One year. The amount of time off from Blogging that I have just taken. In that year, it seems that everyone has one. Yea for people writing stuff down. I wonder if journal writing has suffered.
I am sitting in the Family Medicine Team Room at on the 3rd floor of Primary Children Medical Center. I just ate a baked potato and am drinking Orange-Mango juice. Oh yeah, and I just wrote an order for a 5 year old to get one unit of blood.
This is my last month of my first year of being a resident. One year of getting used to people calling me doctor. One year of getting a little bit upset at relatives and friends introducing me as, "This is Rick. He is a doctor."
One year of feeling sooooo inadequate at times to even pretend to being a physician. One year of screw-ups. Writing the wrong order. Being tired. And just wanting to leave the hospital. One year of getting more confident in clinic. One year of having a good time with the nurses, HUCs and medical assistants. One year of listening to other residents complain and moan. One year of loving each other when we can.
One loooooooong year of set-ups, blind dates, first dates, phone numbers, facebook messages, flirxting, dumb parties, ward "prayers", failed relationships, false starts.
One year of new friends, growing, changing, decorating, cleaning, ultimate games, bike rides, soccer matches, dancing, first dates, kisses, capitol steps, monitors and tv.
I have fantastic friends, family, and coworkers.
In the last year I have been the happiest when Liam freaks out when he sees me, delivering beautiful babies, on the top of O'Sullivan Peak, dancing with Amanda in the kitchen, giving reassurance to that 28 year old that wanted a full body CT, Andy showing me how to buzz my head, getting compliments on my new glasses, helping my sister in the ER, sleeping on foam pads in my newly purchased condo, diagnosing shingles for the first time, watching Iron Man, paying off that first little student loan, just being around for the important family events.
I love my mom alot.
This post is dedicated to Dani and Jo. The two who have bugged me the most to write.
Rick
10 comments:
Wahoo, I am the first one to comment! I was just setting up a google reader account and I freaked out when I saw that you actually updated your blog! Thanks for dedicating it to me, it means a lot! Thanks for being the best uncle ever. Liam missed you today at Ryan's homecoming party. I loved reading about your last year. Keep posting or else!
Thanks for the update! It was great to read your year in review. Thanks also for all the help with the many trips to the hospital...it was always reassuring that you were with us keeping us informed all the way! Love you tons. Hopefully this next year will be even better!
Hey Rick,
I am so glad to see your blog updated! Congrats on all the wonderful achievements this year has brought. I hope all is well.
Nicky Goebel Yamamoto
I really enjoyed reading your post, Rick. I need to have Jason read it. I am sure he would apprectiate it. He, too, still feels very inadequate in some aspects of doctoring, but the confidence is building in others. Way to go. Sorry, but we mom's are proud of our kids, so you have to put up with some of those introductions. WE just know how hard you have worked and how much you have sacrificed. You have earned the title.
Geri
Thank you! Why would you hide this talent for words? Way to push yourself, I am so pleased.
My favorite line of yours....I love my Mom.
I was wondering if you were ever going to post again...thanks for doing it all the same. Hope you are having a great summer...I think you should come do some doctor stuff in South Africa, I am moving there in September! Best of luck to you!
Rick,
I find it so interesting that I was talking to the Physician Recruiter today and I thought about you as one to recruit. From the sounds of it, you still have two years of residency, but love to catch up and hear how all is going. Check us out and hope all continues to go well.
Bradden
Hey Rick... stumbled on this looking at my sisters web-thing...
Good to see your doing well!
Its been quite a while, since you almost kicked my butt over a game of basketball in the Smith's front yard. Tell your brother I said Hello.
-Tom Purdie
You don't really know me but you do a little...however, signing in to leave my comment would be weird because then you would figure out that I am a girl from your singles ward who looked you up on fb and then saw the link to your blog and is e-stalking you. But I liked this post enough to tell you...it was very poignant. As a person is a little more "mature" and still single, I especially appreciated your year of set-ups, first dates, failed relationships, etc. Hopefully, you won't have too many more years like that...
And, no, I am not really a girl from your singles ward who is stalking you. ;)
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