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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
42 reviews
interloperandy's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Gore, and Body horror
ramalam98's review against another edition
This was excellent, I've never laughed so hard and so frequently at a book, and then had the last few pages nearly make me cry. Our NHS is something we need to grab on to with both hands and never let go, yet the UK government is making many willingly chuck it down the drain. The problems in the NHS (caused by government cuts etc) can be fixed by investing in the NHS and its doctors (and nurses, and other staff), not by getting rid of it. As someone who hopefully has 30-40 years before I start seriously needing healthcare, I am afraid for what that will look like in our country by then. Do I start saving now?
Some sections in particular were really informative, such as the part about how NHS access to fertility help works (i.e. arbitrarily and cruelly), and in general the ridiculous ways that junior doctors are treated in terms of where and how they work. My partner's sister will be a junior doctor next year and I'll be very interested (and probably saddened) to hear what has changed.
Loved this book, though could tell it had all gone through heavy editing. Would have liked a more realistic look at what his daily thoughts would have looked like jotted down back then.
Some heavy fatphobia in some places to the usual doctor tune of "why would they not just lose weight? fat people are idiots amirite" which was disappointing. It always amazes me how little doctors know about how that works.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood
Moderate: Abortion and Terminal illness
Minor: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
alexemantle's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Infertility, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Terminal illness
willoughby's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, Child death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
toriepeters's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Abortion, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Child death
rebecca713's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Terminal illness
izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Abortion, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
emilo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, and Racism
mxss_winterfell's review against another edition
5.0
To anyone who uses, has used, or knows of the NHS service, I would recommend reading this book.
P.S. Grab a little thank you card or gift for your care team after your next hospital stay; goodness knows the government won't thank them
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical content, and Infertility
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
anastasiak's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, and Death