Sayed Tabatabai, MD
@therealdoctort.bsky.social
Physician. Writer. Cherish your stories. Listen to each other’s. My debut book “These Vital Signs” is out now from HarperCollins. #MedSky.
I have this habit of telling my office staff I believe in them. It started as a pep talk thing, but now it’s just how I end almost every conversation with my staff. “I believe in you!” Found this note on my desk after a brutal drive through Texas traffic with a long clinic day ahead. We got this!
A thought on this sunny Sunday. In March of 1973, a man identified only as “Mr. Nadeau” wrote to famed author E.B. White, writer of “Charlotte’s Web,” and “Stuart Little.” Nadeau wrote to say he was in despair, and had lost faith in the future of humanity. White replied…
‘Instead of “blueberries kill you” just say there’s a “reasonable probability of death.”’ “Wait, isn’t that the same thing?” “No! Now it’s…. reasonable.”
Mad Men: Don Draper's 'My Pleasure' Smile
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CalleyCat@calleycat.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s almost like when you cut back on regulation things get less regulated. Like “glass-in-the-fruit-bars” less regulated. www.cbsnews.com/news/outshin...
Outshine Fruit Bars recalled nationwide over possible glass contamination, company says
Five flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars sold nationwide were recalled because they may include glass, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream said.
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How to ask a colleague for a recommendation.
Once again, @therealdoctort.bsky.social has me ugly crying while reading a few pages of his book (I keep trying not to admonish myself for not reading it faster, but it’s difficult to read through tears)… You and I hit our walls with regard to the pandemic at roughly the same point in time, friend.
“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there.” -Pascal Mercier
Science fiction is sometimes wrong, but mostly it’s just early.
“The Odyssey” is spectacular filmmaking. Beautiful, terrifying, visceral, tactile, even the most mythical elements seem fully realized. There’s a moment that shattered me, and I can’t forget it. A meditation on all that we are, all that we carry, and all that we can’t leave behind. 10/10.
Wildfire smoke is contaminating the air. Fruit and vegetables have parasites. Bread rolls have glass inside. Sam Neill died. It’s been a week.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe FDA has recalled more than 700,000 Pillsbury bread rolls due to potential glass contamination.
I really enjoyed sitting down with Dr. Saba Fatima and having this conversation. I honestly wasn’t sure which way things would go or what exactly we’d end up talking about, but sometimes the best conversations start that way. youtu.be/rJzuKf-57iU
E43:The Patient Beyond the Chart: Listening to What We Miss(w/Dr Sayed Tabatabai)
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Re-reading @therealdoctort.bsky.social’s book and a line stuck out: “The dawning realization hits me: I have been learning how to ride a bike by reading about it.” Funny thing about that…I taught myself a bunch of the basics of figure skating by watching it on TV and by reading it in a book.
Since nobody is being held accountable, and capital only understands the language of capital, is there a comprehensive Epstein boycott/don’t-vote-for list yet? Or is it basically almost every major corporation and politician?
Paying my taxes, quivering with incandescent rage.
RIP James Van Der Beek from colorectal cancer. Little side story. One of the nurses I work with, loved Dawson’s Creek so much she named her daughter Dawson. In 2020 I asked James to record a little message for them both (via Cameo) to help cheer them up in the depths of the COVID pandemic. 1/2
“Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot." (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.) -Louis Pasteur. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn dies from listeria
While the New Mexico Department of Health said it can't pinpoint the baby's exact cause of death, officials believe it could have been linked to the mother's drinking raw milk during pregnancy.
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"Part of how they make you obey is by making obedience seem peaceful, while resistance is violence. But really, either choice is about violence, one way or another." -Charlie Jane Anders, “The City in the Middle of the Night.”
Positive aspect of the snowstorm. I finished 10,000 words of my novel last night. Gimme caffeine, and no other options, and I will FINISH THIS BOOK.
I finally have access to my Twitter/X account again! For the past 5 days my account has been hacked. If you received any messages from “CoachSelena75” or “CoachSophie” your account may have been compromised. Sorry to everyone who suddenly got deluged with crypto posts and Elon retweets.
FYI to anyone who follows my main account on Twitter/X “therealdoctort,” unfortunately the account has been hacked and the name has been changed. I’ve reached out to @X to try and regain control. Please disregard any posts or messages coming from that account until I can get it back. Thanks.
“…And hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was a light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings.”
Flu is surging at record levels. Measles is exploding, an outbreak in South Carolina just passed 200 hospitalized cases. ICE just shot and killed a U.S. citizen. We overthrew Venezuela for their oil and wanna “buy” Greenland. National debt is $38 trillion. Healthcare is crumbling rapidly now.
Done with streaming. I wish there was a service where all the channels were available in one package from one company that connected to the back of your TV via a cable…
I’ve had the privilege to work with the best group of colleagues a doctor could ever ask for. Here’s to the doctors, NPs, PAs, nurses, RTs, PT/OTs, SLPs, RDs, PCTs, and all the support staff that made everything possible. Peace out SATX! Till next time… (Y’all are some talented artists too!)
Good thing AI is taking on the menial jobs so humans can focus on making art and creating t- wait, what?
“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.” - R.A. Salvatore.
