ME
I had a VERY good day today. Like maybe the best day of my hospital rotations so far. It started off like any other day, with me waking up and dreading the long day ahead. There was Journal Club at 8am, and I knew that my day would end late because I had to clerk and present a patient (both history and examination) for a tutorial with Quinn tomorrow. So I woke up, and was getting dressed when I realized just how horrid-looking my eyebrows were. The last time I got my eyebrows done was 4 weeks ago, so now they were bushy and unkempt and growing all over the place. And I absolutely HATE untidy eyebrows, and it irks me really bad when my eyebrows aren't in shape. But the beautician who does my eyebrows is away for St Pat's weekend, so there was nothing I could do about it. So, Journal Club at 8, and then Ward Rounds. And halfway through Ward Rounds I was like, my eyebrows are really getting to me, I can't live another day with these caterpillars sitting above my eyes. And on a whim I decided to just call up a beauty parlour that was close to my house and see if anyone was available to do my eyebrows, and there was an appointment slot at 3.30pm, so I decided to just take that. And now I had a new problem: I was supposed to have a clinic with Quinn from 2pm till 5pm. Should I just go for it at 2, then bluff and say that I had a doctor's appointment at 3.30pm and leave? I was contemplating what to do during the rest of Ward Rounds, and then lo and behold! The intern that was on the team, Emma, asked if I would like to do MMSEs with her, and take bloods. And of course I said yes! I'd rather do them than sit in the clinic with Quinn! And I also saw my perfect opportunity there on how I can skip clinic with a "valid" reason. So I did 2 MMSEs (fucked the first one up though :-/) and charted them in the patients' records, and then I took bloods from a patient. It was my first time taking bloods, and I had no idea what to do. I remember I couldn't really see her vein, and in my mind I was going, "Oh my god I have no fucking clue what to do where the fuck is her vein why the fuck isn't it more prominent what the fuck am I doing omgomgomg AAARRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!!" And I just stabbed at it, praying for a flashback, and YAY I GOT A FLASHBACK!!!! I was like, thank fuck, lol. And after that I told Emma I had to leave for my 'doctor's appointment'. That was around 2.30pm, so I grabbed a quick lunch at the canteen, went to town and did a mad dash of shopping for some stuffs that I urgently needed: eyeliner, eyebrow pencil, lip balm, and St Pat's and Easter cards. And then I had my eyebrow appointment, and then I went back to the hospital to talk to Rose, the patient I was supposed to clerk. And I talked to her for a long time, because she was such a doll to talk to. I interrupted her during her visiting session with her niece, who was painting her nails for her, and I took such a long time with her that her niece left before I was done. And I felt so bad about that. So when I finished clerking her and saw her unfinished manicure, on a whim I decided to ask her if she wanted me to finish her nails for her, and Rose was like, "oh no, I don't want to take up your valuable time!", but I'd already decided to finish them for her. So I spent 15 minutes painting my patient's nails for her, and I felt good about doing that for her, because I could see how delighted she was at having her manicure completed. I finished around 6.15pm, went home, and made burgers for dinner, together with some leftover rosemary & garlic chicken that I'd made for our dinner a few nights ago. So when I look back on today, I feel incredibly good at how productive my day has been, and how much I've accomplished today. All in a day's work :) with beautiful eyebrows to boot :)
So, long day! I can't wait for this weekend to come, it's St Patrick's weekend and we've got Monday off :))) I love long weekends. I'm really looking forward to being able to just lazing in bed till late, and not having to get up at the crack of dawn. I haven't got much planned for the weekend, just maybe doing as much chilling as possible. And maybe a bit of studying too, if my brain permits, lol.
Okay, ta ta, off to shower now!
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Hello, my name is Mylene.
