"The chance to cut is the chance to cure"

I am writing this post about 1/3 of the way into my surgery rotation. This rotation, to say the least, is the hardest rotation I have done to date. The hours suck, the long procedures suck and the even some of the residents suck, he he. I did 3 weeks of general surgery first on red team, which is the hardest team of all of the surgery teams. The red team does everything and more! Everything from lap choles (gallbladder surgeries) to double mastectomies (removal of both breasts). And to add insult to injury I was on the same team as our preceptor who happens to be the asst. director of the entire surgery department and one of the toughest men I have ever met. Hopefully, he didn't think I was too much of a moron when he pimped me every minute of each day. I think I did pretty well, despite all of the hardships, on the red team and I hope I got a good eval. So now I am on 6 weeks of surgery electives. The first 2 weeks I do Urology which is ok, much more laid back than general surgery. I have seen a lot of very different cases including a penile prosthesis in a 65 year old man, no joke! I tried my hardest not to start laughing at this very "serious" matter, hehe. I have 1 more week of urology and then off to anesthesia which I heard is very cool and not that hard. I want to see if they will let me do a week of peds anesthesia just so I can see the little kiddies. After those 2 weeks, I have peds surg, which of course I am very excited about. After peds surg, I finish my surg rotation with 3 more weeks of general surgery, but luckily I will not be on the red team. And then I will be done with my 3rd year of medical school!!!

Other than work, Nat and I have been pretty boring just hanging out with the puppy and planning the wedding. That's right, we are finally getting married. Nat and I have decided to get married May 17, 2008!! I am having a hard time finding a location but we have decided to get a wedding consultant to help us with all of the planning. Anyways, cross your fingers that planning goes smoothly!

Anyways, that is the update with me. Hope this post finds everyone well!!