Day in the Life of a DOCTOR: Shadows a PATHOLOGY ASSISTANT

[@susanmcfarland652]

Pathology lab technologist here. Thanks so much for giving a good synopsis of what our lab does! We are usually just lumped in with “lab” but our works is very different from other labs!

[@LaraA55]

Appreciate what you all do

[@ViolinMD]

Agreed! I learned so much about your role during this video and loved spending time in the lab!!

[@jamessimmons7480]

This world 🌎 definitely needs more people like her that like to help people and don't have a selfish motive behind everything that they do!!!!!!

[@amnaq3053]

☝️

[@LaraA55]

👍

[@nattys_adventures169]

❤

[@Ann3M4r13]

100%

[@melissapichette8152]

This is so interesting. Side note: someone needs to help that pathologist clean up his office 🤣

[@oanasterpu4045]

Just let it be! Maybe it is not clean his office and also his wallet.

[@ashleysmith6773]

Anatomical pathology is really cool! I would love to see a clinical pathology shadowing video as well! This is where I work in hematology, but it covers all tests from urinalysis, to A1C, chemistry panels, etc. In hematology, we are constantly seeing patients with new leukemias and lymphomas.

[@LaraA55]

This would be interesting to see indeed

[@lindseywilson3764]

I’m a pathologists’ assistant and it was super cool to see our job highlighted in this way! Thank you for an awesome video!

[@xchristine8700]

I’m a pathologists assistant, I’m so excited that you took the time to see what we do! It’s such important work thank you thank you!!❤❤

[@ssjess2504]

Wow I'm not in healthcare but has spent a lot of time in the hospital and I can't believe all this happens in a hospital ♥️

[@Georgiaisapirate]

Great video :) My father in law is a Pathologist and he is incredible! He doesn't use a microscope anymore, it is all digital pathology for him! I very much respect the work they do, so it's lovely to see you do a video about it!

[@alishasmith4358]

You have no idea how interesting your content is to me. It's so fascinating to get to see the behind the scenes of what goes on in hospitals. Thank you and I hope you keep making videos to educate and inform. I would love to see you Shadow someone who works with the deceased. I think that would be so interesting but might not be something you want to do. Lol. I don't know how you get the opportunity to shadow people but I think that would be extremely interesting.

[@britneynicole8903]

I am so excited about getting into the healthcare field!

[@kelleysigler9759]

Wow. This is so complex. I really had no idea. I will never complain or wonder why it takes so long for these results. Again, thank you so much for showing us the complexities of a result process. Amazing.

[@LaraA55]

Well said👍

[@troark1991]

I work in the main core laboratory. It’s definitely a field that gets overlooked. We are the investigators of the healthcare field. I love it. 😊

[@HeyHey2734]

A someone who is a Medical Scientist (Chemical pathology)- this was a great video to show people what it's like behind the scenes

[@karlaatiencia1231]

My grandma recently passed away from Leukemia, she had multiple tests, and the results took so long, I'm a med student I have some knowledge but at the same time seeing this and getting this information is so awesome, thank you. It gives an explanation to all those weeks waiting for an answer

[@ViolinMD]

I’m so sorry to hear about your loss Karla ❤️

[@anotherbanga]

@@ViolinMD new video 😎

[@aleckai138]

This video was fascinating. I’m glad you could show the process of pathology as I had done an Upper GI endoscopy awhile ago and they ran pathology on biopsies taken from the area examined.

[@queenofdramatech]

This made me feel so much better about the endometrial biopsy that took a whole week to get back to me! THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!! (Normal in case anyone was wondering!)

[@emilybalck57]

I had Melanoma this past winter, so I am beyond thankful for path teams for what they do!!

[@ViolinMD]

Oh gosh I’m sorry to hear that Emily! Very glad to hear it was caught and sounds like you are doing well!

