My life is too funny... I'll save the best for last.
So started my first day of Nephro. It seems... Overwhelming in a sense. I mean, I came in. People who were there for 2 to 3 weeks were busy at work. Answering questions directed at me. What drugs cause bradycardia? Uh... He asked me what do calcium channel blockers do? Yes, they cause bradycardia. Are you sure? I almost "corrected" myself, but I'm like doesn't it prolong... Something... He's like yes :) Anyway, like I said, they were busy at work, so with them running around and me standing there... I was clueless / overwhelmed with it all. They were doing progress notes, consults, etc, etc. I mean... Yeah, I went through Kings County and all, but I guess just getting back to that sort of thing takes a little time. In all likelihood it will be nothing like it. Anyway, he talked me through a consult, which I have done for surgery. Went on teaching rounds. We just sat in the nursing station and had a PowerPoint lecture on HTN. Assigned us patients. It was weird... He's like everyone gets 2, but I think I'll give you 1... Then when I go to review the chart the case manager / social worker is like he's being d/c'd... But me being the good student, check up on him, get his vitals and chat with him a bit. How are you feeling? You're going home today, right? Feeling Ok? Any N/V? Pain any where? Eating well? Everything fine... Kinda feels like... I mean, we would give John easy patients cause he needed all the help he can get. How could they know me? But at the same time I feel I'm totally capable. Anyway, since I had no one, I just asked any one if they needed any help. Went to other floors, saw other patients, which was just write the vitals on a preprinted / prefilled out generic progress note, the doc did the rest. So... Is it really all that simple? Just get the vitals and labs and the doc does the rest? But then we only had that guy for 1 day. I hear the doc we start with is like... She wants you to know your patient inside and out. I just hope I have ample time to read up... I'm so gonna get screamed at again... I've really become lazy, it's scary... Anyway, I hear my schedule is totally random. The Dr tells us when to come in and tells us when to leave. Tomorrow I have to be in at 10. Heard we leave around 5 to 6. Oh yeah, the attending. He's got like ADD or something. He keeps fidgeting, freaking hyper. He's funny actually. At one point he like stretching out his legs while interviewing a patient on rounds. Some girl looks back at me and we start laughing.
I guess since it's the first week of the month or something... They had a big orientation. Poor girl... Some girl came in scrubs and they have a policy of not being allowed to wear them in or out, you have to change into them, etc, etc. Anyway, Julius made her get on the mic and basically explain her mistake. That's so wrong... She wasn't the only one either. Saw Vanessa, from Kings. She said hi to me. She's trying to do ObGyn. Saw Pam. Don't know what she's doing. OMG... Ploy! Reunited and it feels so good. Lol. She's stalking me, I tell you... Anyway, I think most of my Kings group is here. Vivek, Vanessa, Richard, Steve and Roman. Even my psych group. My surg group is slowly trickling in...
Obsessing about my weight... Like I'm actually tallying how much I run / how long / my weight. If I write it down it's kinda like motivation. I've been running like 15 mins on the treadmill before I sleep. That's like .5 miles to me... I hear you should do a 15 min mile... Slow poke... I guess I should be glad it won't ever get over board, cause at this point I'm too lazy to 1. Get on the freaking thing. and 2. stay on it for more than 15 mins.
