autumn in new england
it's so pretty here! the leaves are all changing colors--above are some pics. radu and i went a few times to check out the foilage. we're going to philly this wknd for a tourney, and will be travelling south to see more changing of the leaves.
had a great wknd--saw "march of the penguins" which is a really cute and funny movie--you guys should see it! i can't believe the male has to keep the egg warm for 4 months in the dead of winter, going without food the entire time (the female gives the male the egg after birth, and she has to hike 70 miles back to water's edge to feed in the ocean 'cuz she loses 30% body fat during egg production). after that 4 months, the mother comes back to feed the now-hatched baby penguin (sooooo cute!), and the father then leaves to go to water for food (having lost 50% body fat during the 4 months). such a crazy lifestyle of survival, but it works! go see it!
the weather this wknd was absolutely beautiful--def not november weather. 60's! i hope it lasts...but i know it won't! we did a lot of walking, very relaxing. =)
i started my 5th rotation today in "interventional radiology" which is basically using x-rays and MRIs (radiology) to visualize vessels and provide minimally invasive treatment (interventional). for example, we can declot brain clots leading to strokes by sticking a long tube from your hip artery, guiding it up to the brain, injecting contrast dye to see the vessels light up where it is patent, find the clot, and then inject thrombolytics to lyse the clot, or put in a balloon or a coil stent to keep the vessel open, then retract. the best part is that you go home the same or next day, you don't even need stitches (the "hole" in your hip is about 1-3mm), and it's all done under local anesthetics (inject lidocaine in hip only). quite awesome how advanced medicine has become, dontcha think?
however...as exciting as all this is, the rotation is as BORING as can be. my PA-C threw out his back on my first day when a 455lb patient nearly fell of table 2x, and he's out til at least thurs. so i have no guidance, nobody to follow/shadow, and each hour feels like eternity. for example, i stood for 2h straight today, wearing 20lb lead shields (remember, it's radiology), not moving more than 6 inches (sterile environment). i was DYING. my legs were cramping, i was feeling tipsy, and I thought i was gonna end up with a leg clot myself from immobility! each minute felt like a hour. to make matters worse, the MD working completely ignored me except for the 30 seconds where i was asked to hold a cathetar (tube). that was all i did for 2 freakin' hours of torture. i couldn't wait to get out! i soooo do not want to go back... =( boohooo-ey.
had a great wknd--saw "march of the penguins" which is a really cute and funny movie--you guys should see it! i can't believe the male has to keep the egg warm for 4 months in the dead of winter, going without food the entire time (the female gives the male the egg after birth, and she has to hike 70 miles back to water's edge to feed in the ocean 'cuz she loses 30% body fat during egg production). after that 4 months, the mother comes back to feed the now-hatched baby penguin (sooooo cute!), and the father then leaves to go to water for food (having lost 50% body fat during the 4 months). such a crazy lifestyle of survival, but it works! go see it!
the weather this wknd was absolutely beautiful--def not november weather. 60's! i hope it lasts...but i know it won't! we did a lot of walking, very relaxing. =)
i started my 5th rotation today in "interventional radiology" which is basically using x-rays and MRIs (radiology) to visualize vessels and provide minimally invasive treatment (interventional). for example, we can declot brain clots leading to strokes by sticking a long tube from your hip artery, guiding it up to the brain, injecting contrast dye to see the vessels light up where it is patent, find the clot, and then inject thrombolytics to lyse the clot, or put in a balloon or a coil stent to keep the vessel open, then retract. the best part is that you go home the same or next day, you don't even need stitches (the "hole" in your hip is about 1-3mm), and it's all done under local anesthetics (inject lidocaine in hip only). quite awesome how advanced medicine has become, dontcha think?
however...as exciting as all this is, the rotation is as BORING as can be. my PA-C threw out his back on my first day when a 455lb patient nearly fell of table 2x, and he's out til at least thurs. so i have no guidance, nobody to follow/shadow, and each hour feels like eternity. for example, i stood for 2h straight today, wearing 20lb lead shields (remember, it's radiology), not moving more than 6 inches (sterile environment). i was DYING. my legs were cramping, i was feeling tipsy, and I thought i was gonna end up with a leg clot myself from immobility! each minute felt like a hour. to make matters worse, the MD working completely ignored me except for the 30 seconds where i was asked to hold a cathetar (tube). that was all i did for 2 freakin' hours of torture. i couldn't wait to get out! i soooo do not want to go back... =( boohooo-ey.
posted by CookieMonster28 at 10:39 PM
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