A moment and some life stuff
I was looking through some old journal entries (and, to be honest, the decision to start journal more than a decade ago was probably the best decision I ever made) and I ran across a funny med school anecdote (under the WtNV tag, for future reference) in which my attending was asking a patient how they're doing in regards to their RA and the patient stated something along the lines of the pain keeps him from being able to hit his wife (who was actually there in the room with him) and I remember this second of absolute, complete awkwardness as my attending attempted to regain his balance just before the wife started laughing. I'm really glad I had documented that because that moment would have otherwise been lost in the dusty attic of my mind.
I've been...playing around with an original story (which is kind of funny because my fic writing has been occurring at glacial pace, so it's bold of me to assume I could craft a story on my own) and realized that I think I could enrich it by incorporating similar small anecdotes into it. I kind of wish I had been doing so more reliably here, since, during my limited experience in the medical field (heck, in life as well), I've stumbled across some really funny moment that would be hard to make up.
But, there's no better time like the present. So, with that said, yesterday I had a patient who was found obtunded, but got better. When I went by to meet him, he had his son and daughter there. We discussed the usual (e.g. "how are you doing" etc) and then, as I was washing my hands to leave, he noted my really curly hair (I hadn't bothered showered before work yesterday, so it was braided back and quite the frizzy mess) and said, "You have curly hair," I agreed and said goodbye and he interrupted and said, "Get back over here. We're going to talk about it." Apparently, he used to be a hair dresser and started giving my unsolicited tips.
Now, at this point, I don't give a fuck about my hair. I had to cover a wards team for just one day and had my own clinic that afternoon (with 6 patients, all of whom showed up), so I was at my peak level of apathy regarding things like hair. Therefore, I found it really funny to have my hair critiqued. I think I may have personally offended him by my lack of hair care. I ran into the senior resident as she was leaving for the day and shared this anecdote with her and she told me that he pretty much berated the intern's hair cut but had said nothing about her own.
I love the unpredictability of my career.
So, in other news...I'm in a pretty good mood right now? I've been having difficulty with exercise. My aerobic tolerance seems to be decreasing rather than increasing but I'm not sure if this is because I'm bored of the treadmill workouts? I have had to put a lot of work into reframing my perspective regarding my recent exercise routine and tell myself that just going there is a victory and that, if I have to walk, I walk. I left early today because I was really tired during the rowing portion (and bored). I have noted that I've lost about 3-4lbs? And, while I do have quite a bit of fat, in the past, weight loss has usually been accompanied by similar fatigue and apathy, so it may be that?
But, I've been allowing myself to go to the later exercise classes when I have the morning off, so I got a good amount of sleep last night and it's showing. To keep my good mood going, I think I'm going to skip noon lecture because the guy giving it is a Mormon judgmental asshat who is pretty much giving the same god-awful lecture he gave last year that really pissed me off.
I'm giving a lecture tomorrow and it's mostly, but not all, done. I should be working on it now (and probably will once I'm done with this entry). But, the last thing I wanted to mention here is that KFAM had a new episode yesterday and I just want to say that that podcast is a bit...corny? and over-the-top? and I'm almost of the opinion that Ben is becoming somewhat Flanderized? But it's still totally working for him and yet it hits all of my buttons. I adore it. I adore Sammy's continued struggles with pretty severe depression (and how this is conveyed). And, turning the town against Ben and Sammy? I like where this is going...
And, if I'm not mistaken, I should get the newest episode of TMA tonight (that time difference between the UK and here really works in my favor). And, tomorrow, I'm probably going to start EOS 10 after my presentation is done (though I really need to get paperwork for my new job in June done, so that might preempt further podcast adventures momentarily...)
I've been...playing around with an original story (which is kind of funny because my fic writing has been occurring at glacial pace, so it's bold of me to assume I could craft a story on my own) and realized that I think I could enrich it by incorporating similar small anecdotes into it. I kind of wish I had been doing so more reliably here, since, during my limited experience in the medical field (heck, in life as well), I've stumbled across some really funny moment that would be hard to make up.
But, there's no better time like the present. So, with that said, yesterday I had a patient who was found obtunded, but got better. When I went by to meet him, he had his son and daughter there. We discussed the usual (e.g. "how are you doing" etc) and then, as I was washing my hands to leave, he noted my really curly hair (I hadn't bothered showered before work yesterday, so it was braided back and quite the frizzy mess) and said, "You have curly hair," I agreed and said goodbye and he interrupted and said, "Get back over here. We're going to talk about it." Apparently, he used to be a hair dresser and started giving my unsolicited tips.
Now, at this point, I don't give a fuck about my hair. I had to cover a wards team for just one day and had my own clinic that afternoon (with 6 patients, all of whom showed up), so I was at my peak level of apathy regarding things like hair. Therefore, I found it really funny to have my hair critiqued. I think I may have personally offended him by my lack of hair care. I ran into the senior resident as she was leaving for the day and shared this anecdote with her and she told me that he pretty much berated the intern's hair cut but had said nothing about her own.
I love the unpredictability of my career.
So, in other news...I'm in a pretty good mood right now? I've been having difficulty with exercise. My aerobic tolerance seems to be decreasing rather than increasing but I'm not sure if this is because I'm bored of the treadmill workouts? I have had to put a lot of work into reframing my perspective regarding my recent exercise routine and tell myself that just going there is a victory and that, if I have to walk, I walk. I left early today because I was really tired during the rowing portion (and bored). I have noted that I've lost about 3-4lbs? And, while I do have quite a bit of fat, in the past, weight loss has usually been accompanied by similar fatigue and apathy, so it may be that?
But, I've been allowing myself to go to the later exercise classes when I have the morning off, so I got a good amount of sleep last night and it's showing. To keep my good mood going, I think I'm going to skip noon lecture because the guy giving it is a Mormon judgmental asshat who is pretty much giving the same god-awful lecture he gave last year that really pissed me off.
I'm giving a lecture tomorrow and it's mostly, but not all, done. I should be working on it now (and probably will once I'm done with this entry). But, the last thing I wanted to mention here is that KFAM had a new episode yesterday and I just want to say that that podcast is a bit...corny? and over-the-top? and I'm almost of the opinion that Ben is becoming somewhat Flanderized? But it's still totally working for him and yet it hits all of my buttons. I adore it. I adore Sammy's continued struggles with pretty severe depression (and how this is conveyed). And, turning the town against Ben and Sammy? I like where this is going...
And, if I'm not mistaken, I should get the newest episode of TMA tonight (that time difference between the UK and here really works in my favor). And, tomorrow, I'm probably going to start EOS 10 after my presentation is done (though I really need to get paperwork for my new job in June done, so that might preempt further podcast adventures momentarily...)