Hey Siobhan. My name is Nathan, and I am an American living with Spina Bifida. I just wanted to quickly thank you for documenting the life of a medical professional. A lot of the people I know will never see the inside of an ICU Lord willing, but, to date, I’ve had 10 surgeries including 5 VP Shunt replacements. Needless to say I’ve seen the inside of an ICU a fair number of times and I am so appreciative of the work you all do. People like you have literally saved my life more than once.
I'm Swedish with Spina Bifida. 5??? My shunt malfunctioned when I was 8 and 16 (that time causing me 6 months of daily panic attacks before it was replaced). NICU is the worst place I've ever been in, but not because I was so sick, but because it caused me panic.
im from Canada also with spina biffida (actually i know the hospital she works in during the video) i have been VERY lucky with mine as it has never been replaced BUT i did have to teach myself to walk again like 3 times and might be a 4th here soon from the sounds of it. And yea its sooooo hard to explain to people what its like to be in the hospital my poor GF freaks out every time i say im going lol
I'm a rheumatoid arthritis patient. In the last year have developed psoriatic arthritis. I have to tell you my rheumatologist is the best doctor I have ever had. She listens to my complaints and she always helps me out. I have never had a doctor like her before. And I'm so glad there's people like you that are training to help people like me, have a better life.
I can't say thank you enough for all the hard work and dedication you put into filming these videos. As awkward as it might seem from your end, filming and speaking to an audience you can't see, you do such a fabulous job pushing through it and putting out such great content!!!
I just wanted to thank you for being a woman in rheumatology! Back when my autoimmune journey first began 6 years ago, and I was at my first ever rheumatologist appointment because my primary tested my Ana and it was 1:1280, his first ever encounter with me he told me that I couldn’t possibly have an autoimmune disease and that I was just depressed. I have this is writing from that visit summary. This was before he tested my blood for the specific antibodies I could have. Right after that encounter I had to go next door to get the blood work he ordered, and it was at the appointment discussing that blood work that he diagnosed me with Sjögren’s because my SSA was 6.2. Just because I was an 18 year old girl didn’t mean that I was lying or misunderstanding what was going on with my body. Gender is a very real factor in many aspects of life and the field of rheumatology needs more women like you
Siobhan, you and your husband should do a Q&A together! I would be interested to know if you rotated through each other's specialty during residency and what you thought about them.
Hello Siobhan, So lovely to see the Rheumatology Respiralogy Clinic combined together. I will pray for the girl to get better from her lung disease or cancer. I appreciate your discussion Siobhan with the other doctors about how to cure the Rheumatologic Respiratory disorder patients
As someone who has psoriatic arthritis, lupus, hashimotos and copd. I really appreciate all that the rheumy drs do. Since Im on biologics and work with patients at the hospital i have to be super careful. I cant wait for more videos. Thank you girly. You rock
Me too. I work in medicine and also have lupus and gastroparesis. So I’m on medical leave as my health got worse. My life is now a GJ feeding tube and central line and doctors apts all the time. I do so appreciate specialists. I’m on IVIG right now so will see if it helps. I’m on weekly infusions. My heart goes out to u as I know how it feels.
I’m 100% the “interesting” patient. Always fun when you hear a Dr. say “well that’s interesting”. I will say I never considered a connection between lung issues and arthritis but I guess it makes sense.
Im really hoping you see this, I am a nursing student right now and going into classes I knew so much more than I would have because of your videos. Your content is so educational, I just want to personally thank you for taking the time to make these. Hospitals get so busy and being in the medical field it can get hard to have some down time! Again thank you so much you really have impacted me and I'm sure a lot of other medical students!
Siobhan as a nursing student, I really appreciate the information about diseases that you discuss, its very helpful in affirming my knowledge in a casual and entertain format. I love watching your videos during study breaks, keep up the good work!
I wish the rheumatologist I saw in Quebec didn’t dismiss me in 5 minutes because I didn’t had swelling in my joints. My CPR was at 40 and I was so in pain. That was 6 months ago... I went from being a fully healthy nurse to someone who can barely walk and lift her head and who crying from muscle and joint pain everyday.... Keep up being a good doctor and really caring about your patients. The world needs more peeps like you.
I totally understand how you feel. I was a critical care nurse working in a very autonomous open heart surgery unit which I loved. I developed a latex allergy followed by diabetes, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and the rare Feltys Syndrome. It's been very hard going from vibrant busy RN life to fully disabled and having difficulty doing much of anything. I had a severe hospitalization in ICU for pneumonia and sepsis. My rheumatologist doesn't do much with my meds and all visits are telehealth. I have mild pulmonary fibrosis, not sure if from sleep apnea or left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. This clinic would be awesome to go to.
It is so interesting to be able to see real conversations about actual patients. How wonderful that your team are willing to share with us. I would love to know more about fibromyalgia. My 23yo daughter has been diagnosed with this and it feels like a bit of a hopeless situation for ever being pain free. She is an absolute trooper and is learning to push through, yet take care. It just doesn't really seem like there's much hope for recovery and that is frustrating.