Screams
Thursday, March 14, 2013
I love my Care of the Elderly rotation! First of all I'm with a VERY good-looking
consultant, Quinn, who looks like a cross between Kevin Bacon and
William Dafoe, except that he's much younger looking and wayyy hotter. So I get eye candy everyday at the hospital :) Quinn's the most thorough, personal, and hardworking consultant I've seen
so far, plus he doesn't make you feel like an idiot, so I've really
enjoyed this rotation a lot. And I've also been a WEE bit more
hardworking, so I actually do understand what is going on sometimes, so I
enjoy this rotation more. I hardly studied at all during my GI
rotation, except for that last week when we had the test on Wednesday
morning, so I was mostly just following the consultants around blindly,
and felt stupid most of the time. But I've vowed to be more hardworking
this rotation, and I've been catching up as much as I can afford the
time to, so *pats self on back*I had a VERY good day today. Like maybe the best day of my hospital rotations so far. It started off like any other day, with me waking up and dreading the long day ahead. There was Journal Club at 8am, and I knew that my day would end late because I had to clerk and present a patient (both history and examination) for a tutorial with Quinn tomorrow. So I woke up, and was getting dressed when I realized just how horrid-looking my eyebrows were. The last time I got my eyebrows done was 4 weeks ago, so now they were bushy and unkempt and growing all over the place. And I absolutely HATE untidy eyebrows, and it irks me really bad when my eyebrows aren't in shape. But the beautician who does my eyebrows is away for St Pat's weekend, so there was nothing I could do about it. So, Journal Club at 8, and then Ward Rounds. And halfway through Ward Rounds I was like, my eyebrows are really getting to me, I can't live another day with these caterpillars sitting above my eyes. And on a whim I decided to just call up a beauty parlour that was close to my house and see if anyone was available to do my eyebrows, and there was an appointment slot at 3.30pm, so I decided to just take that. And now I had a new problem: I was supposed to have a clinic with Quinn from 2pm till 5pm. Should I just go for it at 2, then bluff and say that I had a doctor's appointment at 3.30pm and leave? I was contemplating what to do during the rest of Ward Rounds, and then lo and behold! The intern that was on the team, Emma, asked if I would like to do MMSEs with her, and take bloods. And of course I said yes! I'd rather do them than sit in the clinic with Quinn! And I also saw my perfect opportunity there on how I can skip clinic with a "valid" reason. So I did 2 MMSEs (fucked the first one up though :-/) and charted them in the patients' records, and then I took bloods from a patient. It was my first time taking bloods, and I had no idea what to do. I remember I couldn't really see her vein, and in my mind I was going, "Oh my god I have no fucking clue what to do where the fuck is her vein why the fuck isn't it more prominent what the fuck am I doing omgomgomg AAARRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!!" And I just stabbed at it, praying for a flashback, and YAY I GOT A FLASHBACK!!!! I was like, thank fuck, lol. And after that I told Emma I had to leave for my 'doctor's appointment'. That was around 2.30pm, so I grabbed a quick lunch at the canteen, went to town and did a mad dash of shopping for some stuffs that I urgently needed: eyeliner, eyebrow pencil, lip balm, and St Pat's and Easter cards. And then I had my eyebrow appointment, and then I went back to the hospital to talk to Rose, the patient I was supposed to clerk. And I talked to her for a long time, because she was such a doll to talk to. I interrupted her during her visiting session with her niece, who was painting her nails for her, and I took such a long time with her that her niece left before I was done. And I felt so bad about that. So when I finished clerking her and saw her unfinished manicure, on a whim I decided to ask her if she wanted me to finish her nails for her, and Rose was like, "oh no, I don't want to take up your valuable time!", but I'd already decided to finish them for her. So I spent 15 minutes painting my patient's nails for her, and I felt good about doing that for her, because I could see how delighted she was at having her manicure completed. I finished around 6.15pm, went home, and made burgers for dinner, together with some leftover rosemary & garlic chicken that I'd made for our dinner a few nights ago. So when I look back on today, I feel incredibly good at how productive my day has been, and how much I've accomplished today. All in a day's work :) with beautiful eyebrows to boot :)
So, long day! I can't wait for this weekend to come, it's St Patrick's weekend and we've got Monday off :))) I love long weekends. I'm really looking forward to being able to just lazing in bed till late, and not having to get up at the crack of dawn. I haven't got much planned for the weekend, just maybe doing as much chilling as possible. And maybe a bit of studying too, if my brain permits, lol.
Okay, ta ta, off to shower now!