After I prep Dr. Sloane's second patient of the day, I check in on Mrs. Sandler and make a few quick notes in her chart. Things are relatively slow at the moment and although being on plastics is beginning to get tedious, it's still oddly enjoyable. Working with Aubrey is obviously an added bonus, which makes work a little more interesting ( Read more... )

It was nice waking up with Derek this morning, even if it was a little earlier than normal because his daughter was awake before the birds were even singing. I sat and made faces at her while he fed her breakfast, and I kept an eye on her for him when he took a shower. I know I'm not ready for my own kids, but this might be ok. He doesn't see ( Read more... )

I hand Lexie my keys and tell her to go on inside while I open the back door and smile at Ana sleeping in her car seat. I undo her harness and gently pull her from the seat, laying her head against my shoulder. This little girl has my heart and there is no denying that. Especially when she begs for a princess costume and she gets it. I'm sure ( Read more... )

After changing into my scrubs I head out to the nurses station to refresh myself of what surgeries I'll be doing this afternoon. Sometimes it feels like they all blur together when you work so many days in a row. I really need a day off to take Ana to the park or something, but I suppose I'll have enough days off when the new baby comes. That's ( Read more... )

I glance at the clock, finally breaking my attention away from the Knicks game I was watching. Lexie should be here soon as long as she didn't get held up at work, which could always happen. I force myself up off the sofa, I can come back to the game ( Read more... )

I finish examining Mr. Clayton for Bypass candidacy. Everything checks out and I can't wait to tell Dr. Burke so we can schedule him tomorrow or later this week. It will be his second Bypass, but he needs it desperately. I feel like his daughter has already given up on a donor. I won't. We can keep him alive until a heart comes through. As long as ( Read more... )

I finish checking on all the plastics patients for the day and I yawn tiredly as I walk out of Mrs. Mitchell's room. As I head towards the locker room, I remember that I need to go and check in with Aubrey and see if she needs any more help for the day so I turn back on myself, heading towards plastics. I can't find her anywhere so I assume she's ( Read more... )

It's been a few days since I've seen Derek. I mean, I've seen him, but I haven't seen him. With Meredith so upset, I've been spending time at home. And since I don't know how her coffee this morning with Alex is going, I decided to surprise Derek with breakfast. I know it's important that we're discreet, but I don't really want to go another ( Read more... )

I walk into the house, close the front door, and lean back against it. I don't even know what to think. I closed Alex's patient for him, I did post-op notes, got her transferred to ICU, and I was the one who had to tell her family. It wasn't even my mistake. I found the bleeder. I helped him. And I had to call the family and tell them what ( Read more... )

It's getting late, and I'm tired, but I know this woman would really like to me finish her ventral hernia repair/abdominoplasty. It's been pushed twice already, and I don't want to push it again. I need to get these patients out of here, not keep them hanging around. There's just too many. I don't know where they're all coming from, crawling ( Read more... )