Category: Residency
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Great News!!!
Woo-hoo! I passed my written boards! This is such awesome news. I thought I had passed my boards but I’ve been surprised by exam results in the past so I was relieved when I clicked open the email this morning! My Dad pointed out that I’ve done a lot this year and when I think…
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Non sequiter!
Ok, so I realized that the last post seemed to be a little bit of a non sequester. Aka, where the hell is she? Well, I’m in Houston spending 3 months at MD Anderson in order to get more experience in Head and Neck oncologic surgery. It’s a little rough- I really miss Mechen and…
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I’m an intern again…
Fortunately not, but oh my word, Friday night call was horrific. I was getting paged every 20-30 minutes regarding “order clarifications,” which finally stopped at 11:30 p.m. And I would have slept until 4:30 except for the post-operative hematoma that presented at midnight. Fuck. So, I was up until 5 in the OR and ICU.…
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All’s quiet…
It looks like my pager has learned to behave! This weekend, so far, has not been too bad which is great. Even if it exploded….now (*furtive look towards my pager*) it could still be no more than a rating of “terrible” since I’ve gotten through two nights, albeit one completely asinine page last night about…
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What your doctor is thinking…
One of the funniest things about medicine is the dark humour and inner monologues that can occur within a doctor’s head. Ok, maybe that’s too generalized to let me personalize- I definitely have had moments where there are two conversations, the one I’m having and the one I wish I was having. Fortunately, I have…
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Best call Sunday!
Today was a terrific day! I did so much, spent too much money (wait for it!) and had so much fun hanging out with my sister. First, I went to Farmhouse Cafe with Jenny. It was delicious! We split a small plate of ricotta pancakes followed by onion tart w/poached eggs for her and biscuits…
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No hitter…for now!
I know the weekend isn’t over yet but I’ve had an excellent call weekend so far. Even if the shit hits the fan later today and tonight, the two no-hitter nights have been awesome and much appreciated. This past week, I was up until 1:30 for 4/5 nights working on my academy paper, which was…
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Tra-la-la!!!
So, April’s come and almost gone. I’m now the oldest! I’ve! ever! been! after having a lovely birthday. I think it’s pretty freaky to have my 20s almost behind me. Yikes! Although I like to think of myself as an adult, I’ve still retained the little kid notion of, “What? I could never be that…
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Laryngitis!
I feel like the biggest lame-o. I have laryngitis. I’ve never lost my voice in my life, although I have to admit I tried my hardest around 6th grade-ish because I thought it would be “cool.” On Thursday, I steadily lost my voice until it was gone, with the exception of the occasional squeak. Really…
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San Francisco
I was delaying this post until I could get my camera cable unpacked from my car (another post), but now that almost two weeks have gone by without an update, I think it’s time to talk about my awesome trip to SF last weekend sans pictures. I will post them to FLIKR though, promise. Last…
Portmanteau Suitcase 