Wow,
What a wonderful week I had!! I am so proud of myself. What an amazing place the OR is going to be and I am only working on the little things!! In this week, I have definitely decided that I am SOOOO NOT an ENT person. I can do the tubes in the ears but, tonsils and nose stuff is just NOT for me!!
I started off the week on Tuesday with my new site - That has been such a blessing.
On Wednesday - We really were not all that busy but, I got to stand in to two cataract surgeries (observed) and 2 trigger finger (middle finger) releases. Small - quick cases that were interesting but quick. I like Tracy - She is a great doc and helpful in my learning process!
On Thursday, it was insane. We hit the floor running at 630 and didn't stop until it was time to go home! What a crazy time! My first two cases was a PE Tubes. My instructor came in for the second one and stayed for that and then stayed in for a Septoplasty. I am feeling so much more confidence in myself as the days go on but, my instructor says I am still not aggressive enough. I think I have said this before but, I am so worried about upsetting or bothering my circulator, I freeze a bit sometimes but I do know that it is her job so, I need to just get out of that mentality. If I need something for my Surgeon, I just need to ask for it, I hesitate a lot and say excuse me and I am sorry to bother you because being polite is what we are taught to do however, somehow I need to get out of that mentality because if I need something for my surgeon - I need it. Of course, something always has to go wrong so, while prepping my back table and putting my knife blade on - my hand slipped and I cut my finger on the blade. Tore my glove and started bleeding! NICE. Of course my teacher was there - do expect anything less from me!?! LOL After the septoplasty, my instructor left and I relaxed a little bit!! I then did an umbilical hernia repair - that was interesting. I have only seen them done endoscopically and this one was open. After that, we did a palate lesion excision. That was weird. It seems weird using a bovie in the mouth and it looks quite painful but I guess it is pretty much the only way to get things out - in whole!! We then did a left subcutaneous mastectomy on a male for gynocomastia. That was interesting! Then we did a breast biopsy- that was interesting too. I guess everything is interesting these days!!
I left right away at 3 and headed over to Toria's school. She got suspended from school for fighting which is totally out of character for her. The social worker from the school said that at this age kids are just trying to figure out who they are and these types of things happen from time to time. I hope that it is a phase and she grows out of it, quickly. This is the second time in as many months I have had to go down and talk to her teacher regarding less than lady like behavior. One can hope this too shall pass.
Friday was another busy day. We started at about 9 and were busy all day. I started off with two tonsillectomies. That is a fairly easy procedure and quick. Then a sinuscope. After that, we did a trigger thumb release - I felt especially proud about this one. I was able to anticipate my surgeons needs and handed her a lot of what she needed before she even asked for it which was a nice feeling!! The last case we did was a tendon and nerve repair on a finger. That was amazing - micro stuff - so tiny. The needles and everything were so small!! I lost one needle on my table - thankfully, I found it. The last case of the day was canceled because she drank water so, instead of having a late day - we finished right on time!!
I went to a bbq at Cari's last night and we had a lot of fun. We had a few drinks and made a fire in the pit in the back yard. I got home around 900 and it was so nice to get out and visit with friends.
Today is supposed to be a beautiful day so, I rose early and am trying to get all the laundry and house chores done so that I can enjoy the day. I hope you do too!
