Apologies, vets, and workouts

Hey pals. Sorry for the lack of posts. Working nights is the worst. Well, I'm sure there are worse things, but this week was busy, especially when I wasn't working. Since I last blogged, I hit up zumba a few times, went to yoga on Friday with a different [and not nearly as awesome] instructor, took my cat to the vet, went shopping with my sister, had a reunion with a med school friend who's at a different campus, and overslept for my weekend shift.

So, let's focus on the bigger pieces of news: the vet trip. My cat has been getting freakishly skinny as of late. After having my mom watch him while I was in Africa, Bailey put on quite a bit of weight. My mom gave him treats like three times a day, sooo yeah. He probably weighed 12-13 pounds max. Well, I put him on a diet and then he got super skinny. So I put him back on a normal diet, but he didn't gain anything. So, it was time to take him to the vet. The vet was like "Yeah, he's definitely hyperthyroid - his thyroid feels massive and he definitely is skinny." So, he had to have a blood test to confirm and yeah, very hyperthyroid. But she also felt a mass that she thought could be a kidney, but maybe wasn't. And on top of it, he had an elevated white count (indicative of an infection) and his liver enzymes were off the chart. So, there's a possibility of major liver problems. Now, as a doctor-to-be, any time you hear liver injury, you say to yourself, "Fuck." Why? Because the liver does a lot of important things - like making proteins for your blood, like filtering your blood, like metabolizing your medications, etc. A liver disease is never a good diagnosis. And I can't be sure that that's what's going on with Mr. Bailers, but it's possible. So, he's on antibiotics, a hyperthyroidism pill (methimazole) and a liver support pill. He's not a fan of taking pills, so we get to have that fight twice a day. What fun.

In other news, my sister came and we got some major deals at JCPenney. I bought two new tops, four new bottoms, two bathing suit tops, and one bathing suit bottom for $160. Baller. I was waiting for Memorial Day sales for a couple of weeks now. I wanted to get sunglasses and a new bathrobe too, which I forgot about but went and got today :-)

This morning, I woke up late for my weekend shift. I was supposed to be at work at 8. I woke up at 8:15. I blame this on the software update on my phone that changed the format of the alarm feature. It used to say "snooze," or "dismiss." Now you have to swipe to the left to snooze or swipe to the right to dismiss. Well, you're supposed to swipe to the right to answer a call, so I figured that was the right way to swipe when I wanted to snooze this morning. Guess not. I frantically texted my attending, washed my hair in the sink (faster than showering), toasted a bagel while I blow dried my hair, and ran out the door. Not my finest moment. To punish me for my tardiness, my attending ran around the hospital like a mad man, kept me until 4 (we're supposed to be out around noon) and then assigned me the craziest (diagnosis-wise) patients. Thanks. Needless to say, I'm not excited about working again tomorrow.

And can I just say that working two weekends in a row in addition to working the entire week fucking blows? Especially when one of those weeks is a night week and you're transitioning twelve hours in a day. Fuck that. Fuck that really hard.

Anywho, I haven't been the best at taking photos, but here's what was on my camera. I promise to blog tomorrow. I'm sorry to have missed so many days.

Positive for the day: I didn't explode from frustration and finally did get Bailey to take his damn pills.

Education and electrolytes

This whole staying healthy thing is a lot easier when I blog. Mostly because of the accountability.That being said, I'm always scared I'm going to forget and then you will all rise against me and say that I ruined Motivational May. Okay, maybe not scared. But you get the picture...right?

My patient from yesterday was indeed there today (phew!) and I picked up only one new patient because I had to be back at school early(ish) today. I really like this attending because he takes the time to do some teaching. Not every attending will do that. This one sat and talked through fluids and electrolyte imbalances with me for like an hour today. It was great. However, we didn't set up much for discussion tomorrow because I have a H&P (history and physical) due. It's like 8 pages of a report on what's going on with a patient, what our hypotheses are and what we could possibly do for treatment. It's long and exhausting.

That being said, I was able to get to zumba tonight. It surprises me that no matter how many times I go, there are always songs I've never done before. Thanks to going to zumba a lot recently, I'm able to pick up on the moves faster, but I still screw up a lot. Thankfully, a woman who's really good stood in front of me today and she's much easier to see than the instructor. 

Okay, here are today's photos. Some are taken with my phone, others with my camera, hence the width differences.

Breakfast

Lunch

Post-Zumba snack cuz I was getting hangry

Sandwich from heaven

Add fries, and it's bliss

Dessert

Today's positive thing: Making use of little chunks of time. Usually, I just waste them away, but today I tried to use every 10 minutes to achieve something, even if it was something as small as putting away my clothes or changing for the gym, or something like writing a few drugs into my H&P. 

Weigh-in on Friday, folks. I'm a bit nervous for this one.

Narcissism at its finest

Today was a rough one, you guys. Now, really, I recognize that my life is not that hard, but I let some things get under my skin today. I was made late after going out of my way to help someone else out, and I didn't get to talk to some people that I really needed to talk to. I, of course, let my frustrations build until I got to lecture this afternoon and just felt like crying. I know it's stupid, but on top of being late [twice due to someone else] and not being able to have the conversations I needed to have, I forgot my lunch. The very lunch that took me forever and a half to decide on last night. So, I was frustrated, hungry, and dehydrated. Not a good combo.

Fortunately, I did have a fiber plus bar, an ounce of almonds, and a serving size of animal crackers in my bag. So, it wasn't like I was starving, but man oh man, do I wish I had had more to eat before finally getting home at 4:45 today.

Plus, once I got home, my replacement phone had arrived and of course, I need to spend a bajillion hours configuring it exactly as I wanted it. I'd almost forgotten how hungry I was, but not quite. I heated up some enchiladas for a quick bite to eat (see how handy leftovers are!?):

I put some light sour cream on these before inhaling them

And after some more tinkering on my phone, I opted for some more snacks.

Cheese full of protein!

Banana bread and baby almond milk

Subtle, almond milk, subtle.

After completing everything, I was still a bit keyed up, so I decided to watch some Jimmy Fallon to get some giggles going, make dinner, and dance around as I was prepping:

Mediocre fries - they put waaaay more herbs than garlic (first mistake)

Chopped

Layers of goodness

Noms

I vented to my Mom and Lisa on the phone tonight. But while on the phone with my mom, I forgot to mention to her that my official medical student photos are in! There are 7 and I have to pick one for the yearbook and all the shiz that my school uses them for. So, being the narcissistic person that I am, I'm posting them all here and you can help me decide which one I should choose!

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#3

#4

#5

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#7

And lastly, today's positive thing is brought to you by my friend Anna and cats. Thanks, Anna!

Speaking of cats, here's mine:

He sleeps in his "ashamed" pose every so often.

And today's other picture is of my breakfast. So, here you go:

Catch you guys tomorrow!