Emergency room, Branson, Missouri here I come. Yes, I did in fact make it through that unsatisfactory surgical rotation I once spoke of. My last week was probably actually the best one. Not just because it was my last, but also because it was relatively more relaxing due to a lower patient load. I did however have the pleasure of assisting on a 4 hour double mastectomy on Tuesday. The problem was, our patient had very, very large breast. To give you an idea, the incision to remove each breast was about 12 inches long. We removed one and I closed/sutured the incision while he started on the other side. As you could imagine, this took me a while. I wanted to make sure I got a good cosmetic result since that is all the patient notices after a surgery like this. I finished my test on Thursday and did okay. Now I just have to finish my rough draft for my research/thesis project. I know my readers are dying to know the topic so I will share. Approach to Nephropathy in the Type 2 Diabetic Population. Riveting for all you non-medical junkies.
The family had an outing to Branson last night and enjoyed our favorite mexican food in the area, Cantina Laredo. Today we did the usual around the house stuff. Tomorrow we are going to take a trip to Joplin to see one of my classmates and his wife who have a 3 month old boy. Then, Monday I begin my almost daily driving back and forth to Branson to crash the ER. I will try to post more frequently on my encounters from the ER for all you adrenaline junkies.
Tomorrow will be day 40 of our countdown to The Missouri Exodus of 2011. We are excited to say the least. I'm hoping Lydia will be walking by then so she can help load the moving truck. We will be having our first ever garage sale in a few weeks to help lighten the load hopefully. Well I am now going to wrap this Saturday night diatribe up. To God be the glory, great things he has done!
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