Blood

Watched a double IJ central line procedure and swan ganze catheter placement. Then a TEE to confirm. Soooo cool.

Playing video games

Glendale Adventist has a Da Vinci minimally invasive surgery robot. It is worth millions and is incredible. after putting in the ports and docking the robot over the patient, the surgeon scrubs out and using his own lil chair to operate. Today we did the anesthesia for a hysterectomy and the doc let me sit next to him and explained everything he was doing. pretty rad.

A new 3rd year

"Some strange events today:

-I got excited about new shoes for work that are more comfortable.
-When I heard 8:30PM to hang out, I thought, "man that is late"
-I watched Wheel of Fortune


Anyone know of any openings at Leisure World?"


-Chris D

This job is awesome

Monday I hung out with Dr. G for the day mostly watching him and him teaching me lots. he is a grrrreat anesthesiologist and teacher. everyone in the hospital loves him. This rotation is going to be wonderful, I am learning and doing a lot [and i get all the free food and coffee i want :)].

Wednesday we worked in the labor and delivery ward. I watched him do 2 epidurals then I did the 3rd. I watched him do a spinal anesthetic before a C section and I did the next one. Its very different to be in a C section on the other side of the blue curtain. Mom is completely awake and you are talking to her the entire time. and then there's dad sitting on the stool trying to look over and you repeatedly telling him not to look because if he passes out there will be no one to take care of him... I still LOVE OB and enjoy watching the birth of tiny humans. its such a crazy experience and everytime i fight the tears when mom and dad are presented with their new babes.

During some small talk with a mom during her C section I asked if she decided on a name, she said she was deciding between Eli and Isaac. I told her I liked Eli.

Later in post op [after the delivery], someone asked the name of the baby.
"Eli" she said, as she looked over and smiled at me.

i love my job

"That's latin right?"

fun is listening to my patient say the word 'proprioception' as she listens and joins the conversation my preceptor and I are having as she lays on the table post- c section.

John is not gay

John: u'll have to introduce me to some hot nurses
me: why not hot docs?
John: nurses have a looser set of morals
me: you think so?
John: i guess i'll go for a doctor
John: but only if he's cute :)
me: wow, slap in the faaaaaaace

Anesthesiology starts tomorrow

back in the OR but on the OTHER side of the blue curtain. My anesthesiology rotation starts tomorrow and with all of the excitement of my EM rotation and the worries of my looming board exams, I have not really given it much thought until now. And now that i am thinking about it, im getting really excited!

I love being in the OR and will get to spend the next 4 weeks there. I dont know my preceptor very well but I hope he will be letting my intubate, give anesthetics, do spinal anesthesias, etc. The excitement and anxiety of the Sunday before a new rotation is a fun but scary one.