Rheumatology is what i like to call large spectrum specialty. In most cases, joint problem is one of the manifestations of an underlying autoimmune illness, patients can present different syndromes depending on which organ has been attacked by their immune system. However, the management of such disorders is still difficult & complicated. By the way, i appreciate your empathy toward patients, & your passion to learn. Bravo! keep going
I’m actually getting emotional seeing this as a medical student. I used to work at clinics that had triple booked 15 minute time slots that would be seen by a doctor and PA working together, and watching you and the other doctors work together is what I want my future practice to be like. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Your compassion always shines through ❤️
I wish I had doctors like you! I've had heart problems and kidney problems lately, and I'm having a pyeloplasty next week. But you are so calm and sensible, and medically knowledgeable, that if you just put your hand on my shoulder to talk to me, I'd probably feel a whole lot better than I do now.
As somebody with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I WISH I had you as my doctor. You have taught me so much. It kinda makes me wanna move to Canada so she could be my doctor lol
thank you for Rheumatology! My doctor is so wonderful and solved my illness that I had been passed around from doctor to doctor for years. I won't be cured, BUT....helping me manage my illness (well two!) has changed my life. THANK YOU! You will make a huge difference.
I greatly appreciate Siobhan making such high-quality, clear, and educational videos while also preserving the privacy of the workspace and the patients. Praying Tanaka can't wait to hear practicing rheumatologist in that intro :)
My mom was a rare patient. When she had surgery on her artery in her neck it was discovered that some veins that were suppose to be in the back of her head to help with blood flow she did not have and that the vein in her neck had brached in her neck so that helped her before surgery. The surgeon was amazed and was going to write a paper about it all since she was rather. The Dr who did the cath was wonderful. He also did the cath when we found her heart issue. Both drs were able to explain things to where u can understand. I'm grateful for both
My mother in law has just been discharged from a 2-week stay in hospital. She also had started deteriorating further over the month prior. Despite being double-vaxxed, thinking it was either COVID or pneumonia it took the staff a while to diagnose vasculitis, she's since had immunosuppressive medication to try and help kick-start her immune system. She has improved mildly, however we are only at the beginning of the recovery journey. Rheumatologists like you Siobhan certainly make the information a lot easier to understand! Thank you so much for your compassionate care
My sister was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis at 15. She has to do regular heart echo tests and lung function tests to make sure she’s ok! A video on that would be interesting! I know it’s pretty rare so bringing awareness to that would be a good idea!
As a 3rd year premed applying to med school next month, I have to say, your vids are so inspiring. And the way you act as a physician is something I look up to - particularly how humble you are and seem to have absolutely no ego. Amazing!
I was very thankful for the video appointments. Many of us who lean towards disabled have asked for them for years. Sjogrens, ruptured discs, chronic daily migraine, and endometriosis. I always seem to have a dr appointment, now I don't have to lose a whole day of work.
I have always admired your compassion for your patients and even the ones who are not under your care as was shown when the "Protected Code Blue" alarm sounded. You stated that it felt strange to not have to Run to The Code blue as other personal were there to respond but nonetheless you STILL offered up your sadness for that critical patient. I'm so grateful that you are able to share part of your routine with your Fans! Sadly, one of your ardent Fans, Dr. Adam Hotchkiss didn't fare as well in his sharing! Cheers From Ohio
Yay! A rheumatology video! As a 30 yr RA patient, I'm so excited for your point of view and watching you learn! Keep safe and keep up the good work! 💜💜💜
It was really neat to get an inside glimpse on clinic days from the Dr side of things. My daughter is in a craniofacial clinic and it can be very overwhelming.
Never heard of shrinking lung syndrome - we're usually taught the more constitutional/cardiac/renal manifestations of SLE in med school (but I still have a year left)
This is so intriguing to me. I had to leave my job as an ICU RN when I got really sick, and I was subsequently diagnosed the moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. My rheumatologist has worked so hard over this last year to finally get my body back on track. She was always the perfect balance between optimistic and realistic, and was ambitious with treatment to get the inflammation under control. Thanks for all you do. Your patients are so lucky to have you!
What great mentors you have and a wealth of information they can share with you! Thank you and the other doctors for their compassion to help these patients with chronic illnesses. They are in good hands!
Just wanted to let you know that since I started watching your videos a few years ago and realised I wanted to work in a hospital... I got a master's degree and became a medical social worker!! I knew I didn't really have the strengths/time/money to become a doctor but I knew that I wanted to support people in a hospital context and be involved in the health care process. Now I'm going to start my phd and I specialise in maternity and paediatric social work. Thanks for inspiring me! :-)
I would love for you to do an in depth video for rheumatoid arthritis. I’ve had RA for 11 years now, and it amazes me how many people think it is the same as osteoarthritis.
Please keep talking about rheumatology, I’m a highschool student that hopes to one day become a rheumatologist, and I also have JIA (formerly known as JRA) it’s super exciting to see into what interests me
Sioban! I love your videos, I have been watching you since you were a first-year medical resident! Love your videos, especially when you shadowed an ICU nurse! As a nurse, I respect you so much and how pleasant and therapeutic you are with all your patients! My dad has ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME and I would love to more know about his disease as it's not talked about much, especially in the media! Thank you and stay safe!
Bamboo spine. It’s when someone is misaligned for a long time such that the spine fuses together through it “thinking” that the spine is suffering from microfractures (snells law gone wrong)
My daughter has MCTD, which is extremely rare in adults and even more rare in children. Her rheumatologist is amazing. He not only treats children but also treats adult, so she can have the same doctor even when she’s older. She has interstitial Lung disease and rheumatoid arthritis and even more and at one point has been on prednisone, mycophenolate , and plaquanel and more. I loved this video and how informing it was. If you could do more on MCTD to get more knowledge out there on it that would be awesome. It’s so rare and has little research. We got so lucky with our doctor.
