Starting work and other stuff . . .

I was officially inducted to the hospitalist group at Washington Hospital on the 15th. The other hospitalists assured me that it has been slow and that I would be fine. The day started off easy enough. Then 6pm hit, and the black cloud appeared. I was called to the ED for an admission. On my way down I was called from the OR - a routine C-section baby was born and was not breathing and lost his HR. They all assured me that this happens maybe 3 times a year. Hopefully that was it for me. Then off to the ED for my admission followed by 2 consults. I thought it was over and put my head down for 2 hours before I had another admission at 6am. It was like internship with a sick twist. My other shifts have been fairly busy with newborns during the day which is not too bad, but I have not escaped a night without 1-2 pediatric admissions each time. I think that those nights the others talk about where they sleep undisturbed must be a myth. But, overall I really like it and definitely am enjoying the days off between my shifts. The free time makes it all worth it.

As for other news . . . I am 12 1/2 weeks pregnant!! My due date is February 4th, and we are very excited. After about 1 1/2 months of morning/noon/night sickness, which is finally getting better, it was nice to see a fetus with a strong heartrate and all the correct body parts where they are supposed to be doing flips in my uterus during my screening ultrasound last week.

That's about it. Hope to see you all at the boards if not sooner!

Good luck with the studying,
Rona