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so, i figured i'd post early this evening before i got too tired to see.

i went in at 7 this am, and was done at 3:15. not bad, not bad at all...

i saw my first on-my-own patient this morning on morning rounds at the hospital. morning rounds is the time when we go around and check in on all our patients seeing how they've done over the past 24 hours. this generally happens, as the name might suggest, in the morning. early morning in some instances. you've been there... you've been admitted to the hospital for whatever reason, and the only time the doctor actually comes in to see you is at about 4:15 am when you can't get the sleepy glue out of your eyes good enough to count how many heads he has.

anyway, my first patient was so much fun. i mean, don't get me wrong - seriously disturbed. but fun. like, i was actually playing doctor. i asked questions, she answered, i wrote about our encounter in her chart. i wrote in her CHART. "the dude" came in to my conference room so i could give him "report." he read over my note, complimented me, and co-signed me. making it officially my first official note. ever. exhilerating.

speaking of seriously disturbed patients - man, did i see some dooseys (sp?) today. lots of PTSD and lots of sexually abused kids. i was close to tears a couple of times, and then while i was working the elliptical machine and watching part 2 of oprah's katrina show - and seeing julia roberts (who looks way too thin) and hearing the way she spoke about her time in new orleans. i was sweating and crying at the same time.

so, tonight i have been given a reading assignment, which i must tend to now. good times.