The Future Is Coming

Since I have last posted many things have happened. I ended up having my surgery and I have basically devoted my life to recovering. It has been extremely slow, but hopefully well worth all of the effort. I have yet to notice many differences compared to pre-op, but it is still very early in the game and I assume that things will start to improve quickly. I am though, still on crutches, so I will probably be on crutches when I return back to clerkships next week. I don't plan on this being fun; putting in 11-12 hour days on crutches with a sore hip. I hope that my preceptors are understanding.

Other than recovery, I have been trying to set up fourth year sub-Is for August and September. I am pretty sure that I am going to be setting up to apply for OB/GYN. I am thrilled that I have a semi-plan in place, although there are many, many hoops through which to jump. It is overwhelming at times.

Most recently, I am debating on when exactly to take my Step 2. I have the clinical skills set for August 7th, but the written exam is up in the air. See, I have it scheduled for June 27th. This is early but I thought I would want my scores out in time to submit with my ERAS in September so that residencies will see the scores since I did just about average on my Step 1 and was slightly disappointed with the result. But, this is not set in stone, and I am actually thinking of pushing it back until early-mid September. This a better decision, at least at the moment. I am three months behind the rest of my class due to my two medical leave of absences. If I take Step 2 in June it would be synonymous to my classmates taking it in April. I do not believe that this would be the most ideal situation. As it stands now, taking in September means taking it following several months on intense rotations like surgery, ER, OB/GYN sub-Is. But, it is what it is and I don't have a choice since I am pressed for time due to me having to take so much time off for my surgeries.