Now Onto Logistics

So yesterday I got an email from the surgery scheduler at my current surgeon's office and it looks like we are going to book surgery on my left hip for Jan. 5th, 2012. Woot, woot!

Although I'd rather be doing the surgery, I am very much so looking forward to getting fixed. As it stands now I am going to finish up my current rotation, complete my next one (OB/GYN) and then I am hoping to put in anesthesiology (which is a 2 week rotation). This would put me right at the time I would have to leave for my surgery. I will see what my clinical coordinator at the hospital says is possible. I am so, so happy that this is starting to work out.

After my surgery I am going to be off for 7 weeks to allow myself to somewhat recover, at least enough to hobble around a clinic to do my rotation when I return. Although I will have taken off a lot of time, I am still going to be able to start residency on time. Basically I will go right from medical school to residency without a break. My school is letting me walk at my ceremony and I will just have to finish up my rotations after I walk at my graduation. This is not ideal but much more tolerable than having to take a year off (which was a very real possibility).

I really try to keep this blog about my school and solely about my school, but this is a big deal and it is going to affect my school; hence why I included it. I will be so incredibly happy when this hip business is out of my life. Honestly, having three surgeries during the first three years of medical school is quite the feat; one I hope will not be repeated!

Thumbs Down to Psychiatry

So I started my Psychiatry rotation and I am not really digging it. I really, really miss my Internal Med! I miss being in the hospital, I miss being around lots of people, I miss doing things, I miss working on my assessment and plan, heck, I even miss being pimped! (and yes, I know that this is going to haunt me some time in the future). In any case, I don't like my rotation currently.

The doctor is nice enough it is just he doesn't let us do anything. More or less it is shadowing (with us being able to see the patients prior to him). One thing that is a bit disappointing is that he also does half family medicine. So I feel like I am missing out a lot on the psych portion. Another thing that worries me is that I was really interested in Family Medicine, but if I hate going to this rotation, I might dislike doing family med. I suppose that is why I have two other family med rotations during which I can decide on what I actually like. It is hard to figure out if I don't like the rotation or if I don't like my preceptor. (nothing against him though since he's a great doctor!)

So, after tomorrow I'll be 25% done my rotation. Yipee! Then OB/GYN! :)

IM = Round and Round

So I am on IM right now and we just go round and round. Patient after patient, presentation after presentation, note after note. All....day....long.....

Don't get me wrong, I like it a lot better than radiology, but it is a lot of rounding.

Currently though, I am trying to organize another surgery on my hip. I really need it done but I just wish that I didn't need it done so soon. We are looking into after Thanksgiving and before Christmas. This royally messes up my rotation schedule but I am going to be working with the med-ed people and hopefully we can figure things out and make it work.

Why can't my hip listen to me and figure out that I am kinda busy at the moment and really don't have time to deal with him? But, he calls, and I am going to get him fixed for good this time. No more hip surgeries for me....four surgeries will suffice a lifetime!! :)