[@bobammie116]

This is so timely. I just had surgery and this video gave me patience now that I know what the process can look like. Amazing! ❤

[@ViolinMD]

So glad this is helpful - wishing you the best on your recovery!

[@bobammie116]

Thank you so much! Doc just let me know today that all is well! Love your videos! Keep it up! ❤️

[@kingtylermt]

It makes me so happy hearing an intermal med and rheumatology specialist now instead of resident! So proud of you!!!

[@joygernautm6641]

Would really love to see you follow some of the less glamorous hospital occupations like portering, or housekeeping or maintenance. I recently went looking for a hospital bed tripod after hours, and ended up with the maintenance engineer in the bowels of the hospital in this huge room with a complete machine shop where they fix repair in manufacture parts. It was absolutely fascinating and even though in an abstract way, I knew this existed in our hospital. I had never been there, and it was amazing to see!! so much goes into Running and maintaining a hospital, and people forget sometimes it’s not just about doctors and nurses and pharmacists and medical professionals.

[@callmecelll]

My mum had stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma in 2019. We spent most of our days during lockdown visiting the hospital for scans, chemo and radiotherapy. It was extremely stressful. I didn't want to show my mum how anxious and heartbroken I was (to watch her suffer) so I'd cry to myself almost everytime when I'm waiting for her to be done with chemo. I'd always greet her with a smile and a big hug. I'm so thankful for her breast surgeon who's so so supportive and reassuring us.🥺My mum is cancer free and I'm praying that it remains like this forever🙏It's amazing to witness and understand how much work goes being such a life changing diagnosis, thanks for sharing with us, doctor! You are amazing💖

[@rachaelmichael3845]

All the vital components of your job are so fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

[@notsilkorsatan2000]

My sister works in pathology, she works with bloods and they really do everything they can to make things more fun for themselves including naming the machines!

[@andrews6211]

Hope all is well Dr. Shioban. Glad to see another video from you!

[@AngelaBrinker]

This is related to what I do! I'm a clinical research coordinator (a role which varies a lot), and the research studies I work on are tissue banking studies. So I go and talk to cancer patients (specifically lung), to get their consent to use tissue samples from their surgeries or biopsies that they are getting as standard of care (in this case we never take tissue that wasn't already coming out) to put in the tissue banks for research. Although I'm not a doctor or a pathologist I regularly visit the pathology lab, procedure areas, or even occasionally ORs to get fresh tissue - for the tissue banks we need it before it hits the formalin. Interestingly, because the patient's path through treatment is relevant to the research studies, I often do follow them throughout their journey via their medical record (which they also give us consent to use). Unlike breast cancer, lung cancer is much more deadly and often not caught until it's advanced, which can make knowing what happens harder.

[@Droopysmine]

Pathology is amazing! My mother had a cancer scare earlier this year and waiting for the pathology report was agonizing (and luckily quite quick), but I am so grateful to have the knowledge that it provided. Thankfully it was all clear but having the cellular level backup info to what the oncologists saw was such a relief.

[@marianpizeno8511]

As a breast cancer patient, I really appreciate this video.

[@SpicyBricy]

Completely amazing & educational. Rn x 35 years and had never seen this actual process. Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@ashikihsan1946]

Hi Dr. Siobhan, I like your valuable time with a Pathology Assistant and his examination of materials to diagnose any sickness. Siobhan, I appreciate your help to women who are suffering with breast cancer and your treatment to them

[@XBEAST2023]

Dr. Salehis 5:35 office looks like a tornado passed by 🤣

[@yann1ck666]

Was an intern in a anatomical pathology lab a couple months ago and it was a really interesting experience, following the entire process from macroscopy to the preparation and staining of slides. While I was a bit squeamish at first, since I had never worked with human tissues before (school only used meat from the store), it wasn't nearly as bad as I had feared. Was even allowed to bring home some of the slides I made myself, giving me a nice souvenir. Also helped to have amazing colleagues. Definitely something I would consider doing full-time

[@caitopotato5519]

Pathology is the specialty that I want to do!

