Zen Moment

and so since last we spoke i have been ill with a respiratory infection that my DOCTOR says is nothing but a typical upper respiratory viral infection, but...while i like my doctor very much and usually trust her judgment...this thing that i have is, in fact, the bloody black lung pneumonia death plague of 2008. it's very serious. seriously.

fortunately, i'm feeling better than i was a few days ago- antibiotics and cough syrup, cough and cold tablets, an inhaler, an old priest and a young priest, cough drops, and many hot totties seem to be helping some. my cough now originates around my belly button instead of my toes, so that's improvement.

i did take one day off when i had a temp, but otherwise have been working through it. hopefully not contaminating too many patients or staff members in my path. i'm sure it's not very confidence inspiring for patients to hear their practitioner hacking and coughing. a bit like a hairdresser w/ a mullet. (unless you're into that kind of thing- i'm not judging).

and, because my mood and general satisfaction with the world couldn't get any better, 2 days ago i dropped my cell phone into the (UNUSED!!!) toilet, rendering it totally useless. it was completely a slow-mo horror moment where i juggled with it, almost caught it, and finally lost it between my fingers into the murky (BUT CLEAN, I SWEAR!!!) depths below. and only after it was soaked and totally non responsive did i realize that i could have and should have been backing up my contact list, calendar, etc all this time onto my computer. so now i'm like an island with no schedule and no phone numbers for my loved ones and friends....just hoping they'll sense my isolation and misery and know that i have no way of reaching out to them and they'll know instinctively to call (or better yet, to send soup). well, i guess i COULD email them.....but then they might send e-soup, and that's just not going to cut it. i'm just relieved that i got the insurance for my phone- since this is the fancy smart phone (not smart enough to avoid water, is it??) it would have cost me a ridiculous lot to replace it without the insurance. i'll give credit for that wise decision to my husband, who knows my slovenly tendencies only too well.

so my internal medicine rotation is almost over. i've enjoyed it, but i'm ready to move on. i've been at this hospital for 8 wks now and am ready for a change of scenery. i've had a few docs interested in possibly hiring me, so that's a good thing. but graduation seems very far away and i still am not totally positive what i want to be when i grow up, so i'm hesitant to commit to anything. i still have a few rotations to figure it out. i'm thinking PA figure skater or PA firefighter maybe.

off to try to study for my exam....here's to cautious cell phone use in the loo.