Yeah did 8 years at Starbucks whilst I was at college and uni (the first time before BMS life).

I’ll bear that in mind the next time I’m left alone in pathology stores 😝.

No I weigh out 18g of beans each time. Tip that in the grinder and grind that through every time. Aim to pour 36g of espresso for perfect 2:1 ratio. There’s quite a lot of variation in dose size if you let the machine do it for you. Previously was a nerdy barista. Then I became a BMS. Can you tell?

Oh no just on rotation. We only do single nights with 2x rests though so it’s not too bad.

Haha. It’s always the same. I’ve been doing nights since June and I still can’t decide whether I like them or not.

Sounds interesting! Only one in the UK. Wow.

Yeah that doesn’t sound good at all. What discipline is this btw? We have had the odd caller trying their luck asking if we can take units up to wards etc.

No way. Porters, pod or ward staff deliver to the lab overnight. We’re lone working so cannot leave our labs out of hours (haem/bt)

Thrombocytopenia, I would say ?lymphoblasts occasional with cytoplasmic bleb. Acute leukaemia ?ALL. Suggest immunophenotyping & marrow as next point of call?

Yeah I moved across to Kings Mill in North Notts last October. Large district general. Quite different from NUH but loving it. Still Haem/ BT.

Thanks 🤩. Good to see you over here.

Thanks 🤩. Good to see the community setting up shop over here!

Followed everybody :). Brilliant.

Thanks Anas. Good to see you across here too.