My grandmother has expressed her dismay that I have not posted anything recently. So here goes: not much terribly interesting. I finished off my stint at the SF General and have started a rotation at Moffitt/Long (UCSF) as the (P)resident of the blood bank. It's not as glamorous as it may seem. I'm an information gopher and gatekeeper of the platelets. I hate platelets. And crossmatched platelets are the worst. I spend my days trying to convince clinicians that they shouldn't give platelets for reason X or send out for crossmatched platelets for reason Y. And no one really wants to hear resident putting a kabosh on their plans. So yeah. It's fun. Though today I did successfully convince a young, oh-so-timid intern that giving a patient a unit of platelets before sending her out the door "just to get her counts up" was not good practice. Oh, even the small victories are only semi-sweet, like Nestle Toll House Morsels. Not even. I keep having to remind myself that at least I don't have to hustle around like a real intern or (not) sleep in the hospital overnight. Things could be way worse.
Beyond my (P)residency, I have gotten back on the bike about once a week. It gets dark early now. I can now easily ride 45 or so miles and feel good about dragging myself up moderate hills. I went bowling last weekend and found that using my right hand, post-surgery, is no better that previous left-handed efforts. Still pretty weak--or just subconsciously guarding--in the wrist and shoulder girdle.
The Steelers rock! Go Steeler-men! I am now sporting Big Pappa Hampton's jersey at the Steeler bar. Last week I went by myself, and the tenuous Browns' game was a three-nail biter.
I watched "Friends With Money" the other night. For all its self-absorption, I thought it was really well done.
I apologize for the lack of pictures. I will put my camera back in my bag for on-the-spot candids.
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Glad to hear you are still alive and well. I think I can sympathize with trying to dissuade interns/residents from ordering tests for stupid reasons, although I tend to not try too hard, it rarely works in my experience.
Am glad you listen to your Grandmother! What may seem boring to you, might be interesting to someone else - like me, I've picked up some interesting facts from your blog and of course the pictures are great. Please keep it up? Thanks!
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