I had a good weekend with my parents last week. Unfortunately, my string of correctly diagnosing the need for stiches was continued with my mom. We were walking on Malcolm Ave. a few blocks from my house (about two), when she tripped on a very uneven sidewalk and fell on her face. After getting her home to look at it closely, I convinced my Dad and Matt that we needed to get her to the ER for stiches. My mom, even after the triage nurse admitted her, refused to believe I was right about her needing stiches. Gosh, I am only in medical school, and fortitously just had my facial trauma lecture a few weeks ago! She calmed down, and once it was time for me to numb her up with the lidocaine (the Dr. let me do it so he could deal with the guy next to us) she stopped doubting me. The stiches came out yesterday, and it looks like she will heal up fine.

I had yet another exam today. It was Pharmacology. I did well, so now I am trying to motivate myself to study Pathology. Matt is off chaperoning another dance a DeLaSalle. I just hope they don't put him near the women's bathroom like they did last time.

I am doing some light Christmas shopping of the internet. I am going to try and break my disturbing trend of leaking details to people. Hopefully, Jenny, Karen, and Matt will have NO CLUE about what I am getting them this year.

Well, I need to get back to wonderful photos of what happens to your brain in car accidents!

Procrastination is a wonderful thing!
I am just avoiding the mountain of pharmacology that I have to study tonight. I spent my last afternoon at the VA today. It was productive, but sort of sad. I have learned a lot, but I think Dr. J could have taught me tons more with just a few more sessions. My exam is next week. I have to get 80% or higher to move on in the course. The next phase is a whole day in clinic. It is sort of scary to think that less than a year ago I couldn't do any type of physical exam, and that starting next week, my exam could be used as someone's pre-op admission physical! SCARY!
Today the classroom is a new low. I didn't take off my scarf or coat the entire morning. I spent the entire class on Subtance Abuse curled up in a little ball praying for some signs of heat. During the 15 minutes class break I attempted to get coffee from Espresso Expose, but the line was too long. However, Matt S. was studying there, so I got to heat up my hand off his coffee. He has volunteered to be a pre-test guinea pig for me. Now I have my Matt, Matt S., and my parents lined up for practice tests........hehehe.
My mentor choice is coming around. I will have a sit down meeting next week to nail down the final details. It is good to get that monkey off my back!
I heard a cool song today on the Current (The Current )It was a song called "Karen" by a local band Friends Like These. It made me think of my little sister. Oh, she just called me, so I better go!