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Bethan John

@msbethanj.bsky.social
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Neurosurgeon turned General Practitioner. Taking the scenic route through medicine. Welsh. #MedSky #GPSky #TeamGP

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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
My heart is so, so heavy. This afternoon, my gorgeous Noodle went to sleep for the final time and crossed the rainbow bridge. The five years we had together since rescuing each other, were everything I could have dreamed of, and more. Rest gently baby. I’ll see you again.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Feels like it’s been a loooooooong time coming… But I finally got to see that delicious “outcome 6” and have CCT’d in general practice!
Screenshot of my ARCP sign off page. It states “recommended outcomes - progress assessment - 6. Achieved required capabilities for completion of the programme”A picture of Nicole Kidman after she divorced Tom Cruise. She looks relieved and happy.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I can’t even 🥹🥹🥹
A close up of my dog, asleep. Her head is lay on her paw.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
When I say I’m treating myself to some retail therapy, this is what I’m buying. I only went to have a look… yet 15 plants later…
A shopping trolley full of plants
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Excited to enter the final phase of GP training - the golf era.
A full length photo of me, smiling at the camera. I am holding a golf club. A golf driving range is behind me.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Pretty cool view of Orion’s Belt in the back garden tonight! Can you spot it?
A picture of the night sky. Admittedly not a great picture but a selection of stars are visible.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Look at her 🥹 #DogSky
A photo of my dog noodle. She is a large grey and white fluffy shepherd dog. She is sat in the boot of a car, on a grey towel. She is wearing a red quilted coat. Her mouth is open and it looks as if she is smiling
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
It’s a Saturday night and I’m building Lego with a margarita in front of a log fire. I don’t know who I think I am 💁🏻‍♀️
A lit log burner is in the background of the photo. Laid out on the table in the foreground, is a Lego instruction booklet with pieces of Lego on top. A glass of margarita is next to it.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I needed to share that I’ve just made some insanely good honey buffalo chicken wings. I should’ve pretended I was on Hot Ones.
A screen grab of Peter Griffin (from Family Guy) on the show Hot Ones
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Come on my fellow GPs, own up, which of yous coasting?? What utter crap. At least Streeting is consistent.
A screen shot of an article title. It states “ICBs must target coasting GPs, says streeting”
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Don’t worry Noodle, I promise not to give up the day job! Ex-surgeon, but clearly hair dressing is not my thing ✂️😅 (I’m not entirely convinced Noodle is super happy about being able to see more either… the world was much simpler behind her fringe!)
A side by side before and after photo of my dog Noodle. She is a fluffy grey and white mioritic shepherd dog. The before picture shows her with a long fringe and you can’t see her eyes. The after picture shows my botched job of a fringe trim but at least you can see she has eyes now. She looks thoroughly unimpressed in both photos.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A truly heartbreaking event has occurred. I would appreciate your thoughts at this difficult time.
A photo of a broken corkscrew. The head has snapped off the body of it.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
A Giant Fluff Bucket is back in her natural habitat #DogSky #DogsOfBluesky
A very close up blurry photo of my dog Noodle - her grey and white fluffy face.A photo of my dog noodle. She is stood in snow surrounded by potted plants which are also covered in snow. She is a fluffy white and grey mioritic shepherd dog. She is looking at the camera.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
The sky was special this Christmas Eve. Happy holidays. Sending love and light to you and yours.
A photo of an alley way. The sky above is bright orange as the sun sets.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The Christmas drinks station is complete - what can I get you? We’ve got… Vodka Cava Aperol Coconut rum Advocaat Ready mixed margarita (the good kind obvs) Lager Jubel fruit lager (peach/grapefruit/lemon/blood orange) Baileys Chardonnay Sauv blanc White rum Dark rum Apple stollen cider 1/2
A photo of a drinks cabinet. The bottom shelf is a black metal shelf with doors. One half of the shelf is open and contains various bottles of spirits. The shelf above it contains various bottles/cans of the remaining drinks.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Is 36 babybels enough do you think
A photo of a shelf in a fridge door. It is packed full of miniature cheeses, mainly babybels
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Fizz-day)
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Tell us what you really think why don’t you www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/copper...
