Apparently me staying up all night and getting about 2 hours of sleep=very grumpy Ewok. I need to make some cookies for my poor partner, because he witnessed the grumpy first had. Although I kept a lid on my temper, I did state that I was angry and just wanted to go home. Luckily we got released at 10:30. I came straight home, showered, and passed out until 4:30. Actually, my bad mood didn't start until rounds when it seemed to take ages for them to go through all their patients. Our attending is awesome, but sometimes he gets to talking and just won't stop. i guess it reminds me of my mother.
Anyway, I may go nap some more. Guess I need to start looking into careers that don't take much call. haha.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Surgery Salvation
So apparently, plastics wasn't for me but general surgery may be right up my alley. Can we all say it, all together now! SHIT.
Since being on the transplant surgery I've seen a hernia repair and a colon cancer resection. And can I say, both of the surgeries were AWESOME. So maybe there's hope for surgery yet! Although I'll be thinking a lot on what I decide to go into, I'm going to start giving surgery much more consideration. I hope I get to see an actual transplant surgery before it's over. But I guess I won't be hating general like I first thought I would. In fact, surgery hasn't been as bad as I first thought it was going to be.
Now if we can just make it through everything else so I can decide...
Since being on the transplant surgery I've seen a hernia repair and a colon cancer resection. And can I say, both of the surgeries were AWESOME. So maybe there's hope for surgery yet! Although I'll be thinking a lot on what I decide to go into, I'm going to start giving surgery much more consideration. I hope I get to see an actual transplant surgery before it's over. But I guess I won't be hating general like I first thought I would. In fact, surgery hasn't been as bad as I first thought it was going to be.
Now if we can just make it through everything else so I can decide...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Genetics
Nothing fascinates me more than seeing where I get my characteristics. Although I look a lot like my mom, my personality is all my dad. My temper, my no bull attitude, my confrontational nature, and insomnia. I had no idea I got that from my father. Whenever I get extremely stressed, sleep goes out the window for me. Apparently, that happens to my father. Maybe it happens to the rest of the population as well, but my mom doesn't do that. And one of my cousins from my dad's side also does it. I talk in my sleep like my father as well. Now as long as I don't get his large nose or his sleep apnea I have nothing to complain about.
Transplant is awesome. There is actually no patient on the service to my knowledge as to right now. we're to go in and see if anyone came in overnight. otherwise, I guess we'll just be hanging out (but not in the surgery lounge. Maybe there will be a post later on lounge wars).
I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up, but I hope I figure it out fast.
Transplant is awesome. There is actually no patient on the service to my knowledge as to right now. we're to go in and see if anyone came in overnight. otherwise, I guess we'll just be hanging out (but not in the surgery lounge. Maybe there will be a post later on lounge wars).
I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up, but I hope I figure it out fast.
Friday, June 19, 2009
The End! Sorta.
Officially done with plastics as of today. I had a rocky start, but ended up LOVING Dr. B and his resident Dr. M. I learned a lot in these first 2 weeks of M3 year. They are as follows:
1. never shave your legs at 5 am. I ended up losing a lot of skin.
2. I can be good at sutures and even learn more than one kind! Plastics taught me a LOT about sutures
3. I need to memorize my pager number because eventually someone will ask for it. like today. and it was fail.
So I'm excited about transplant. Mainly for more of the sitting vs. standing in one place in an OR for hours on end. My feet are really not having it! My back and legs are alright now, but my feet just can't get used to it.
I eventually need to start studying. I'm still waiting on my surgical recall to come in. But I have my pretest but I get home and just want to veg after a long day!
Props to HemeOnc Doc. She's seriously a saint. Patience like woah. She could deal with those I almost told to get an attitude adjustment. Woo hoo! done! On to peds where you belong!
1. never shave your legs at 5 am. I ended up losing a lot of skin.
