140 Days...til Graduation!

I can't believe it is so close to graduation! I am getting excited but am oh so nervous. I have so far to go still though...good times!

I have been doing my audition rotation in Columbus. It has been great. However, I am still not 100% set on OB so we shall see. I have three more weeks to finalize my match list. I am also starting to feel bad about not applying to certain programs. Anyways, these past few weeks have been a good learning experience if nothing else. I have seen some interesting things i.e. an external cephalic version done when a patient was in labor whose baby was breech (it was successful and she had a vaginal birth, leaving both mom and baby happy!) and a ruptured uterus. The hospital I am at has a lower c-section rate I think (there has only been 3 or 4 there since I have been there) so that's good at least. The ruptured uterus was crazy to see! We had a patient who had two previous c-sections who was scheduled for a third. She had been really sick for about a week and a half before she was scheduled and had a severe cough. When the doctor got through the peritoneum the baby was right there in the sack, NO UTERUS! It was very scary for everyone. They got the baby out and mom started bleeding a lot. They found the upper uterine segment attached to the abdominal wall and the lower attached to the bladder. Taking that down and reattaching the two ends was very interesting. They got everything under control and closed. It is so scary to think what would have happened if she would have went into labor. That baby right there. The uterus didn't bleed before because it was so scared. So, needless to say, it was an amazing experience. I was very happy mom and baby were okay. They think that maybe it ruptured during the week when she was coughing so hard. I've also gotten to see some neat surgeries! Now all I have to decide is what to do..what to do...what to do??

Once again, I am on the road.

We have now left Charleston and are in Madison for the month. It should be a great month. We are staying with some great people and it is nice to have some time in a different city. I am trying to slowly decide what to do next year. Why does it have to be so hard!

BTW Here are some wedding pictures I have yet to post...We had such a great day! We also loved our photographer (http://www.theroguemagnoliablog.com/)...

Exhausted

Interviews are making me feel so exhausted! I haven't even been on that many (5 so far) but they are just so draining. I have about half OB and half FM interviews scheduled. I am still not sure what I want to do 100% but I do know I love OB and can't leave it behind..so I am really hoping I match OB. I feel, however, I screwed up my first choice for OB. I was so nervous for the interview and sounded like such a dumb kid. It was really laid back but I was like a deer in headlights the whole time from the very beginning to the end. I haven't even been phased in other interviews when they sit there and pimp me..so I have no idea why I freaked out about this one. I still really really really want to match there! However, I have a feeling that it is about everyone else that interviewed number 1's too. So we will see..Feb 14th can't come fast enough.

I am on family medicine right now and I love my doctor. She tells me everyday not to go into family medicine though. It is pretty hilarious.

I am also feaking out because I am late..as in my period. Ha..I def could be pregnant which would suck because then I would be due about half way into my first month of residency..blah! So I guess we will see. I am really hoping I am not and am not sure what I will even do if I am. Jeremiah says he has my support either way. Why is this happening! I need to be not so stupid.

I am so sick of people here saying bad crap about 'Obamacare'. It is driving me CRAZY.

Long time no post...

So I got married! Three weeks ago..it was very exciting, laid back and a lot of fun.

In other news, I am currently living in Portland, Maine for the month doing a NICU rotation. It is pretty much awesome! I love being with the babies all day, however, it is a hard rotation with long hours and sad stories. I am in the highest level NICU and we have some very sick babies, which is stressful and scary. My first day I was given the responsibility of caring for two of the babies, which made me so nervous since I had no idea what I was doing. However, my babies behaved themselves and I had a good day. The next day they gave me a baby on a vent. Ahh! The day was kinda nuts but it went fine. Since then, I have been able to see the birth of a 25 week old girl, 25 week old twins, a 27 week old boy and several 34 week kids. I can't believe how small the 25 week babies are! It is crazy. Their feet are about an inch long and they weight about 14 ounces! My smallest babe was a little over 2 lbs when I got him but now he is much larger (a whole 3 lbs!). He is adorable and I just want to give him kisses. All of this scares the crap out of me and makes me very nervous to have my own babies. It also makes me question going into ob/gyn. Hmmm....

I have had a few interviews for ob/gyn and one for fm. I have a lot more interviews to go. I keep running through things in my head..should I go into ob/gyn or should I go into fm and have a better lifestyle, a better chance to have a good family life, and be able to do ob and peds in my practice? I am very confused and feel like I have run out of time. I am not sure what to do! I should have just applied to FM residencies in places I might want to live. Dangit! Although, I think I would still be happy matching OB. What should I do? I am so passionate about OB but I want to have a good life too....shoot.

Woohoo

I got my first interview for an OB program!! So excited!!!!

I have one more week of my OMT rotation..I feel like I am getting my hands back which is awesome. I also did some acupuncture this week! How exciting!

D-day

I take my boards tomorrow. I feel like vomiting.

Five More Days

I have five more days until I take my Step 2 boards. I am ready to get it over with but am SO nervous. I am taking a practice test tomorrow to decide if I want to push it back or not. AHHH. I am just frustrated with myself. Why do I put everything off till the last second! I guess I like to stress myself out!

On another note, I found a new apartment for Jeremiah and I to move into after we get married. It is only two doors down from my current apartment (same building, same floor), which I find amusing. I currently live in a studio apartment, which would be doable for us, however, I would rather have a little more space if available. This apartment came open on Saturday down the hall and I told the landlord I wanted it on Sunday. It is a little bit more expensive and has a living room, dinning room and a bedroom! Considering I only have one room right now, we are both really excited to have more room. Jeremiah is especially happy since this now means he can bring some of his furniture with him. We also have room for visitors! Exciting stuff I tell ya!

PS. I read a blog called pacing the panic room. It is amazing and I always enjoy it. Anyways this video was just posted and it is Awesome!

http://vimeo.com/14235967