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8th January 2009

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I figured out how to access LJ here at work! Yay!

Wow, has it been a busy two weeks. I’m back over at the VA on the cardiology service and there hasn’t been a quiet day yet. We’re just slammed with patients, the entire hospital is, really, all of these people who decided that they’d just stick it out for the holidays and now are coming in with raging pneumonias and cellulitis, and more pertinent for me with chest pain or florrid congestive heart failure. I admit virtually every day, on call (the 30 hour stretch) every 4th night and for the vast majority of the last two weeks, I’ve carried most of the team as well as most of the ICU patients because none of my patients could be discharged home and just kept adding up.. The call nights have been long so far. I’m not quite to the “neurology call night” busy level, which is the definition of a busy night.

Worse, I’ve still been sick. Had a sore throat every day for over a week. Make that two weeks. This morning, I woke up without a sore throat and was so excited… only to have it return this afternoon. If it’s still here by the time I go home tomorrow, I’ll have one of my coworkers write me a prescription. Nice knowing those in power. 🙂

My fellow just left for the evening. As he was walking out the door, he spouted off last minute reminders of tests that needed to be ordered or checked up on and then, he bolted back to ask me if I was “single, married, children?” Bizarre.

I have the whole weekend off. It’s going to be bliss.

I never made it to the post office to get stamps and mail off Christmas cards. Would you all still want them now? Every year, I swear I’m going to get them off and every year, I forget that I work beyond the hours that the post office is open. *sigh*

I know that there have been several emails, voicemails, telegraphs that I have missed and am behind in responding to and for that I beg your forgiveness and patience. I’m also behind on 8 discharge summaries, 2 dictations, 6 evaluations (from October) and 31 one clinic charts. I’m failing everybody right now and just trying to stay above water.

Anyway, I’m off to order dinner (frozen custard, snickers flavored. And something else), but just wanted to check in and let every one I’m alive. 🙂

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    juno_magic@livejournal says:

    Is that guy nice, right age, attractive?

    • admin says:

      I’ve only worked with him a few days, but reasonably, I don’t know, and not bad. It was just so bizarrely asked, as if it was one of the things he had to do before going home that night.

      And did I ever reply to your comment about your Advent calendar and selecting a drawing? I thought I did, but now, I’m not so sure…

  • Sorry to hear you’re sick. I didn’t really get the flu this year, luckily, but my mom has and she felt terrible. I hope you get better soon!

    I’d still like the card if you can send it, but I don’t want to create problems for you. If you can mail it, great, otherwise it’s ok. Btw, did you get mine? You know, Italian mail isn’t that reliable so I was just wondering.

    And I’m sure you’ll be able to catch up with everything! Have a nice weekend!

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