Screenshot of an article/opinion piece. The headline reads “women’s health report is insulting bollocks”
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Working at Toys R Us over Christmas was one of the toughest jobs I’ve ever had… and I say that having also been a brain surgeon & now a GP 😂 Parents would absolutely lose it in there! We had to break up fights! They would blame us for ruining their kid’s christmases! Twas character strengthening 😂
A screenshot of a Twitter post but there account @NostalgiaFolder. The tweet states “shopping at toys r us in the 2000s” with four different pictures of the aisles of toys r us attached.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I can’t tolerate earbuds with rubber ear tips (as in pic) - it’s so frustrating. The rubber ear tips in my ears just make me feel so disorientated & nauseous. Anyone else? I can’t figure out why; I wondered if it’s the rubber tips taking out the background noise & completely blocking the ear? 1/2
A photo of black earbud ear phones. I have circled the small rubber ear tips on the end of each earbud.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I think I may have bought one of the ugliest Christmas jumpers in existence, but I absolutely LOVE it! #ChristmasJumper #ChristmasSky (An ALT text I never thought I’d need to write!)
A photo of a Christmas jumper. It’s an ugly jumper. The background is a green lightening effect. In the centre is a large dinosaur wearing Christmas lights wrapped around it and a Santa hat. A cat wearing sunglasses and a Santa hat is riding said dinosaur. Sharing it are individual cats wearing Santa hats sitting on slices of pizzas with rainbows. A slightly closer picture of the jumper. It’s an ugly jumper. The background is a green lightening effect. In the centre is a large dinosaur wearing Christmas lights wrapped around it and a Santa hat. A cat wearing sunglasses and a Santa hat is riding said dinosaur. Sharing it are individual cats wearing Santa hats sitting on slices of pizzas with rainbows.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The glühwein is heating up and the tree has been decorated! Each year I’m always surprised by the completely random assortment of baubles I possess😂 I’ll share some tomorrow My Christmas decorating style is very much there-should-be-as-many-colours-as-possible-and-absolutely-nothing-should-match
A photo of my Christmas tree. It is lit with white lights and contains many different baubles. A black dog is stood next do to the tree. Multicoloured Christmas lights line an archway next to the tree.A photo of my fireplace. Two stockings are hung off the mantelpiece. Two matchstick men are stood on the mantelpiece. There is a round mirror about the fireplace/mantlepiece with white and pink string lights wrapped around it. A tall grass plant is stood next to the fireplace in a black and white patterned planter. There are also white and pink lights within the plant.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I’ve finally decided on the little treat that I’m going to get for myself:
Screenshot of the the Milky Way galaxy Lego set on the Lego website. It’s a large framed Lego board of a galaxy, made up of various shape and coloured Lego pieces. It’s mainly blues, purples and pinks.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
That is actually so Jeff
A picture of the character Geoff from League of Gentleman. He is holding and pointing a gun.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Out of interest, how do you use your Nintendo Switch? I pretty much solely use handheld mode so I can have my TV on in the background, but it makes my hands ache (I’m obviously not a serious gamer as haven’t built those little hand muscles up ha). And does anyone actually use tabletop mode?
A picture showing the four different ways you can play a Nintendo switch. TV mode where the console is docked and displays on the television whilst you use the controllers separately. Tabletop mode where the small tablet screen is placed on a table with the controllers removed and used separately. Handheld mode where the controllers remain attached to the tablet screen and is used as a single device.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
If I needed a sign to get my ass back on that Peloton, this is absolutely it 😂😭 Which one’s your favourite? H/T @tharusha.bsky.social
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I don’t know if you ever watched Succession but…
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Apols if this is unsolicited advice but just sharing in case it’s useful. Stats always made my brain fuzzy, but this book allowed me to make a bit more sense of things, including the rationale etc. It was the title that stood out for me (!), but was the best text I had read for SPSS
A screen shot of a book title on Google. The book is titled “discovering statistics using SPSS: and sex and drugs and rock n roll”. It’s by Andy Field.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
To be loved is to be changed Pics 1 and 2 - December 8th 2020, Noodle had arrived from Romania. She was dirty, underweight and worn out. Pics 3 and 4 - Noodle now knows love and is absolutely living her best life. I am also changed ❤️
A photo of a crate. Behind the bars of the crate can be seen a big dog. There is a blanket covering part of the crate. A photo of my dog. She is lay on some puppy pads on a wooden floor. She is a big grey and white dog, but in this photo looks very scruff and skinny. A photo of my dog. She is a big grey and white fluffy dog and is clean and freshly groomed in this photo. It looks as if she is smiling A photo of my dog taking a big lick of ice cream from an ice cream cone
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
That’ll do
Wario’s ass. It is very voluptuous.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I was at the Royal College of Surgeons receiving my MRCS 7 years ago I miss surgery every day, esp when something crops up to remind me of my “old life” I have zero regrets about changing my path in medicine, but it was a huge part of my life. I’ll never forget how privileged I was to be a surgeon
A graduation photo. I am wearing a floral dress underneath a black and white graduation gown. I am holding a blue scroll with both hands.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Either Noodle has developed a very bad case of dandruff… or it has started snowing outside 😱😱😱
A photo of my dog. It is taken from above, so you are looking down on her back. She is a big grey and white fluffy dog. Snow flakes can be seen on her back
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I will make sure there are plenty!