2. I can be good at sutures and even learn more than one kind! Plastics taught me a LOT about sutures
3. I need to memorize my pager number because eventually someone will ask for it. like today. and it was fail.
So I'm excited about transplant. Mainly for more of the sitting vs. standing in one place in an OR for hours on end. My feet are really not having it! My back and legs are alright now, but my feet just can't get used to it.
I eventually need to start studying. I'm still waiting on my surgical recall to come in. But I have my pretest but I get home and just want to veg after a long day!
Props to HemeOnc Doc. She's seriously a saint. Patience like woah. She could deal with those I almost told to get an attitude adjustment. Woo hoo! done! On to peds where you belong!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
First Impressions
I begin my second week of surgery and still can't access the OR schedule. Meaning I have no idea what time and where i'm supposed to be. Fabulous. Apparently, not knowing anything including what you're supposed to do and go is the theme of M3 year.
My first week of M3 year was insane. Between school of medicine orientation and surgery department orientation, I was exhausted. Then my first full day of surgery ended up being a full day of lectures. My very first time in the OR got me doing sutures which the resident realized I wasn't lying when I said "I suck at this". My first week in the OR also made me realize that I'm going to have to get used to standing for 10 hours and pain from my lower back down. I'm going to be popping a lot of advil in the near future and try to suck it up best I can. I know my other partners in crime HemeOnc Doc and BBaller are in the same boat.
My first week of surgery has taught me this: I'm not sure it's for me. Granted, I have another 11 weeks before I'll make up my mind. But it's cut, sew, cut, curse, sew, pimp student. Although I've met some great surgeons who really do great work, I do find it very mechanical in nature. I've always considered myself more cerebral, but I'm still willing to give it a shot. Maybe I just don't find plastics a perfect fit for me. Maybe I'll like general surgery better. who knows. It is better than sitting in a classroom ever will be.
I'm working on a cleft lip repair presentation for the plastics rotation. Apparently everyone does it and I'm halfway done. I just need to find out how they do the surgery. I'll probably look it up tomorrow when I get there at 6 am to make sure I'm not late for the first surgery.
Also, my first EBM assignment (read: waste of my time) of this year ended up with me locking myself out of it because my computer decided that I was pointing in some direction of some link and then decided to click on it without me telling it to. So that ended up with an email to the scary librarian to reset my quiz. Ugh. I hate how they make us take tests so they know that we know how to use a database. Blah.
Ok, I think i'm going to work on some surgery pretest questions and then maybe go to bed early. It's been great to have a weekend off to recover from my first week. This year is going to be a very very very long one.
My first week of M3 year was insane. Between school of medicine orientation and surgery department orientation, I was exhausted. Then my first full day of surgery ended up being a full day of lectures. My very first time in the OR got me doing sutures which the resident realized I wasn't lying when I said "I suck at this". My first week in the OR also made me realize that I'm going to have to get used to standing for 10 hours and pain from my lower back down. I'm going to be popping a lot of advil in the near future and try to suck it up best I can. I know my other partners in crime HemeOnc Doc and BBaller are in the same boat.
My first week of surgery has taught me this: I'm not sure it's for me. Granted, I have another 11 weeks before I'll make up my mind. But it's cut, sew, cut, curse, sew, pimp student. Although I've met some great surgeons who really do great work, I do find it very mechanical in nature. I've always considered myself more cerebral, but I'm still willing to give it a shot. Maybe I just don't find plastics a perfect fit for me. Maybe I'll like general surgery better. who knows. It is better than sitting in a classroom ever will be.
I'm working on a cleft lip repair presentation for the plastics rotation. Apparently everyone does it and I'm halfway done. I just need to find out how they do the surgery. I'll probably look it up tomorrow when I get there at 6 am to make sure I'm not late for the first surgery.