Siobhan, You are a Brilliant Doctor but it is Great to see the Knowledge and wisdom of the two Professors. Covit will Keep there Dept very busy for the next couple of years with lung 🫁 Damage from Covit
Siobhan, you are so inspiring to me and I always find myself looking up to you. I am always looking forward to when you upload new videos! I am currently a pre-med student in college and I am loving everything about it. When I was younger, I grew up in and out of hospitals resulting in the removal of my left lower lung, appendix, gall bladder, and small intestine. So being able to see the care and impact that doctors had not only over me but other patients as well really inspired and motivated me to choose the medical field and pre-medicine! Ever since I could understand the concept of medicine and the field, I knew that it is where I belong and this is my purpose! Sending love, always and I hope that you are doing well 🤎
as a person with psoriasis athritis and pots (posteral ortostatic takikardik syndrom) i think its so nice lisening to you talk about what you do and how much al you dokters work!
This one was even more fascinating than usual, maybe because of the new type of day you have shown us?? Thanks a lot for taking the time and effort to share this. Very inspiring!
It's so beautiful to see how things run in a First World setting in times of Covid 19. Though challenging in our country, this pandemic has compelled us to be more resourceful and tech savvy. Great job Siobhan, I thoroughly enjoy your vlogs and insight from a different perspective :)
I get so many motivations to become a confident doctor by viewing your video. And I also get so much medical knowledge from your videos. Thanks Siobhan. I am from Burma.
I LOVE your videos! So fascinating! It would be awesome if you perhaps did a video explaining Still's disease or Macrophage Activation Syndrome. Both are on the "rarer" side. I was diagnosed with both of these conditions and I haven't come across very many people who know what these diseases are. Thank you for entertaining us AND educating us:)
hi siobhan! i absolutely love ur videos and think it’s amazing that u share ur life and the lessons you’ve learned with the world. as a college student that wants to go to medical school, u have inspired me so much❤️❤️
Wow! So impressive to get Siobhan AND two experienced specialists Dr Khalidi and Dr Cox together. fascinating to see how the collaboration works and medical knowledge grows! 👏👏👏
Multiple (salutary!) unintended consequences. As a "retired" endocrinologist who still does sporadic lectures, I've found these talks to be superb. Not only is there "therapy" for my PoPI syndrome (Persistence of Professional Identity) as I see how some things have changed, and others not, from when I was a resident some 50 years ago. Since these presentations aren't chronologically-arranged, I see her bouncing back and forth among different stages in her training. She is a gifted physician, teacher, and presenter, able to translate fluently between doctorese and "civilian" English. I've even become facile at translating her Canadian accent into "New Yawk." Her training program is amazing; she is as lucky to have her faculty mentors as they are to have her as a trainee and (spoiler alert!) later as a colleague. And, while I do my best to stay current in all fields, I have a tendency to spend more time as a "bonehead" (metabolic bone disease). So when she mentions a condition or development with which I'm not familiar, it gives me the opportunity to review that topic. It's "Dr. Violin's CME" Those whom we train become our "Intellectual Offspring." I'm sure she will have many students, grand-students, great-grand-students, and more.. I'd love to see more videos of her interacting with those medical students. The one video I have seen was maybe the best (at least to this old glandular doc).
Oh this curious cases really motivate to study harder! Thanks a lot Siobhan! I am an internal medicine resident in Russia and curently I have my rheumatology rotation, yesterday we also went to see patient with interstitial lung disease with professor, little I understood. But I've got motivated by your video to dig deeper on this topics:)
As a respiratory therapy student who has watched your videos for years now I am so excited you finally did a video with respiratory conditions!!!! Ahhh I’m nerding out!
Another great video Siobhan... Always entertaining, and informative. I say it every video, Thank you for everything you and your colleagues to. People forget, that there are still other issues people deal with, aside from Covid.. and those patients must feel even more frightened to attend a hospital or Dr visit with it being around. You have such a comforting demeanor which I'm sure EVERYONE you deal with is thankful for.
Thank you for these Siobhan. I'm the US we are often told that it takes forever to be seen by a dr in Canada, and that the Healthcare system doesn't work. Your videos show that's not the issue at all. In the ER today, and seen by a specialist tomorrow is amazing care. And that MRI you sent him for costs me $2000 with good insurance... Thank you for doing what you do and showing the reality of it all.
Almost everything America tells its citizens about the healthcare is false. America is the outlier when it comes to being in debt just to go to hospital
@@bbhybris Oh you don't have to tell me. I had a hysterectomy on 4/6 and owed $1500 after insurance and I have a MRI to check out my sinus Venus veins the first week May and my part will be $2300... Its insane. Living with chronic illnesses here control our lives and ruin our credit.
It makes me so proud to watch you thrive and learn in your specialty, and it's so cool to learn about all the other aspects of Rheumatology. I would love if you did a video on my disease - Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) - since I can't find too much about it on UA-cam 😁
Hi! I love your videos and love seeing what life is like as a doctor. I also really love when you give us insight to a nurse's day and what they're doing around the hospital. :) I've been so curious to know what other members of the MDT are up to! I remember in one video you briefly mentioned pharmacists, and I'm so curious to know what pharmacists do in the hospital, how they're valued, and how doctors view them or work with them? :) I love your videos and how you value everyone you work with. Hope you're taking care!
