Mary's Pad

Tender Loving Advil and the Root Canal - Take One

Mary — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:28:22 +0000

I’ve had a toothache for the last six days or so. It hurt. It made me sad. I’m pretty sure I lost some weight because I was afraid to eat. Yesterday I finally caved in and started looking for a dentist, now that I have dental insurance. I found [...]

Five Consecutive Days

Mary — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:32:32 +0000

That’s how many days I have off, starting today!! I’ve looked at my little schedule book five times to make sure, rubbed my eyes, then looked again, stood up, walked around, then looked again… rinse and repeat several times (I did mention before that I was a little OCD)… but yes, it’s completely absolutely [...]

Some days are stone

Mary — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:59:05 +0000

Remember a few weeks ago I had a diamond kind of day? Well, last night was one of the “stone” kind of days. It wasn’t exceptionally busy, but I just didn’t seem to be able to catch up. I’d like to think there were mitigating circumstances, like patient acuity, the fact that I [...]

Should you see me looking

Mary — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:20:55 +0000

… If you see me looking keenly and intently at your arms, mark the expression on my face. If I appear to be drooling, be glad. If I appear to be puzzled, and seem to be peering closer and closer, be alarmed. If I look once and look away, you’re okay. So here’s [...]

It should be outlawed!

Mary — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:52:21 +0000

Really, it should. There is no reason why 98F weather in Philadelphia should be legal!! Anyone want to join me in sending a letter of protest to…. ahhh, never mind, I’ll just crawl back to my room and lay infront of the air conditioning. And no, I am not a total wuss… I did get out [...]

From 0.5 to 1 …and more updates

Mary — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:43:29 +0000

So I am finally officially off orientation. My last day of orientation was Saturday, and it was fun. My preceptor and I volunteered for the “Crisis Corner” assignment which is where you have the psych patients, the OD’s, drunks, etc. It can be pretty interesting. Sunday night was my first night officially on my own, [...]

One Year and Two Days

Mary — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:57:46 +0000

That’s how old this blog is! I started Marys Pad a year ago on my birthday as a gift to myself, a way to chronicle and reflect on life and my journey through it. It’s amazing that a year has passed since. I have to say it’s been a fun process, blogging [...]

Mary has a Zebra and Purple Hair

Mary — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:42:38 +0000

We’ve been spending a lot of time talking to doctors and in and out of hospitals because of various GI and ortho issues. It’s all a long story, not one that I necessarily want to rehash here, but so far things are good. Turns out Mary has a really rare condition that is the underlying [...]

I just bought a toy…

Mary — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:10:12 +0000

I was at the store the other day, and I saw something I had been wanting for a long time, and I pulled out my debit card, and I bought it. It cost me just over $1000. It probably wasn’t my smartest idea. I probably won’t do it again!! But damn didn’t it feel good!! I love having a job! PS: [...]

Four Weeks and Shift Change

Mary — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:24:06 +0000

I am two-thirds done with orientation, just four weeks to go. It’s a bit scary and I hope that I am making progress towards being able to fly on my own. I’ve been doing 5-day weeks but this week I am graduating to 4 day weeks, which means I do 2 12-hour shifts and 2 [...]