[@nickietadgell8835]

Fascinating! ALL of your videos are so cool, informative, and reassuring. Takes the hidden mystery and fear out of the medical world.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Wow, this was really eyeopening, thanks for this Siohban! I only ever thought of pathology being of blood & bodily fluids, so there you go! I was really surprised though at just how large that "sample" was, when you said it was a small cancer that was caught!

[@msaditu]

Thank you so much for showing us how a sample is processed in the pathology lab and explaining why it takes so long to get the results. I always thought it was due to the large number of samples they have to process.

[@RawTheory87]

I work EVS in a surgfical pathology lab. Now I understand how everything here works. Thank you. I love the smell of the chemicals in the staining room.

[@tammyeime5070]

Thankyou, i found this really interesting. My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Thankfully she had a very little cancer hidden in amongst a whole heap of cysts. It was the cysts that first alerted her to an issue, because the cancer was so small they were able to get it all. Early detection definitely saved my mum. Please get checked.

[@alslet]

im currently studying to become a lab technologist (and literally just finished the histopathology block) so it was really interesting to watch this and recognise so much of what we’re learning. I also appreciate that you took the time to show everything going on inside the lab bc it’s often overlooked and a lot of people don’t realise how much work are actually going on "behind the scenes" in hospitals

[@lilalucio3206]

My daughter volunteered at a local hospital in the pathology department and was a porter and a slide maker and loved everything about it

[@kittycatbloodlove747]

This series is the best!!! I’m so grateful to be able to see the behind the scenes of what different jobs happen in healthcare!

[@lecrah]

yay! thank you for experiencing laboratory medicine!

[@LaraA55]

@Violin MD My eyes were glued to the screen as this was absolutely fascinating😀. Like you, I learned so much process about the process. 👍So a shout out to the hard working pathologists as they do such important work in helping doctors to make a correct diagnosis. And being a big time Star Wars fan, I appreciated the R2D2 like machine so much😍. And like you, I find microscopic slides to be mesmerising.🤩

[@smilingnavel]

I am simply amazed, and I'm only 4 minutes in!

[@Amanda.Cooper]

Love when pathology is showcased!

[@MaryleaMemaw]

Thank you for sharing this. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 years ago. My tumor was only 7mm so very tiny. I remember the piece of metal being inserted but it kind of looked like a breast cancer ribbon to me. I had a mastectomy and since the tumor was aggressive, I had 15 rounds of chemo 🤢 I then had a prophylactic mastectomy of my other breast. So far so good. 🙏

[@ViolinMD]

Thank you for sharing! Sounds like a lot to go through. Glad to hear you are cancer free and things are going well!

[@veratherese2043]

i'm currently an laboratory technology intern and i'm currently rotating in the histopathology section of the lab so imagine my excitement when i saw what your new video is all about^^ great content as always : D

[@pamcooke61]

Wow!! I really appreciate this video. Thank you!!

[@meganringler6129]

I love my histology class that im taking right now!! So cool to see the content used in practice! Thanks for the vids!! Lots of love from Montréal!

[@p33kin89]

Who could dislike this? Incredible video as always, thank you. :)

[@Erin-fm1fs]

I love how much you care ❤️ I wish I had a Dr. Like you!

[@michellesunshinestar]

OMG, I'm 42, and my gen. doc. finally prescribed a mammogram. I guess after hearing this, I should get one.

[@amystarke3317]

I love these behind-the-scenes videos.

[@jill9405]

Thank you for sharing this. I didn't realize how much work goes into getting results back

[@michellegelman2052]

Thank you for this video! Extremely interesting to see this side of medicine and would love to see more videos similar to this one! 😊

[@yehhshhs]

i love the cute little ET @3:55 the pathology department really has a chill vibe which i really like .. for example the wanda thing humor.. i dont even watch star wars but i appreciate the humor

[@jessicacephas5103]

Thank you for this video!