Hello my friend! I can't work to take care of my cancer patient mother. Can you support us so that I can take better care of her? 🌸 I will be here with great content very soon🍀
It’s good to be boring sometimes. I prefer it when my doctors go through my health records, as it gives a more accurate diagnosis etc it’s much more stressful to be given the wrong medication etc
I'm new to the channel I recently found out I have a positive a and a test and showed 100% positive for lupus and Autumn other autoimmune diseases I can barely get out of bed I'm so tired I'm just hoping that the rheumatologist and all the doctors I'm about to start seeing are as proficient as you are I'll keep watching
Great job on what you are doing. I lost my dad to that kind of stuff 5 years ago next week and watching you doing all of this is really helping me cause I am having a hard time still saying hello from Nebraska
I'm a patient with polymyalgia rheumatica, which often leads to giant cell arteritis. Was nice to understand what you guys were talking about for once!
You are amazing. We truly need more healthcare professionals like you. I love love love these videos as well! Currently in an invasive program and your excitement makes me even more excited.
OMG.. OMG... I couldn't take that... that poor woman "with tears in her eyes tells me that she thinks she is dying". I would be a sobbing mess after hearing that. :*( BLESS YOU for doing what you do.
You are my inspiration I love all these videos thank you! I’m going into the physician associate role and I’m so excited to help dr even though I can’t become one due to the ucat test in the uk not being great if dyslexic students 😢 but I’m glad I can help dr
Hi Siobhan-I would be interested if you did a video on spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis etc. I have suffered a long time with symptoms that indicate a type of this, but am still waiting to talk to a rheumatologist for possible diagnosis. I hope I can have some relief and function better soon. Thanks for reading. ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. I have to drive an hour to a hospital I've never been to tonight for an overnight clinical. Your videos are helping with my anxieties. I am going to listen to the book you recommended during my drive. You're kinda my hero
Just recently found your channel. I really enjoy your content, Siobhan. It's educational and helpful without showing anything anyone who isn't a medical professional wouldn't want to see! Thank you! Stay safe and well.
My husband was just diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. He has fusion in his back already and is in constant pain. It took him 11 years to finally get a diagnosis. Every doctor he seen thought he was too young to be in pain like he was. It wasn’t until they could see the actual damage that he was taken seriously. I would love for you to cover the topic.
I worked in rheumatology as a young girl in my 20's, what an interesting and wide variety of ills. I think it would be interesting to talk about arthrocentesis and how you have to tap the knees, bursa cavities. I assisted many aspirations of knees, olecranon, hip bursa and even chest. this is no joke the different types of arthritis and how these patients suffer debilitating deformities.
I just want to tell you that u have inspired me to help people as of yesterday I became a official First Responder
Congrats hope you are very happy and succsessful:)
Yeay you!
@@CamiWuzHere thank you it means a lot 🙈❤️
Congratulations!!!🥳🥳
congratulations and keep up the hard work!!!
Dr Gerard Cox is an alumni from my medical school! Was nice to hear a familiar Irish accent. Thanks so much for the video as always Siobhan
Did you go to med school in ireland?
@@conora6940 Yep UCD!!
@@drsabha7815 planing to study there soon but CAO ain’t looking good which is a shame
Yes nice to hear the Irish accent and wondering how long he has been across the pond as he has not lost it . 🇮🇪☘️
I love how your mentors are very open about you filming them, it’s like they teach us also. Love your content. Stay safe.
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Hey Siobhan. My name is Nathan, and I am an American living with Spina Bifida. I just wanted to quickly thank you for documenting the life of a medical professional. A lot of the people I know will never see the inside of an ICU Lord willing, but, to date, I’ve had 10 surgeries including 5 VP Shunt replacements. Needless to say I’ve seen the inside of an ICU a fair number of times and I am so appreciative of the work you all do. People like you have literally saved my life more than once.
I'm Swedish with Spina Bifida. 5??? My shunt malfunctioned when I was 8 and 16 (that time causing me 6 months of daily panic attacks before it was replaced). NICU is the worst place I've ever been in, but not because I was so sick, but because it caused me panic.
im from Canada also with spina biffida (actually i know the hospital she works in during the video) i have been VERY lucky with mine as it has never been replaced BUT i did have to teach myself to walk again like 3 times and might be a 4th here soon from the sounds of it. And yea its sooooo hard to explain to people what its like to be in the hospital my poor GF freaks out every time i say im going lol
I'm a rheumatoid arthritis patient. In the last year have developed psoriatic arthritis. I have to tell you my rheumatologist is the best doctor I have ever had. She listens to my complaints and she always helps me out. I have never had a doctor like her before. And I'm so glad there's people like you that are training to help people like me, have a better life.
Same. Best doctor I ever had was a rheumatologist, she was a legit doctor but also took holistic approaches, treated the entire body.
My mam has psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and I just wanna say your a hero. Psoriasis anything is hell when it flares up
I can't say thank you enough for all the hard work and dedication you put into filming these videos. As awkward as it might seem from your end, filming and speaking to an audience you can't see, you do such a fabulous job pushing through it and putting out such great content!!!
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Slept really poorly last night, didn't want to get out of bed this morning, in a foul mood.
Siobhan posts a video: And.......my day just got better.
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Siobahn came to my patient’s bedside last night at this same hospital to write orders and it completely changed my shift. I was so happy to see her
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@@mwest5896 Lucky!
