Although my current professional direction is novel to me, I feel fulfilled. The last time I felt this way was any time I was rotating in surgery. I can now tell my younger self, who could never imagine myself as a medical doctor who wasn't a surgeon, that this field also fulfills me.

To be clear, I always wanted to pursue something adjacent to this. I'm just going back to form. My circumstances and some ill-informed choices (I did not have access to crucial information) prevented me from taking this career direction sooner, but I have no regrets over my previous training.