what's up folks?!?

Can I just say that I'm very disappointed in the few of you who read my blog? Only Pammie has made an entry into my guestbook (link on the bottom right...it's the first link). Anyway, clearly I'm procrastinating the bill paying.

one last day

Well, I have one last day for my peds rotation on the hill, unfortunately it's more like a day and a half since I'm on call. And since a patient is being discharged, I may have to stay longer than I should to get that done. Or maybe I'll just have my classmate do it for me since I already wrote out the prescriptions and filled out the cover sheet. I mean, if I have to wait until 11 to do it, I just don't think I should have to stay that long since my new rotation officially starts at 8 am on the 1st. I'll talk to christina about it.

Today is bill paying day. I have to make the first mortgage payment on the house and yesterday the condo sold. Unfortunately we won't be getting as much money as we had envisioned since we have to pay realtor fees and now lawyer fees for the power of attorney. Lame. But I'm glad to have it sold.

Big Screen TV

I almost forgot! Uncle Chuck is taking me to get my big screen tv. A whopping 27 incher! But hey, considering I've been in 13 inch land for the past 8 years, that's a big change!

peer pressure

Well, today I had 2 no shows in clinic. I guess my healing powers are so great that I don't even need patients to show up to cure them. Okay, maybe not. Anyway, I did get to do a procedure because of my lack of patients. Nothing too exciting but putting on a gutter splint onto a person's busted pinkie. She didn't help matters by moving her hand in the exact opposite direction we told her to. And then the confusion with how to start the wrap. I guess for comfort it matters but if she can take it off and reapply it, does it really matter? I mean, I doubt she'll apply it the correct way all the time.

And now I'm succumbing to peer pressure. Robin told me to put comments so she could respond to my random mutterings and so I did. Okay, it didn't take much pressure but 1 email with her request.

Melissa is buying a place so I'll get to see it when I'm home in august.

I think that's all for now.

Crazy Call

Well, today I participated in my first code. I felt quite useless actually and like I was watching while the PICU team did most of the work (which was nice). However, I was told that I participated more than expected by my senior resident on call with me. It made the morning feel crazy but things still got done with the other kids. After that, I could care less about the nit picky critique from the kaiser attending about exact diagnosis of the eating disorder kids...and actually, on weekend rounds, the cross cover folks could care less too since all that matters is what issues may come up and what needs to be done. Also, I was little annoyed when I tried to give the social background on a new kid. All I started off saying was that he moved to cal and was about to say he came back and was in a certain situation and got cut off. I felt like that info was important when learning about the emotional state of the kid but I guess that doesn't matter on weekend rounds either. For as much as they say it's important not to gloss over details on peds patients, they certainly don't seem to follow some of that on weekends. Anyway, only 2 more call nights to go. Wednesday and sunday. I'm not sure if I have call with misty again or if it will be a new person since the seniors will be switching out sometime this week to new rotations. Almost an entire month has gone by and I still feel like I just started out.

Tomorrow I present for morning report. God help me.