Dr Cox said 2 words and I was like he’s Irish did a quick google and he graduated from UCD Ireland where I plan to go to college, can’t believe it
He's my respirologist and he also has a very dry sense of humour
Same 😂 and I’m in UCD atm, best of luck gal
I just wanted to thank you for being a woman in rheumatology! Back when my autoimmune journey first began 6 years ago, and I was at my first ever rheumatologist appointment because my primary tested my Ana and it was 1:1280, his first ever encounter with me he told me that I couldn’t possibly have an autoimmune disease and that I was just depressed. I have this is writing from that visit summary. This was before he tested my blood for the specific antibodies I could have. Right after that encounter I had to go next door to get the blood work he ordered, and it was at the appointment discussing that blood work that he diagnosed me with Sjögren’s because my SSA was 6.2. Just because I was an 18 year old girl didn’t mean that I was lying or misunderstanding what was going on with my body. Gender is a very real factor in many aspects of life and the field of rheumatology needs more women like you
Siobhan, you and your husband should do a Q&A together! I would be interested to know if you rotated through each other's specialty during residency and what you thought about them.
Hello Siobhan, So lovely to see the Rheumatology Respiralogy Clinic combined together. I will pray for the girl to get better from her lung disease or cancer. I appreciate your discussion Siobhan with the other doctors about how to cure the Rheumatologic Respiratory disorder patients
Siobhan, i think my favorite thing from watching you grow since your first year of medical residency is how much your confidence has bloomed :)
I’m glad you can film doctors without having problem. 🙂 it is nice to see other inter-professional team in your vlogs
As someone who has psoriatic arthritis, lupus, hashimotos and copd. I really appreciate all that the rheumy drs do. Since Im on biologics and work with patients at the hospital i have to be super careful. I cant wait for more videos. Thank you girly. You rock
Me too. I work in medicine and also have lupus and gastroparesis. So I’m on medical leave as my health got worse. My life is now a GJ feeding tube and central line and doctors apts all the time. I do so appreciate specialists. I’m on IVIG right now so will see if it helps. I’m on weekly infusions. My heart goes out to u as I know how it feels.
I also have vasculities, congestive heart failure and Moyamoya, my left foot is always swollen despite taking 40 MG of laxis daily and steroids
oh wow, i can't believe how you can survive with these. i can't even stand a simple cold!
Wow these two senior doctors look full of knowledge!! It must be really interesting to spend a day with them!
I’m 100% the “interesting” patient. Always fun when you hear a Dr. say “well that’s interesting”.
I will say I never considered a connection between lung issues and arthritis but I guess it makes sense.
I have RA and asthma. When I found out that lungs being affected by RA is secondary only to joints being affected, I was floored!
Im also an interesting patient
I tell My drs I’m just trying to make them work for their money. Haha.
Im really hoping you see this, I am a nursing student right now and going into classes I knew so much more than I would have because of your videos. Your content is so educational, I just want to personally thank you for taking the time to make these. Hospitals get so busy and being in the medical field it can get hard to have some down time! Again thank you so much you really have impacted me and I'm sure a lot of other medical students!
Siobhan as a nursing student, I really appreciate the information about diseases that you discuss, its very helpful in affirming my knowledge in a casual and entertain format. I love watching your videos during study breaks, keep up the good work!
I wish the rheumatologist I saw in Quebec didn’t dismiss me in 5 minutes because I didn’t had swelling in my joints. My CPR was at 40 and I was so in pain. That was 6 months ago... I went from being a fully healthy nurse to someone who can barely walk and lift her head and who crying from muscle and joint pain everyday.... Keep up being a good doctor and really caring about your patients. The world needs more peeps like you.
I totally understand how you feel. I was a critical care nurse working in a very autonomous open heart surgery unit which I loved. I developed a latex allergy followed by diabetes, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and the rare Feltys Syndrome. It's been very hard going from vibrant busy RN life to fully disabled and having difficulty doing much of anything. I had a severe hospitalization in ICU for pneumonia and sepsis. My rheumatologist doesn't do much with my meds and all visits are telehealth. I have mild pulmonary fibrosis, not sure if from sleep apnea or left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. This clinic would be awesome to go to.
It is so interesting to be able to see real conversations about actual patients. How wonderful that your team are willing to share with us.
I would love to know more about fibromyalgia. My 23yo daughter has been diagnosed with this and it feels like a bit of a hopeless situation for ever being pain free. She is an absolute trooper and is learning to push through, yet take care. It just doesn't really seem like there's much hope for recovery and that is frustrating.
Rheumatology is what i like to call large spectrum specialty. In most cases, joint problem is one of the manifestations of an underlying autoimmune illness, patients can present different syndromes depending on which organ has been attacked by their immune system. However, the management of such disorders is still difficult & complicated. By the way, i appreciate your empathy toward patients, & your passion to learn. Bravo! keep going
Dr Khalid and Dr Cox seem like two very cool and knowledgeable mentors. 👌👌👌👌
You are the reason I wanna be a doctor and I study medical stuff at age 12
She’s the reason I am now a first Responder
i’m the opposite; i want to major in criminology
@@missgworl3918 that’s amazing 😍
I have always wanted to be a doctor but all of her videos are just so inspirational and help me to keep going:)
That will not help at your age
I’m actually getting emotional seeing this as a medical student. I used to work at clinics that had triple booked 15 minute time slots that would be seen by a doctor and PA working together, and watching you and the other doctors work together is what I want my future practice to be like. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Your compassion always shines through ❤️
I wish I had doctors like you! I've had heart problems and kidney problems lately, and I'm having a pyeloplasty next week. But you are so calm and sensible, and medically knowledgeable, that if you just put your hand on my shoulder to talk to me, I'd probably feel a whole lot better than I do now.
