Yesterday I stayed in the hospital an extra 3 hours.  My girl got into serious trouble overnight.  Her blood pressure dropped acutely just as I was signing out to the next team.  Everyone came running.  The fellow and I tried to put our heads together.  We emergently ordered more blood.  Fluids and albumin needed to be given while we were stalling ( Read more... )

I seem to only write here when I'm down.  I guess I'm past due ( Read more... )

I have some of the greatest friends...

...that is all.

Well, It's been 4 months, 11 days, 20 hours and 5 minutes since I've posted last. I've decided that it would probably be very healthy for me to actually keep a Live journal instead of just using it to see how my friends are doing ( Read more... )

Post #1 after my long absence ( Read more... )

After many many months of absence...I've decided to write in my livejournal again. Updates of my life will commence tomorrow. It's nice reading about all your lives again...

It's true.

During the night, occasionally we have to do "repiratory checks" on all of our little kids (<2 years old) who are here for asthma or breathing problems. To do this you listen to their lungs while they are breathing normally and listen for wheezing. There are also other things you look for, like accessory muscle use, but the listening ( Read more... )

I'm kinda bummed out right now. Here I am, working my a of in the hospital for 15 hours a go, 5-6 days a week, thinking the future is going to be bright and grand. Well it isn't. How do I know it isn't? 'Cause someone just told me ( Read more... )

Thanks for everyone's responses. After I took to benadryl yesturday I was knocked out completely for about 6 hours. When I awoke, 95% of the hives had vanished. God I love this stuff...whoever said you can't find happiness in a pill was obviously lying ( Read more... )

1 hour later:

OH GOD!!! THE HIVES...THE HIVES!!! I'M PAINTED WITH THEM!!! THE ITCHING! THE ITCHING!!! I CAN'T CONTROL IT. SOMEBODY PLEASE KILL ME!

Just took the maximum dose of Benadryl...successfully called out of work for the morning...will repeat the process for the afternoon. Must distract myself from my body...must watch TV or movies.