2009 out 2010 in

Happy New Years Everyone! I am in the ER now...was told not to come in tonight or tomorrow because it will be 'too crazy!'. (that is okay with me!). ER has been good so far and I have been doing more. I have given shots, reduced a dislocated shoulder, helped with a lumbar puncture, stapled a woman's head back together, diagnosed a pelvic abscess, did several pelvic exams and several other things. I have seen so many different types of patients: elderly people, babies, drug seekers, suicidal patients and so on. It has been a lot better than I thought and I love the ER docs! Another one to keep on my list! (OB is still at the top!) Well now I am going to go take a nap and then head on down to Lewisburg! Oh and I got engaged on Christmas Eve..so exciting!

rant

Okay..so this is a little rant about boards! Why are step 2 boards so expensive! How does one expect a medical student to pay over 1600 dollars for a test! It is crazy. The written is about 500 and the PE is about 1100. You have to add in a flight and hotel room in Philly too! It is just so much to think about right now. I don't even have the money, which is why I have yet to sign up and the test dates are pretty much booked up until November now for the PE, which sucks! I don't know how everybody does it!

One positive is that I am pretty dead set on OB/GYN at this point. I started ER (today was my second day) and it isn't as bad as IM but isn't my bag either. So far I have done my first intubation though, which is exciting! I also did my first ER pelvic exam on a woman with pelvic pain. My doc asked if I need him to come me and needed me in the room and I said no that I had and I would be fine, which I think made him happy ( I did have a student nurse help me out, you have to have someone else in the room duh!). Two days down of ER 14 to go! Hopefully we get some cool trauma on New Year's! Okay I shouldn't say that..but I can't help it!

white christmas

It is snowing..a lot! whoop..too bad I can't go anywhere now.

Done with IM..thankfully!! The rotation was way too boring for me. Now off to ER on Monday!

ugh

Feeling exhausted..and have the feeling i am be abused on this rotation..HEY doc I do NOT like hospital food..if you are going to let me leave for the day please do it before lunch and not right after lunch (I would much rather go home and eat duh!). Also, just because you are working 21 days in a row does NOT mean I need to, in fact I am not allowed to by 'school rules' but since you grade me I feel like I can't say anything to you about that. Well, anyways two days down like 19 to go...or something like that!

Ps. I can't stand internal medicine..not for me! Wish I could just skip it. I am bored!