As somebody with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I WISH I had you as my doctor. You have taught me so much. It kinda makes me wanna move to Canada so she could be my doctor lol
thank you for Rheumatology! My doctor is so wonderful and solved my illness that I had been passed around from doctor to doctor for years. I won't be cured, BUT....helping me manage my illness (well two!) has changed my life. THANK YOU! You will make a huge difference.
Love From India🇮🇳.
I Am Also Preparing For Medical Entrance Exam And Really Get Motivated By Your Videos🙂👍
I greatly appreciate Siobhan making such high-quality, clear, and educational videos while also preserving the privacy of the workspace and the patients.
Praying Tanaka can't wait to hear practicing rheumatologist in that intro :)
My mom was a rare patient. When she had surgery on her artery in her neck it was discovered that some veins that were suppose to be in the back of her head to help with blood flow she did not have and that the vein in her neck had brached in her neck so that helped her before surgery. The surgeon was amazed and was going to write a paper about it all since she was rather. The Dr who did the cath was wonderful. He also did the cath when we found her heart issue. Both drs were able to explain things to where u can understand. I'm grateful for both
My mother in law has just been discharged from a 2-week stay in hospital. She also had started deteriorating further over the month prior. Despite being double-vaxxed, thinking it was either COVID or pneumonia it took the staff a while to diagnose vasculitis, she's since had immunosuppressive medication to try and help kick-start her immune system. She has improved mildly, however we are only at the beginning of the recovery journey. Rheumatologists like you Siobhan certainly make the information a lot easier to understand! Thank you so much for your compassionate care
My sister was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis at 15. She has to do regular heart echo tests and lung function tests to make sure she’s ok! A video on that would be interesting! I know it’s pretty rare so bringing awareness to that would be a good idea!
I didn't realize these 2 departments correlated so much. I'm still in nursing school so your videos really help round everything out
Erhard Tolle is one of my heroes. Thank you for being up there with them. I appreciate medicine all the more seeing the background of being a patient!
As a 3rd year premed applying to med school next month, I have to say, your vids are so inspiring. And the way you act as a physician is something I look up to - particularly how humble you are and seem to have absolutely no ego. Amazing!
I was very thankful for the video appointments. Many of us who lean towards disabled have asked for them for years. Sjogrens, ruptured discs, chronic daily migraine, and endometriosis. I always seem to have a dr appointment, now I don't have to lose a whole day of work.
Thanks to both you and your colleagues for letting us know about your day. I hope any research you’re involved with goes well and helps people.
I have always admired your compassion for your patients and even the ones who are not under your care as was shown when the "Protected Code Blue" alarm sounded. You stated that it felt strange to not have to Run to The Code blue as other personal were there to respond but nonetheless you STILL offered up your sadness for that critical patient. I'm so grateful that you are able to share part of your routine with your Fans! Sadly, one of your ardent Fans, Dr. Adam Hotchkiss didn't fare as well in his sharing! Cheers From Ohio
another video to keep me pushing medicine. Thanks for the vid!
Who ever is reading this, have a great day!
Yay! A rheumatology video! As a 30 yr RA patient, I'm so excited for your point of view and watching you learn! Keep safe and keep up the good work! 💜💜💜
It was really neat to get an inside glimpse on clinic days from the Dr side of things. My daughter is in a craniofacial clinic and it can be very overwhelming.
Never heard of shrinking lung syndrome - we're usually taught the more constitutional/cardiac/renal manifestations of SLE in med school (but I still have a year left)
after watching your channel for few days non stop now I am starting to fall in love with Rheumatology.
This is so intriguing to me. I had to leave my job as an ICU RN when I got really sick, and I was subsequently diagnosed the moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. My rheumatologist has worked so hard over this last year to finally get my body back on track. She was always the perfect balance between optimistic and realistic, and was ambitious with treatment to get the inflammation under control. Thanks for all you do. Your patients are so lucky to have you!
I'm only 14 but I know this is where I want to be in the future!
How sweet to know❤️❤️❤️
Same!
👏🏻You👏🏻go👏🏻gorgeous 👏🏻
I wish you the best of luck!😉
What great mentors you have and a wealth of information they can share with you! Thank you and the other doctors for their compassion to help these patients with chronic illnesses. They are in good hands!
Just wanted to let you know that since I started watching your videos a few years ago and realised I wanted to work in a hospital... I got a master's degree and became a medical social worker!! I knew I didn't really have the strengths/time/money to become a doctor but I knew that I wanted to support people in a hospital context and be involved in the health care process. Now I'm going to start my phd and I specialise in maternity and paediatric social work. Thanks for inspiring me! :-)
🥲 RA for 17 years now.
This video makes me feel grateful for all working in rheumatology 🌺 thank you 🙏🏽
I would love for you to do an in depth video for rheumatoid arthritis. I’ve had RA for 11 years now, and it amazes me how many people think it is the same as osteoarthritis.
Please keep talking about rheumatology, I’m a highschool student that hopes to one day become a rheumatologist, and I also have JIA (formerly known as JRA) it’s super exciting to see into what interests me
Sioban! I love your videos, I have been watching you since you were a first-year medical resident! Love your videos, especially when you shadowed an ICU nurse! As a nurse, I respect you so much and how pleasant and therapeutic you are with all your patients! My dad has ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME and I would love to more know about his disease as it's not talked about much, especially in the media! Thank you and stay safe!
