss @samirashooter Amends are actions. Not apologies. They ARE going to have to work together, so going forward he can try to treat Trinity with a modicum of respect and decency, instead of using his position of relative authority to isolate her from her attendings and make her feel like an idiot.

@RiiverStyx @fbnsjchsss @samirashooter And he is forever going to be the villain I guess to everybody’s story no matter how many amends, no matter how many apologies he makes that’s going to be something forever clearly no one is going to forget or try to forgive. You can’t win unfortunately