A photo of my dog noodle. She is laying in her dog bed, but not in the right way. The cushion has been pushed up and noodle is just lying on the bed, rather than in it.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My dad has got me a cheese advent calendar again this year. I last had one two years ago… and I loved it so much that I was already on day 10 by December 3rd 😂
A screenshot of an old tweet of mine from Twitter. The date of the tweet is circled: 3/12/2022. The tweet reads “I am loving my cheese advent calendar this year… so much so that I’m already on day 10”. There are two pictures attached. The first picture is of my hand holding the closed advent calendar and my dog can be seen looking on behind it. The second picture shows the advent calendar open; ten of the doors are open.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I love cooking, but #ADHD leaves my cupboards full of random ingredients that rarely go together. Today, I almost tossed some overripe bananas (thanks again ADHD), but instead found I actually had everything to make something for once: kickass gluten-free banana bread! THERE’S EVEN FLAKED ALMONDS!
A photo of a loaf of banana bread. It is topped with flaked almonds. It is on a blue plate on a wooden worktop.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I didn’t realise that there were other colours available, but OMG I need the cloud one
A screen shot of a web page. It is a picture of a hooded blanket product. The pattern on the hoodie is a blue background with white clouds
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
T’is officially snuggie season. You’d have to surgically remove this thing off me.
A selfie. I am wearing a big grey hooded blanket. The hood is big, I’m wearing it up, covering much of my face.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Likewise - these are still going strong for me!
A picture of red flowers with a central yellow ring.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Final episode of BBC’s Doctors aired today after 24 years. My daytime soap guilty pleasure I never got that cameo part, so did the next best thing… and became an actual GP. Now THAT’S a true fan 😂 Photo from 2012 where a friend who used to work on the show surprised me with a little trip…
A photo of me stood in front of a building. There is a sign on the building that states “the mill health centre” - it is the surgery where BBC Doctors is based.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I like this view
A close up of my dog. She is grey, white and fluffy. She is doing a close up to the camera with her nose. Her mouth is open, almost looking like she is smiling
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Ehmmm I’m not sure about that! I saw this earlier on here earlier, which rung a bell for me.
A picture of a quote. It says “this chapter is called, they are NOT your assignment. You have done enough. Let them go.”
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The same sunset a couple of minutes apart at Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, UK. September 2024.
Perranporth beach. The sand is in the foreground with the sea behind it. A cliff is reaching into the sea. The sun is setting leaving an orange glow in the sky. The shadows of people are seen in the sea and on the sand. Perranporth beach. Just the sea is seen with a cliff is reaching into the sea. The sun is setting leaving an orange glow in the sky. The sun looks like a dark orange circle which is just touching the sea. Two surfers are in the sea.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
As a Welsh person, I approve of this message 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍⚧️
A screenshot. The first post states “why are all pride flags just stripes make that shit like wales”. The second post is the transgender flag with the Welsh dragon overlaid. The second post reads “slap a fuckin dragon on there!!!!!!!!!!”
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Hey YOU! For you, I shall gladly oblige…
My dog, Noodle. She is big, grey, white and fluffy. She is wearing a red and black neckerchief. She is lay on the sand with the sea behind her. She has a sandy nose.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Did you guys also get the pig T shirt one? It kept respawning
A torso of a man wearing a pig T shirt
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Post your Lock Screen A winter walk with Noodle. And what I love about it the most, is that when I press and hold my finger down, the photo comes alive and she starts rolling around on the grass 😍
My iPhone Lock Screen. It is a picture of a field with leafless trees. In the foreground, my dog noodle is lying down on her side, looking towards the camera. She is wearing a red coat.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Excellent wall colour choice - Snap!
A photo of a painted wall. It is a dark red/burgundy colour.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
She’s a rescued street dog from Romania! She’s a mioritic shepherd (and such a scruff bucket!)
My dog Noodle is sat on a blanket on a green sofa. Shes a fluffy grey and white large dog.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Intro post! I’m in my final year of GP training but have had a somewhat winding career path; I’ve been a neurosurgery trainee & academic spine fellow before now #MedSky I’m autistic/ADHD I post about all sorts…whatever is streaming through my consciousness (and lots about my rescue, Noodle!) Hi!
I am sat on a bench seat holding a leash. My dog Noodle is on the leash. She is lying down. She is a big grey and white fluffy shepherd dog. It is winter and we are both wearing coats.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I think my roses have shut up shop for the year, but my Argyranthemum is still going strong
Argyranthemum blooms. Red flowers with a yellow ring at the centre
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