i started the new rotation today. i'm doing OB for the first 3 weeks and GYN for the second. because of the number of students at my location, OB is divided into 3 sections: antepartum, labor-and-delivery, and postpartum. i am assigned to postpartum this week. it would have been nice to do them in biological order, but no such luck.
today was orientation. tomorrow, things...
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i took a written test today. i think i did ok. it was all about high blood pressure. my main boss was in the room the whole time looking over some of my paperwork.
i could have finished in an hour and a half, but it took me three because we would stop what we were doing every few minutes and tell stories. he told...
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i could have finished in an hour and a half, but it took me three because we would stop what we were doing every few minutes and tell stories. he told...
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alyk:
I tripped over a tiny dead shark on the beach last week...I started crying because I was grossed out by the dead shark germs that I touched and a bunch a little kids looked at me like I was crazy...
I have no idea why I just admitted that...
I have no idea why I just admitted that...
one of the things i love about medicine is that every once-in-a-while i get a moment like this. a patient came in today with a rash on their arm. the doc and i happened to see this person together. we had both seen rashes like this before. this particular thing is pretty common and it can present several ways, but, for whatever reason, it just...
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whitewidow:
YAY for you!!! I totally understand what you mean....except I'll never feel like a doctor cause I am not training to be one
Just a silly question though....why do I "rawk"?
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Just a silly question though....why do I "rawk"?
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My friend Brian sent me this link. I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot about it. I think it's hilarious. Maybe you'll also enjoy.
Control. Control. You must learn control.
Let's just Hope the GOP doesn't find out, or they'll want to ban condoms next.
And now, i'd like to take this moment to address the financial aid department.
*ahem*
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Control. Control. You must learn control.
Let's just Hope the GOP doesn't find out, or they'll want to ban condoms next.
And now, i'd like to take this moment to address the financial aid department.
*ahem*
I don't like...
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whitewidow:
I am so excited to be getting away from Medical stuff for a while!!
Too bad you weren't in the area
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Too bad you weren't in the area
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alyk:
I have very poor taste is house pets...I would probably be all over a three-legged dog too...That was not code language, btw...
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"Run Lola Run"
I always thought that her hair was quite similar to Leeloo's.
No?
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I always thought that her hair was quite similar to Leeloo's.
No?
[k]
i just finished my last call night for this rotation. i got to spend it with two cool residents. the female resident kept making smartass comments. at one point she suggested that she and i should go into business selling pain meds on the street. the going rate for oxycontin is $4/mg. now consider that a prescription can be for anything from 20 to 320...
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whitewidow:
Catching a baby is the BEST thing you can do!!! I got to deliver one on my 3rd day on the job........ironically an hour after a 3 year old boy died in my arms from cerebral palsy 
As for the courts martial thing....it has been ongoing for almost a year now
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As for the courts martial thing....it has been ongoing for almost a year now
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llona:
tell me you were sweet to her. like, really sweet and reassuring.
am i one of those overly idealistic ones that just doesn't get it?
oh, i hear you about being useless post-call. i treat myself like i have the flu. you need treats.
xoxo
am i one of those overly idealistic ones that just doesn't get it?
oh, i hear you about being useless post-call. i treat myself like i have the flu. you need treats.
xoxo
It's been a long week, and, to top things off, I was on call last night . . . again. I now present Open Letters to Various People.
To My First Patient of the Night,
You're in pain because you didn't take care of yourself for a few decades. If you want us to help you, please don't actively make our job harder. NOT eating...
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To My First Patient of the Night,
You're in pain because you didn't take care of yourself for a few decades. If you want us to help you, please don't actively make our job harder. NOT eating...
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whitewidow:
My am is great for field exercises cause when all of the infantry guys are sleeping under nothing but the stars...I'm tucked in bed on one of the stretchers
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whitewidow:
How is your weekend treating you so far?? Hope you aren't working too hard
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I found out recently that my next roation will be OB/Gyn. I'll give you a moment to snicker to yourselves.
. . .
Bastards.
Anyway, my friends have told some interesting stories from their OB/Gyn days, so I shouldn't be bored. (The one about the woman kicking my friend in his face during a contraction still makes me laugh.) The new rotation starts mid-August. That's...
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. . .
Bastards.
Anyway, my friends have told some interesting stories from their OB/Gyn days, so I shouldn't be bored. (The one about the woman kicking my friend in his face during a contraction still makes me laugh.) The new rotation starts mid-August. That's...
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whitewidow:
I won't even begin with my OB/GYN stories. I don't wanna scare you just yet All I can say is that there are some patients that just don't care.
I guess I'll have to swing out that way one day for a vacation
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All I can say is that there are some patients that just don't care.
I guess I'll have to swing out that way one day for a vacation
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llona:
you do know how jealous i am, right?
So, instead of hanging out downtown or attending the SGATL party, I got to spend all day and night at the hospital. I am slowly learning to be a mechanic of the human body. Tonight, I replaced a urine catheter that exited a man's belly. Jealous? I thought so.
libertylux:
Ah, your life now consists of being on call. Sorry to miss you though!
Sorry to miss you though!
Or do I have this whole medical thing wrong? I really am only imagining; is it completely different?
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PS: respond in my journal or on Y!M. I probably won't see it here... I don't read your comments, after all.
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