[@joy-l3b1w]

Wonderful video I learned so much - thank you!!

[@adamcheaney7185]

Pathology reports have always been my favourite. 🤪👍

[@louisevessey3839]

Such an informative video on a topic rarely documented! You are incredible at all you do Siobhan!!!

[@lenakrikorian2553]

Maybe you can go next time to the microbiology lab. It is also very interesting 😊

[@27Eilene]

Wow, I’ve always wondered how they do this. Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@salvadorhirth2919]

Hi Dr. Siobhan, good to hear from you again! :-) As soon as I saw the slice of tissue stained in purple and you said the word beautiful, I remembered it's your favorite color. You would be amazed at the enormous Amethyst hollow " cathedrals " ( geodes) that were by the entrance of Parque das Cataratas in Foz do Iguaçu ( near the border between Brazil and Paraguay). Some of the geodes were more than 2 meters tall! And full of amethyst gems all in the inside surface! Awesome infos about ways to detect cancers. It was not clear to me yet, how the tiny radioactive seed helps the physicians to see the cancer outlines. I remember reading that radioactive seeds of iridium are used or were used against prostate cancers. Have a great weekend! :-) PS did you send me a few messages on telegram a few minutes ago?

[@3mjay577]

Thanks again for the in depth look into the field

[@alimcarthur5254]

I absolutely love this video! So informative and I love how you explain everything!! Thank you ❤️

[@salvadorhirth2919]

Dr. Siobhan, how have you been? You are missed! ❤

[@Skatejock21]

My cousin was diagnosed with breast cancer about 3 months ago and currently going through radiation. Its really hard to see because she has 4 young children and one is only 9 months. They didn't catch it right away but the blessing was that her having kids so fast was actually the red flag that something was wrong. It was the one thing that kept giving the signs that she otherwise wouldn't have seen. If I had the brains to do pathology or work in a lab, I would love it.

[@Aurochhunter]

This reminds me of my foremr job as a lab assistant a few years back. Normally we only specimens via a pneumatic tube system, but ocassionally a doctor would show up in person a the lab to correct an error or because they needed to order an additional test. While mistakes can have serious consequences in a medical environment, I find that if they're spotted before giving a patient the wrong information, the situation can usually be remedied.

[@belindakroll8180]

WOW As having had 3 breast cancers this is fascinating. The last one was found in the pathology after my mastectomy and this explains a lot!

[@trendnwin6545]

This video helped me a lay person understand what’s going on. Amazing what technology can do to help us beat cancer.

[@user-ys9ht6pw5k]

Learning pathology for a full year in med school and I had never seen how H&E slides are prepared! So interesting the process of creating the slides, thank you so much for sharing! Also so cool to hear you say “internal medicine and rheumatology specialist” really motivating thank you Siobhán. Sending well wishes in Ireland!

[@yehhshhs]

@5:32 that doctors office is hillarious!! My chaotic mind would never be able to function in THAT office lmao

[@Melissa-ps6sh]

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@pammclaughlin8210]

This is very interesting as I was diagnosed with breast cancer 4 years ago, and thanks to pathology and my drs, it was diagnosed and treated quickly

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks for sharing Pam - so glad you got diagnosed and treated quickly!

[@sthomson06]

They make it look so easy! I made some slides of plant tissue in college lab and it takes a lot of math & fine motor skills. My spouse had a brain tumor removed and I knew that he agreed to have the tissue preserved for future research. It's so cool to know what happened to it after it was removed.