Also, my first EBM assignment (read: waste of my time) of this year ended up with me locking myself out of it because my computer decided that I was pointing in some direction of some link and then decided to click on it without me telling it to. So that ended up with an email to the scary librarian to reset my quiz. Ugh. I hate how they make us take tests so they know that we know how to use a database. Blah.
Ok, I think i'm going to work on some surgery pretest questions and then maybe go to bed early. It's been great to have a weekend off to recover from my first week. This year is going to be a very very very long one.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
So, Now We Will Meet
I start my M3 year tomorrow and I would like to state for the record that I am SCARED. I think I was excited up to the point of the 20,000 surgery dept emails followed by reading all pertinent syllabi which basically all read "here's the doctor's name, here's his/her pager, do it yourself and then log everything and tell us what you arranged for your rotation".
EEP!
Although, I'll have 2 days of orientation to fall back on. Maybe they'll give us a better sense of what is expected of us (such as call, when we show up, when we get holidays, etc) because I'm a little in the dark. Or maybe because I forgot to read syllabus #219 which would have outlined ALL of that. oy.
With that said, I had a fantastic time at the BEACH with some of the girls: Cupcake Queen, Aspiring Neurosurgeon, and Running Champ. I got my fill of ocean and beach for a while, although I never knew I'd enjoy the beach that much. Sure, I've gone to the coast here but it's not the same as going to Florida. I really do love the sun and sand and hopefully I'll be able to go back again soon.
Then I went to my friend's wedding reception in the Delta yesterday (they had a family only wedding in Jamaica and then came back for reception with everyone). Aside from minor drama it was a great time. The bride looked absolutely stunning in her dress and the groom was well...the groom. haha. they were both glowing and I had to physically stop myself from crying when they danced to "I walk the line" by Johnny Cash. You'd have to know the couple to understand what I'm talking about, but it's kinda been their theme song. It was just awesome and I will be remembering it for quite some time especially due to the 27 mosquito bites I have from my toes to my face. I somehow didn't think to bring bug spray to the shindig (Delta+summer=mosquitoes the size of birds. Ok, maybe not really, but they were EVERYWHERE). Classic.
Well, I will leave it at that. My short but fun filled and busy summer break has been the perfect introduction to my M3 year. And I even cleaned my room and bathroom! So without further ado, I will lay in bed and watch Jurassic Park and wait for the last load of laundry to finish drying.
Until Next time!
EEP!
Although, I'll have 2 days of orientation to fall back on. Maybe they'll give us a better sense of what is expected of us (such as call, when we show up, when we get holidays, etc) because I'm a little in the dark. Or maybe because I forgot to read syllabus #219 which would have outlined ALL of that. oy.
With that said, I had a fantastic time at the BEACH with some of the girls: Cupcake Queen, Aspiring Neurosurgeon, and Running Champ. I got my fill of ocean and beach for a while, although I never knew I'd enjoy the beach that much. Sure, I've gone to the coast here but it's not the same as going to Florida. I really do love the sun and sand and hopefully I'll be able to go back again soon.
Then I went to my friend's wedding reception in the Delta yesterday (they had a family only wedding in Jamaica and then came back for reception with everyone). Aside from minor drama it was a great time. The bride looked absolutely stunning in her dress and the groom was well...the groom. haha. they were both glowing and I had to physically stop myself from crying when they danced to "I walk the line" by Johnny Cash. You'd have to know the couple to understand what I'm talking about, but it's kinda been their theme song. It was just awesome and I will be remembering it for quite some time especially due to the 27 mosquito bites I have from my toes to my face. I somehow didn't think to bring bug spray to the shindig (Delta+summer=mosquitoes the size of birds. Ok, maybe not really, but they were EVERYWHERE). Classic.
Well, I will leave it at that. My short but fun filled and busy summer break has been the perfect introduction to my M3 year. And I even cleaned my room and bathroom! So without further ado, I will lay in bed and watch Jurassic Park and wait for the last load of laundry to finish drying.
Until Next time!
Monday, June 1, 2009
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