I got it!

I literally "caught" my first baby today. . .seriously. One second my resident is telling our patient no to push because she still has some cervix left - then the next second he grabs his gown & gloves. . .so I follow suit. He gives me a shove to where I'm right there - center stage - but I'm thinking. . .okay, I can do this, she still has some cervix left, my intern reviews my "hand position" with me - which I think is nice seeing as how we have like 30 mintues to stand here and play. . .I was TOTALLY WRONG. The very next contraction the lady had literally shot that baby out. . .I know that Dr. Petty told me "deliver anterior sholder" - I have no idea what I did, but all in a sudden, there was a slimy newborn in my arms. (The dad didn't even know that we had delivered until I held the baby up.) The main thought going through my head was "don't drop the baby. . .don't drop the baby."

The baby wasn't dropped. . .I came back to my senses and handed the baby off & got cord blood. After a little clean-up work, I walked outside with my resident & a nurse came up to us and asked "so was it a boy or a girl?" I honestly had no idea - all I know is that I didn't drop that baby. . .its only my first time - maybe I'll pay attention to the sex of the baby next time.

Advanced Technology

I've just realized that TIVO'ed severe weather warnings don't help much since I don't get them until 2 hours after they are issued.

Well. . .I'm about to become a vampire - nightfloat starts for me in about 36 hours - I'll be working when its dark & sleeping when its light - i'm thrilled.

My bad

I was on 24-hour OB-GYN call this past weekend. I learned a very important lesson:

Don't ever confuse the Attending for the Intern and vice versa. . .it
doesn't go over well.

I love my life

I'm on OB-GYN now. . .women power! Whatever. My first week has been on the GYN-ONC service (which is doc talk for women's cancer doctors). My day goes a little like this:

• Wake up when the clock still reads in the 4am hour.
• Get to the hosptial before 5:30am.
• Tell at least 3 women that their cancer is going to kill them by 7am.
• Go to 3 hosptials and round on two different doctors' patients before 8am
• Start clinic #1 at 8am - then runover until 12:15pm. . .oh - by the way - clinic #2 starts at noon AND its across town - so get there like 20 minutes ago
• Do clinic #2
• Eat "lunch" at 4:30pm
• Re-round on both doctors patients at all three hosptials
• Go home, study up & good news. . .you don't have to be back at 5:30 in the morning. . . .you've got to be back at 5am 'cause the OR starts hoppin' at 7am

Yeah - I just love my life!