7.23.2007

to appease the masses.

i am busy. i worked 110 hours in my first week of residency. i've started in the neonatal intensive care unit, taking care of brand new little bitty sick babies. my first day, was very very busy and i worked for 30 hours and took care of a very very sick baby who i thought was going to die. she's a fighter though. and she's alive, and not really very sick anymore. but she's still tiny and will probably have quite a bit of neurological problems in life. it's very sad. her mom turned 17 last week. that is also sad. i like her family a lot though.

i've gotten pretty good at circumcisions. i kinda like doing them too, and i guess you could call that weird.

i'm post call today. meaning i was on call yesterday and worked 30 hrs. that's a long time. i came home and took a nap, then did some laundry. that was apparently a bad idea... i always always always empty my scrub pockets on the vanity at my front door. except apparently not *always* because there were shreds and shreds and shreds of wet paper all over my clothes. i shook them out the best i could and dried them. i need to go shake them again. trying to figure out if i need to rewash them. i did buy a new lint roller tonight with the thought that maybe i can just roll the shreds off.

i have my weekly clinic tomorrow. clinic. in which i see patients. patients who come to see me. because i'm their doctor. and that continues to weird me out.

10 comments:

Mel said...

You will do great!! I am so proud of you!! you are the greatest!! glad the baby made it .. you helped it survive.. that has to be a great feeling.

Jen said...

You rock doc! Man, I'm clever! lol! Too bad we weren't Jewish...if I have another boy, I would have you do his circ...lol! *muah*...miss you lots!

gjlac said...

Thank you for sharing with us. You are amazing to all of your family. We feel your emotions. You are making a difference in this world. Thank you for that too. Love you.

Clog Nana said...

I am sitting here with wet eyes and a smile on my face. I love you.

Judy said...

You amaze me with how much you can do. I love you so much and am so very proud of you. I get goose bumps when i think of all you will accomplish in your life and i thank GOD for you every day!

Jen said...

The masses need more appeasing please!! *muah*

Clog Nana said...

more for us masses. lol

Clog Nana said...

Is the Doctor IN??
Question:
I bought this salt rock from the State Fair this year. It is a night light. Anyway the heat is suppose to put positive ions in the air and lock with the negative ones and fall to the floor. Also said to relieve you from migranes and breathing problems and sleep. I just wonder if I was hoodwinked?? Any thoughts??

Jen said...

I'm no doctor...but I would venture to say, Hoodwinked...unless you believe it will work...then who knows...i'm too much of a negative person to believe in such things I guess...lol! Maybe if I visit it will fall to the floor with all my negativity! LOL!

Clog Nana said...

You made me laugh out loud. I don't get to do that very often. Thanks. I think I was had but...it is a very nice night light.