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Returning to clinical shifts soon after surgery is physically taxing

April 3, 2026Gretchen Winter, MD (Warning: Feral)

Gretchen Winter describes how physically demanding it feels to return to work shifts shortly after surgery, underscoring recovery realities clinicians face.

Flew up to MI today to work - first shifts since surgery.
This is way more physically taxing than I remember just two weeks ago! Sigh.
Gretchen Winter, MD (Warning: Feral)
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