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The count so far: ~~2 tubal ligations (one that I almost passed out on… the very last stitch too, so it wasn’t like the surgery got to me. It was murderously hot in that room and the gowns are even more stifling. Luckily, I got away before I tipped over and contaminated the patient. Yep, I’m sure the doc was highly impressed.)
~~7 c/sections. I mostly blot with little clothes and try not to 1-contaminate myself (check), 2- suction at the wrong time, risking damaging internal organs (check, but everything was fine), 3-staple crooked (check, and check again), 4-get in the way(oh, yep, done that many times too). Yeah, I’m a fool in the operating room… And I keep coming back for more. I almost got to see twins, had to scrub out right before they were delivered. (sigh). Maybe this week.
~~6 births, three of them that I delivered myself. With help, of course, but it was awesome. today’s was probably the best–the doctor let me do pretty much everything. It was a girl.
Have I mentioned recently how much I love this job? Seriously. I don’t mind taking call. I don’t mind spending long hours there, because it’s fun.
There’s been some hard parts too. Little premie babies who are so young and fragile, it just makes you hurt. I hate that part, and talking to the parents whose lives completely changed in only a few short hours.
I still hate getting up at 5. 😛 Which means I have to go to bed now.
P.S. Does anybody have a copy of the song “Vindicated” from the Spiderman 2 soundtrack? Lovelove that song, and I would, as I usually do, buy it through iTunes, but for some reason, the only way you can get the song is to buy the whole album… And thank you, but no. I really don’t like the Train song and the theme just gets old. If someone has it and could somehow email/IM/post it for me, I’d love you forever. Just comment, and we can make arrangement.
*smoochies to friends out there in cyberspace* Love you guys.
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Julia! Hey! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the job. 🙂
I have the Spiderman Soundtrack, and have since loaded all the songs onto my computer. I’m rather fuzzy on the whole sending the song to other people thing, but I could try. I have AOL/AIM/MSN. Let me know. 🙂
By the way, thanks for the review!
Great! Shall we try then? I’m jcd1013 on everything, so we can try some programs and see how it works, if you’re willing. Are you available tomorrow night? Say around 9:30 your time (you’re back East, right?)? I don’t know what your user names are, so just add me and I’ll look for you. 🙂 Thank you sooooo much!
Pssshh, the review was nothing. You deserve reviews, I’ve just been horrible about feeding them to you. One of these days, I’ll repent of my wicked ways. But oh, OT just holds this soft spot in my heart, you know? It’s the fic that introduced me to you… *nostalgic sigh*
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9:30? *stores in mind* Yes, I’m almost positive I’ll be around at that time. And yes, I’m in the East. (CT) I’m daylily779 on AOL/AIM. We’ll try on AIM and hopefully that’ll work.
*hugs* You’re too sweet.
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Ooh, ick. I would make a poor surgeon… 🙂
Ah, you could do it. Sometimes the smells get to me, but it’s not as gross as you would think. I mean, it just doesn’t look like a body when you’re inside (if that makes sense. 🙂 )What really bother me is wound care… when the incision opens up, and I have to try to clean it, man I start shuddering.
Were yu there for the delivery of your kids?
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I think what would vex me most is not seeing things clearly, if there’s blood around. I like what I’m working on to be nice and visible.
I saw both my kids being born – Heather by natural (she was 4.0kg (8.8lb)), and Morgan by CS two months early. Oddest part was watching wisps of smoke from the cauterising needle.
Oddest part was watching wisps of smoke from the cauterising needle.
That’s part of my job, waving the little vacuum around to try to suck up the smoke before everybody smells it. I’m not very good at it–it’s very difficult to do that and not get in the way of the doc burning stuff. That smell is actually what turns my stomach at times…
And my other job is blotting away the blood so the doctors can see. 🙂 It’s another one that is harder than it ought to be.
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So I can call you the “blood-blotter”? 🙂 I suppose it’s what one gets used to – I used to stress about oil and suchlike, till I learnt to work on my car. Now I just put up with it.
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Have I mentioned recently how much I love this job? Seriously. I don’t mind taking call. I don’t mind spending long hours there, because it’s fun.
This is what I wanted to hear. Because you were so stressed before. I’m glad that passed.
I know! Honestly Marissa, this has just reconfirmed why I want to become a physician. Connecting with people and following them through the course of their pregnancy, it’s been amazing. I have been so scared, of the responsibility and the work load and the stress but (besides today, but we won’t get into that) it really hasn’t been so overwhelming.
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Miss you Julia. *hug*
I miss you too, Mai. *hugs* I’m so sorry that I haven’t been in contact as much as I had hoped and promised. How’s your summer going?
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I’m glad you love your job. 🙂