So to my crazy life... I get this text message from Jennie. I didn't open it up, but all I see is, "I saw ur man..." WHAT!?! Of course I know who she's talking about. But I want to know more... First of all did she say anything? If she did what? OMG!!! (In the sense that is it completely obvious I once had feelings for him...) Anyway I later see the message. She's like she said hi. WHAT!?! OMG!!! He's probably wondering how she knows of him, etc, etc. I'm thinking of excuses. Oh I think I told her he was president of AMSA and that he'd be good for that org she wanted to make so she may have remembered his name. I mean, it's obvious she's seen pics... But I can't say I showed her a pic of him. What am I psychotic? Anyway, so I text her back when I'm free. I need details. She calls. She's like she was in Schenectady on an interview and he's doing FP there. She said he looked familiar, but didn't voice that fact... Plus the fact she can tell he's Filipino... I don't know if they talked much... Later they were intro'd to each other. She from SGU, he from Ross. Oh... Ross... She assumed we traveled in the same circles so asked... Do you know my cousin? Yes... Good God! Lol. I asked Jennie if he seemed weirded out. She's like no why? Cause I tend to do that... Anyway, she explained the connection, my father, her mother, etc. Said she saw a *group* pic. Thank you. :) To which he said... You have a good memory. Oh Good God... Anyway, I don't think they talked much after that. They were on rounds together and... instead of her shadowing a resident she ended up shadowing him and some preceptor for a bit. Lol. Anyway, I need to touch Jennie... So I can bask in the ambiance. Seriously it's weird... All the coincidences... To think after surg, to think I wouldn't see Ploy again, hear about Mark. And there they are... Then the fact that... I know how he is, that he's superficial... The fact that... I guess he loves Ploy so much he wouldn't... lead me on. But... Geeze... This little incident brought a smile to my face. It's sick.
I guess since it's the first week of the month or something... They had a big orientation. Poor girl... Some girl came in scrubs and they have a policy of not being allowed to wear them in or out, you have to change into them, etc, etc. Anyway, Julius made her get on the mic and basically explain her mistake. That's so wrong... She wasn't the only one either. Saw Vanessa, from Kings. She said hi to me. She's trying to do ObGyn. Saw Pam. Don't know what she's doing. OMG... Ploy! Reunited and it feels so good. Lol. She's stalking me, I tell you... Anyway, I think most of my Kings group is here. Vivek, Vanessa, Richard, Steve and Roman. Even my psych group. My surg group is slowly trickling in...
Obsessing about my weight... Like I'm actually tallying how much I run / how long / my weight. If I write it down it's kinda like motivation. I've been running like 15 mins on the treadmill before I sleep. That's like .5 miles to me... I hear you should do a 15 min mile... Slow poke... I guess I should be glad it won't ever get over board, cause at this point I'm too lazy to 1. Get on the freaking thing. and 2. stay on it for more than 15 mins.
So to my crazy life... I get this text message from Jennie. I didn't open it up, but all I see is, "I saw ur man..." WHAT!?! Of course I know who she's talking about. But I want to know more... First of all did she say anything? If she did what? OMG!!! (In the sense that is it completely obvious I once had feelings for him...) Anyway I later see the message. She's like she said hi. WHAT!?! OMG!!! He's probably wondering how she knows of him, etc, etc. I'm thinking of excuses. Oh I think I told her he was president of AMSA and that he'd be good for that org she wanted to make so she may have remembered his name. I mean, it's obvious she's seen pics... But I can't say I showed her a pic of him. What am I psychotic? Anyway, so I text her back when I'm free. I need details. She calls. She's like she was in Schenectady on an interview and he's doing FP there. She said he looked familiar, but didn't voice that fact... Plus the fact she can tell he's Filipino... I don't know if they talked much... Later they were intro'd to each other. She from SGU, he from Ross. Oh... Ross... She assumed we traveled in the same circles so asked... Do you know my cousin? Yes... Good God! Lol. I asked Jennie if he seemed weirded out. She's like no why? Cause I tend to do that... Anyway, she explained the connection, my father, her mother, etc. Said she saw a *group* pic. Thank you. :) To which he said... You have a good memory. Oh Good God... Anyway, I don't think they talked much after that. They were on rounds together and... instead of her shadowing a resident she ended up shadowing him and some preceptor for a bit. Lol. Anyway, I need to touch Jennie... So I can bask in the ambiance. Seriously it's weird... All the coincidences... To think after surg, to think I wouldn't see Ploy again, hear about Mark. And there they are... Then the fact that... I know how he is, that he's superficial... The fact that... I guess he loves Ploy so much he wouldn't... lead me on. But... Geeze... This little incident brought a smile to my face. It's sick.