It's nearing 5am but I've been up since 3. A round of 3rd shift ER rotations have wrecked by body, leaving it confused and sickly. I love the work, stapling the scalp of a gal with clonic seizures, stitching up the forehead of a clumsy drunk, watching codes and way laying drug seekers with chronic pain conditions. I just can't stand the shift work ( Read more... )

I know no one reads this anymore, myself included but I need to put my rare writings somewhere so here they go

( Metro Moments: Breathing )

1. Anemia of Uremia ( Read more... )

Believe it or not, even after a full round of antibiotics and daily use of a steroid inhaler, this cough still plagues me. Granted I can get a good night's sleep now, but I wish I could shake it. My Cardio exam was easily conquered by God. I definitely focused too much on EKG interpretation and not enough on the pathology. Still God provided a ( Read more... )

It seems fitting that the final installment of the Crystalys saga should end as it began, while the snow falls. It's hard to imagine that the snowball fight that started it all was over 4 years ago. Has it really been that long since life was simple? Those are the kind of memories you know you'll never lose; the kind that give you comfort when you ( Read more... )

So my vacation was just as relaxing as I needed after a semester of catching up. My arm is fully healed, final check up on Tuesday. Unfortunately I've been sick with a clinging Upper Respiratory Infection for the past week and half. My general congestion, sore throat and most importantly sleep loss has passed, but I still have a cough that just ( Read more... )

So I'm studying for my finals. I'm sure over half my grade for Female Repro (essentially OB/GYN) is on the line this week. I lost the medical term list sometime spring semester and just found it again. I'm sure this doesn't sum up all the unique phrases I've come across but it'll work for now ( Read more... )

I've been trying to cast my burdens up and I've had plenty to cast, but I've experienced provisions too. My course coordinator refused to relent, and surprisingly Delta Airlines was more passionate than a practicing physician. We were able to reschedule our tickets the 18th instead of the 15th. Courtney was the one who haggled the final price, ( Read more... )

My surgery the Monday before Thanksgiving was a successful one. I got my two pins out of my arm, the plates and screws are staying for the indefinite future. As of now I'm relatively painfree but I have a hard time dealing with the no driving addendum. One the one hand I feel perfectly capable of small drives (nothing on the freeway of course) but ( Read more... )

Got my two pins out Monday. It was a minor surgery but the anaesthesia wiped me out for the day. Another exam I'll have to make up come finals. As long as it doesn't interfere with my trip to Florida afterward I'll deal. Spending the Thanksgiving holdiay with my lady's family. We just celebrated a year and a half together last Sunday at Dusty' ( Read more... )