I’d love to see something about Ankylosing Spondylitis, especially as I am currently being tested for it and other Auto immune diseases.
Bamboo spine. It’s when someone is misaligned for a long time such that the spine fuses together through it “thinking” that the spine is suffering from microfractures (snells law gone wrong)
It’s always fun seeing your progress and learning new things from you, Siobhan. Keep up the good work!
My daughter has MCTD, which is extremely rare in adults and even more rare in children. Her rheumatologist is amazing. He not only treats children but also treats adult, so she can have the same doctor even when she’s older. She has interstitial Lung disease and rheumatoid arthritis and even more and at one point has been on prednisone, mycophenolate , and plaquanel and more. I loved this video and how informing it was. If you could do more on MCTD to get more knowledge out there on it that would be awesome. It’s so rare and has little research. We got so lucky with our doctor.
i am 4th year medical student and You are great support to me, seeing you makes me so so so motivated, thanks for your videos
Love you, stay safe♥️
You have such a sweet heart about you when it comes to the patients.
Siobhan,
You are a Brilliant Doctor but it is Great to see the Knowledge and wisdom of the two Professors. Covit will
Keep there Dept very busy for the next couple of years with lung 🫁 Damage from Covit
Siobhan, you are so inspiring to me and I always find myself looking up to you. I am always looking forward to when you upload new videos! I am currently a pre-med student in college and I am loving everything about it. When I was younger, I grew up in and out of hospitals resulting in the removal of my left lower lung, appendix, gall bladder, and small intestine. So being able to see the care and impact that doctors had not only over me but other patients as well really inspired and motivated me to choose the medical field and pre-medicine! Ever since I could understand the concept of medicine and the field, I knew that it is where I belong and this is my purpose! Sending love, always and I hope that you are doing well 🤎
Your knowledge, your voice, your compassion, & the way you do videos - I just love you so much! ♥️ you’re just such a WONDERWOMAN
as a person with psoriasis athritis and pots (posteral ortostatic takikardik syndrom) i think its so nice lisening to you talk about what you do and how much al you dokters work!
This one was even more fascinating than usual, maybe because of the new type of day you have shown us?? Thanks a lot for taking the time and effort to share this. Very inspiring!
It's so beautiful to see how things run in a First World setting in times of Covid 19. Though challenging in our country, this pandemic has compelled us to be more resourceful and tech savvy. Great job Siobhan, I thoroughly enjoy your vlogs and insight from a different perspective :)
I get so many motivations to become a confident doctor by viewing your video. And I also get so much medical knowledge from your videos. Thanks Siobhan. I am from Burma.
I LOVE your videos! So fascinating! It would be awesome if you perhaps did a video explaining Still's disease or Macrophage Activation Syndrome. Both are on the "rarer" side. I was diagnosed with both of these conditions and I haven't come across very many people who know what these diseases are. Thank you for entertaining us AND educating us:)
Pretty amazing how the physicians you are consulting are open to being filmed and showing their expertise.
I never knew this is how medicine "progresses", very fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
hi siobhan! i absolutely love ur videos and think it’s amazing that u share ur life and the lessons you’ve learned with the world. as a college student that wants to go to medical school, u have inspired me so much❤️❤️
Wow! So impressive to get Siobhan AND two experienced specialists Dr Khalidi and Dr Cox together. fascinating to see how the collaboration works and medical knowledge grows! 👏👏👏
Multiple (salutary!) unintended consequences. As a "retired" endocrinologist who still does sporadic lectures, I've found these talks to be superb. Not only is there "therapy" for my PoPI syndrome (Persistence of Professional Identity) as I see how some things have changed, and others not, from when I was a resident some 50 years ago. Since these presentations aren't chronologically-arranged, I see her bouncing back and forth among different stages in her training. She is a gifted physician, teacher, and presenter, able to translate fluently between doctorese and "civilian" English. I've even become facile at translating her Canadian accent into "New Yawk." Her training program is amazing; she is as lucky to have her faculty mentors as they are to have her as a trainee and (spoiler alert!) later as a colleague.
And, while I do my best to stay current in all fields, I have a tendency to spend more time as a "bonehead" (metabolic bone disease). So when she mentions a condition or development with which I'm not familiar, it gives me the opportunity to review that topic. It's "Dr. Violin's CME" Those whom we train become our "Intellectual Offspring." I'm sure she will have many students, grand-students, great-grand-students, and more.. I'd love to see more videos of her interacting with those medical students. The one video I have seen was maybe the best (at least to this old glandular doc).
I loved this video because of the number and complexity of the cases you explained! You're gonna be the world's best Rheumatologist!
Can you speak about your undergraduate education? Would you change going into a non-science major? How did you fulfill your prerequisites?
She already had videos like that, check out this one HOW TO GET INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL: My Story & Strategy
@@jd3377 Thanks so much!!
Oh this curious cases really motivate to study harder! Thanks a lot Siobhan! I am an internal medicine resident in Russia and curently I have my rheumatology rotation, yesterday we also went to see patient with interstitial lung disease with professor, little I understood. But I've got motivated by your video to dig deeper on this topics:)
I have just finished my rheumatology round it was amazing and these cases refresh my mind
Thanks so much doctor ❤️❤️❤️
I've said this before but, your energy and enthusiasm, makes these videos all that more enjoyable.
