I am currently taking a "meeting week" in which I was originally scheduled to go to San Diego, but due to a few ill-timed contractions, it was decided I'd best keep my pregnant butt at home.  However, I have the DVD's of all the lectures at the meeting (a review of transesophageal echo for my upcoming board in May), so it was suggested by my ( Read more... )

My husband left on friday for Peru.  I'm 8 months pregnant.  I'm going to say that one more time.  My husband left on friday for Peru, and I'm 8 months pregnant.  The italics, in this case, are to denote bitterness.  Unfortunately for me, I can't even really be truly upset because (a) he asked how I'd feel about it before signing up for the trip, ( Read more... )

Well, here I am, home from work and it's not even 4:00 in the afternoon. I'm on call though, so that could change at any moment ( Read more... )

So my parents came in town this past weekend to help get the house ready to put on the market, and also to fix up the nursery so it look nice and baby like.  My father, I must admit, has done an excellent job making the crib and cradle.  They will truly be an heirloom.  Those of you that know my father and my relationship with him know that high ( Read more... )

Well, There I was, all happy and excited like because it was 6:00 am on Tuesday and I was officially off the 12 day call stretch.  Then the totally unthinkable happened:  my co-fellow (and the only other person with whom I share call) got Montezuma's revenge on the last day of her Belize vacation and ended up being violently ill and not coming to ( Read more... )

So I've been having the dreaded pregnancy reflux for the last couple of weeks. I remember working in the ER as an intern, and these people would come in going "Oh my GOD! I'm having a heart attack! I can't stand the PAIN!!!!!" (five exclamation points worth of screaming. Seriously.) And you would do all this workup and think they're going to ( Read more... )

How many LJ entries do you suppose start that way on MLK weekend?  Methinks a fair few.  I love going with the mainstream and being totally obvious.

So far, the MLK weekend has been OK.  I have been on call, and as of yet have not gotten called in to do anything.  I cannot be overly happy or optimistic, or use any phrase such as "hopefully my pager ( Read more... )

I was at dinner with a few friends last night and we were talking about how, though non of us are extremely superstitious, all of us go to work with a slightly higher than usual amount of trepidation on friday the 13th. I had forgotten about this conversation (and also the date today) by the time I woke up this morning.

And my day proceeded thusly ( Read more... )

Hi. 
I've decided to once again try the journal thing, rather than just looking at what everybody else writes and occasionally commenting.  Hello to Edhed ,miteman, and  kingwamba , if you're out there.  Glad to know you all are doing so well.  I figured since I'm finishing my training this year and also having a baby, it might be a good time to start chronicling a ( Read more... )

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