ICE!

So, we got our first ice storm of the season. Its actually kinda pretty, since I don't have to drive in it today. Tomorrow, I'll hate it when i'm driving to work 45 minutes early just so that I can go slow and make it safely. I wanted to show some pictures of my deck, which is covered with ice.

This week in pediatrics, I have started in patient. I was sick for the first half of the week, so that really sucked, but the second part of the week was great. I really enjoyed being on call, mostly because we had a Greys Anatomy party in the residents' lounge with the physican that was on call with me and one of my friends who was on call for internal medicine that night. That was nice. He didn't page me after midnight because the "kids were impossible to talk to so there was no use in me trying to take their history and physicals. lol How nice!

We've had some interesting cases. I saw a 13 year old girl who was 21 weeks (5 months) pregnant. That breaks my heart. I also had a patient who was 2 years old who had an intense fear of men. Anytime I walked in the room, she wanted to be picked up and taken away from the male doctors, nurses and even her father. I felt really bad. But its difficult because I thought that meant something and the doctors totally ignored it, so I guess that means I'm either wrong, or they're jaded. Its just frustrating.

Anyway, Christmas is coming up. I really wish that I had taken two weeks off at Christmas instead of just one. I could use the break. Anyway, next week is the beginning of General Surgery. I heard its a bloodbath, literally and figuratively, so we'll see how it goes.