As a respiratory therapy student who has watched your videos for years now I am so excited you finally did a video with respiratory conditions!!!! Ahhh I’m nerding out!
Another great video Siobhan... Always entertaining, and informative. I say it every video, Thank you for everything you and your colleagues to. People forget, that there are still other issues people deal with, aside from Covid.. and those patients must feel even more frightened to attend a hospital or Dr visit with it being around. You have such a comforting demeanor which I'm sure EVERYONE you deal with is thankful for.
Amazing to see how far you’ve come! I’m a nurse and love watching your stuff !!
Thank you for these Siobhan. I'm the US we are often told that it takes forever to be seen by a dr in Canada, and that the Healthcare system doesn't work. Your videos show that's not the issue at all. In the ER today, and seen by a specialist tomorrow is amazing care. And that MRI you sent him for costs me $2000 with good insurance... Thank you for doing what you do and showing the reality of it all.
Almost everything America tells its citizens about the healthcare is false. America is the outlier when it comes to being in debt just to go to hospital
@@bbhybris Oh you don't have to tell me. I had a hysterectomy on 4/6 and owed $1500 after insurance and I have a MRI to check out my sinus Venus veins the first week May and my part will be $2300... Its insane. Living with chronic illnesses here control our lives and ruin our credit.
I'm interested in understanding more about palindromic arthritis, particularly, causes of it, long term effects and possible treatments.
It makes me so proud to watch you thrive and learn in your specialty, and it's so cool to learn about all the other aspects of Rheumatology. I would love if you did a video on my disease - Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) - since I can't find too much about it on UA-cam 😁
Hi! I love your videos and love seeing what life is like as a doctor. I also really love when you give us insight to a nurse's day and what they're doing around the hospital. :)
I've been so curious to know what other members of the MDT are up to! I remember in one video you briefly mentioned pharmacists, and I'm so curious to know what pharmacists do in the hospital, how they're valued, and how doctors view them or work with them? :)
I love your videos and how you value everyone you work with. Hope you're taking care!
Hello my friend!
I can't work to take care of my cancer patient mother. Can you support us so that I can take better care of her? 🌸
I will be here with great content very soon🍀
I've had several clinic patients say they're boring when going through their history. I always tell them "We like boring here" :D
It’s good to be boring sometimes. I prefer it when my doctors go through my health records, as it gives a more accurate diagnosis etc it’s much more stressful to be given the wrong medication etc
I'm new to the channel I recently found out I have a positive a and a test and showed 100% positive for lupus and Autumn other autoimmune diseases I can barely get out of bed I'm so tired I'm just hoping that the rheumatologist and all the doctors I'm about to start seeing are as proficient as you are I'll keep watching
I first read the Power of Now in 2007 and it changed my life. I am so glad I have an MD approving this book! :)
Great job on what you are doing. I lost my dad to that kind of stuff 5 years ago next week and watching you doing all of this is really helping me cause I am having a hard time still saying hello from Nebraska
Rhomatology it's great specialist it's good for to learn woman like you b/c it's deals most in women b/c it's autoimmune
I'm a patient with polymyalgia rheumatica, which often leads to giant cell arteritis. Was nice to understand what you guys were talking about for once!
You are amazing. We truly need more healthcare professionals like you.
I love love love these videos as well! Currently in an invasive program and your excitement makes me even more excited.
OMG.. OMG... I couldn't take that... that poor woman "with tears in her eyes tells me that she thinks she is dying". I would be a sobbing mess after hearing that. :*( BLESS YOU for doing what you do.
You are my inspiration I love all these videos thank you! I’m going into the physician associate role and I’m so excited to help dr even though I can’t become one due to the ucat test in the uk not being great if dyslexic students 😢 but I’m glad I can help dr
I don't want to become a doctor but I love watching your videos. its so intresting to see an outline of your day as a doctor
First year pre med here!!! Gotta say ur videos are of the things that keep me motivated. Consider me a super fan. Do more!!!
You r the reason why I’m studying in med school now thanku so much for the motivation:)
Hi Siobhan-I would be interested if you did a video on spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis etc. I have suffered a long time with symptoms that indicate a type of this, but am still waiting to talk to a rheumatologist for possible diagnosis. I hope I can have some relief and function better soon. Thanks for reading. ❤️
You rock!!!! Just got into a PA program !! Super excited !!! Thankyou for the inspiration all these months !!!
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. I have to drive an hour to a hospital I've never been to tonight for an overnight clinical. Your videos are helping with my anxieties. I am going to listen to the book you recommended during my drive. You're kinda my hero
Your videos are more and more professional each time! Congratulations for all the hard work and thank you for showing us how is medicine in Canada.
Just recently found your channel. I really enjoy your content, Siobhan. It's educational and helpful without showing anything anyone who isn't a medical professional wouldn't want to see! Thank you! Stay safe and well.
My husband was just diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. He has fusion in his back already and is in constant pain. It took him 11 years to finally get a diagnosis. Every doctor he seen thought he was too young to be in pain like he was. It wasn’t until they could see the actual damage that he was taken seriously. I would love for you to cover the topic.
I worked in rheumatology as a young girl in my 20's, what an interesting and wide variety of ills. I think it would be interesting to talk about arthrocentesis and how you have to tap the knees, bursa cavities. I assisted many aspirations of knees, olecranon, hip bursa and even chest. this is no joke the different types of arthritis and how these patients suffer debilitating deformities.