i'm so happy! i got to in the OR for a gen surg case for the first time in a couple months. i feel like i'm in my element. diverticulitis, cholecystitis, colon cancer, breast lumps....oh so great. i guess i really am meant to go into general surgery.
today i started my day at 6 am, catching the shuttle (uneventfully) to englewood. morbidity & mortality(which they call 'outcomes' as a euphemism- sp?), grand rounds, basic science...i could barely stay awake. sheesh. i think the time difference is rocking my pineal glad right now. then...to the OR! yippee! first case was this cute old school italian surgeon (who says my last name as real italians would say it) and i- doing a lap chole. he was so calm. the case went beautifully. and he let me put the grasper in and grab the gallbladder and retract it. not much, but i'm so stoked to do that as a med student. i've been playing in the laparascopic lab at home, so i got really excited. i was going to scrub into a lap resection of terminal ileum for crohn's, but this ex lap and hartmann's for perfed diverticulitis came in and i got STOKED. this case went beautifully toO! good vibe, great teaching, calm and rhythmic. we finished up (and i couldn't help but admire the good looking latino and african american scrub techs:), then the chief and i rushed to catch the 5 pm shuttle. it was dark by 5pm! i passed out immediately in the shuttle.
i needed a work out BADLY. i hadn't worked out in like 4 days. which is a lot for me honestly. i think that's why i've been feeling tired too!.. in my 'not for tourists- nyc' book, i found the new york sports club. they're EVERYWHERE. they had this introductory deal for 2 weeks, which is almost perfect for my stay here. i liked that the club manager called me to arrange a meeting ...i rush home from the shuttle, throw on my 'cold weather work out clothes'- not bikinis and shorts here and catch the subway to 86th and lexington..the club is huge! and gorgeous. and tons of classes! all times of day. the manager and staff are super friendly- unlike lots of the staff at 24hour fitness- sorry 24 hour, you guys are cold sometimes- the gym is like 7 milion stories and half-stories tall, with 2 group class rooms, a spin room, a whole resistance band section...and lots of good looking peeps.
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cool haane, i love that you've found your element... and i'm glad that you found a gym too!
that 86th and lex subway stop is the one my friend kim takes too - when i stayed with her this year that was the one i always used. sometimes there's a really good kebab stand that sets up right near there. mmmmmm.
keep the updates coming!
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