[@alyseandrews1066]

This was a really comforting video. I lost my mom to inflammatory breast cancer. It is rare, hard to detect, and extremely aggressive. There is also very little known about it, because it is so uncommon. I will be vigilant in regular screenings as we have no idea if there is a genetic risk factor

[@katie-kb6qd]

as someone who gets biopsies almost yearly, this is so cool to watch! finding out this is how it is behind the seems is super interesting and i can’t even be mad i wait 2 weeks for the results

[@maryanne1367]

Thank you for this - I had a partial mastectomy last year and they put 3 of those rods into me. Luckily my lymph nodes were far away from the area. My surgery was successful in that there were clean edges all around the tissue. I also had 20 radiation treatments after and I have just recently met with plastic surgery who will reduce my other breast to the size of the one that was operated on. I’ve also had 2 clean mammograms since. I am 54 and I had had 2 prior mammograms with no indications. One day I just thought to myself…it’s been a while since I’ve had a mammogram - I should get one - out of the blue. Don’t ignore what your body tells you! Oh - and I’m Canadian so all I paid for was a % of my pain meds for after the surgery - that’s it. ❤

[@lavapop1900]

This video was great but i would love a part 2 of HOW they became a pathology assistant, how long it took them, do they recommend it, etc.

[@salvadorhirth2919]

Very interesting also the staining process.

[@atwatermarci]

Love your content, especially when you talk about my line of work 😉

[@samiraperi467]

Was screened this year, they found a few calcifications that eventually turned out to be nothing of concern. Which is good because having two cancers at the same time would suck.

[@averyream1196]

My Grandpa is in Hospice with cancer. He is my mom's stepdad. He had a surgery on his leg and pelvis a couple years ago.

[@tiff-t9g]

Wow i was exactly thinking about doing pathology this is so cool such a an amazing inverting job like me. 😊

[@101taiga]

Omg! That pathologists office! 😂

[@bailsisurmom]

can we just talk ab the doctors office? LOL so messy, but if you're busy organizing is the last thing on my mind - great video!

[@samrusoff]

As someone who worked with FFPET blocks (extracting genetic material for molecular diagnostics rather than optical), seeing the process of how these samples are made is very interesting.

[@heatherbee8848]

Wow, how incredibly interesting. Thanks for a great video.

[@russbrown6453]

BRILLIANT video VMD! BRILLIANT DR!

[@ChrisMcEvoy]

Great video as usual. That hospital looks so familiar 😉 , I have to take my dad there in a couple weeks for an appointment. If I see you there I'll say hi.

[@NeoPhoneix]

My old flatmate from when I was first at university was diagnosed with breast cancer that unfortunately took her life when she was only 32 years old in 2019. I think about her often and hope she's at peace.

[@ks96119]

Thank you for the video! This is super cool! I’ve had multiple lumps removed and have always wondered what happened ot them after they “left” me hahahahaha

[@charlenechua6073]

Yay another episode of your work

[@Angelikasdiary]

Incredible video!!

[@bethanycook8430]

This is awesome!!!

[@The_other_jenny]

Prior to med school I worked in cancer research for over 4 years and I did a bit of microtome work.....and oh man it is not easy!!

[@SailingNomad17]

So cool! Good video/lesson Sibohan 🥰

[@yesterdaydream]

Fascinating!! I always wonder what's going on with your bodily samples that just seem to...disappear.

[@morwenna]

I'm a veterinary pathology assistant, it's a really fun job!

[@Noniepluim]

Thanks for another informative video!

[@MsStina84]

Sometimes it's comforting just to know why things take such a long time.

[@eph2vv89only1way]

I just want to reiterate your message of early cancer screening. I have never been affected by breast cancer but have been by other cancers. I survived malignant melanoma in 2000 because I knew to keep an eye on my miles, due to almost losing an uncle to the same cancer. Then yesterday was the second anniversary of my brother's death due to throat cancer. The earlier a cancer is caught the more likely you are to beat it. My cancer spot was only 0.55 mm (approximately 1/50 inch) because I kept an eye on my moles. I didn't even need chemo or radiation once the mole and about 2 inches of the tissue around it were removed (yeah, malignant melanoma is that aggressive to need that much tissue for such a small spot).