Upgrade

While I was working my monthly 15 hour shift, this little guy was getting a BIG time upgrade. A new haircut and the Cadillac of all car seats. He is a proud boy!

What makes me happy

Seeing these two people smile is what makes me happy on a daily basis. I went and got my wife a IPhone yesterday. This was to replace the phone that she use to have which was so old the apple people couldn't even transfer her numbers over! She was so happy and excited about upgrading her phone I thought she might explode. Reid laughs the hardest when he looks at our ceiling fan! For now her smiles cost a little more than his but I have been told that will be changing very soon. Either way, it makes me happy to see them smile as they enjoy the little things in life.

Friends

Had a great night last night watching Drew Holcomb and his band play at Hi Tone.


What made this night even better was the friends we were with. I learned something in the process too. I learned that guys connect easily when we do things side by side while girls connect by talking face to face. All night I found myself making plans with my new friend (I hope to keep atleast some of them) while my wife was just enjoying talk with her new friend. Lonely men, you know who you are even if you won't admit you are lonely, it doesn't take much to make some new guy friends. If you like sports and the occasional spirit you can get along with most guys but you have to get out there shoulder to shoulder to really make good friends.

Spring

It's suppose to be 70 degrees in Memphis today and this has me thinking. Everyone is in a better mode when the weather is nice outside. I am on general surgery this month and hate it but even I feel happier today. It doesn't even matter that most of us won't get to enjoy much of this nice weather!

I think there should be some sort of compensation for the cold dark winter months I propose we work less hours in the winter. Everyone should start work later and go home earlier. Maybe even get paid a little more? Either way, get out and enjoy the weather if you can or just move somewhere where the weather is nicer for more time of the year. Here is my view right now. Not the best but it will do.

Great weekend

I had a great weekend right before all of this surgery nonsense started. At the drop of a hat, Jennifer and I took a day drip down to Oxford to watch the rebels play some baseball. We also stuck around and watched some soccer. There is something therapeutic about sitting in the sun and watching sports. I love that we both love to do it! What is your favorite getaway?

Vacation

So intern year is starting to wear on us all. I am not usually the one to get burnt out but it has happened. I think the problem is that we really never get away from it all unless we have a week of vacation. We are all sleep deprived so when we have time off, we all sleep and never get to clear our minds. I told my wife last night that I just need to get away for a few days. She thought we could go somewhere for the 1 day I have off this weekend but that's the problem, one day isn't enough. I hope we are working hard now so that in the future we can close our offices and pull the kids out of school at the drop of hat to fly to Miami for the weekend.

For now, I will listen to my fake waves on my iPhone and take myself back to this experience

Pericardial effusion

One of my new patients this week has a large pericardial effusion which is basically a large sac of fluid that surrounds your heart and won't let it expand to fill with blood. She felt short of breath after getting dialysis on Thursday. This is a life threatening illness but she refused surgery last time she was here. She says she might have it now so we are planning to open her chest tomorrow (if she will let us). Here is her chest CT and xray. Notice the water bottle shaped heart!