Summer Week #2

So we only had class 2 days last week. It was really nice, however I was supposed to study my behind off for the test. Unfortunately I got sick again over the weekend. I hate how my son brings home every disease known to man. Oh, kids how we love them. Well thats about all the excitement for now! Till next week, arrivederci!

Summer Week #1

Well I just put a week in the books for the summer semester. It went by crazy fast. We only have 2 classes and they are both anesthesia related, Co-existing Disease and Professional Issues. Heidi seems to think that this is one of the hardest semester, but I don't think that is possible. Darla talked about volunteerism and how she went, and took students, on a medical mission to the Dominican Republic. It sounded like some much fun I ran home and told my wife that I wanted go, but she didn't exaclty share my excitement. So it might be something I have to put on hold until we are done with school. Hopefully this semester goes well, I only have 4 weeks left and then 1 review week, then its clinical full time. It will be over before I know it. Crazy! Until next week!

Finished

Yeah! I finally finished the longest, worst and most defeating semester in my life. It was super difficult and sometimes I wonder if it was truly worth it. However, I found out a couple of days ago I got some really decent grades! I was really excited about that. Well Thats about it for now. We started up with the rat race again a couple of days ago. But I will have to blog that next week. Ciao!

Week 16

So another week bit the dust. I had 2 final exams this week. The first, in pharmacology, went really well. I am pretty sure I secured myself and A. It is a nice thought to think that I won't have to go to pharm anymore. After the test, we had a 3 hour lecture for anesthesia with a quiz (thanks Jamie!). Then we went over to the anatomy lab for our final. We were split into teams and we had to tag body parts on the cadavers. Heidi wanted us to tag the ligamentum flavum, so I got out the chisel and started to do surgery on the vertebrae. Needless to say it was too hard and we didn't have enough time, so we settled for the dura around the spinal cord. I also went to clinicals this week. It was fun, but I have been in the orthopedic room all semester. Hopefully when I make up the clinical day on friday it will be something other than ortho. As a side note, Megan and Coleman returned from their trip to Utah yesterday and it was soooooo nice to see them. Well 2 finals next week and then a weekend off before its back to summer school! Till then....

Week 15

Oh how relaxing and somewhat stress free this last week was. It was so nice to know that I didn't have a big test hanging over my head all week. Unfortunately it won't be the same for this coming week. This weekend I was able to attend the Spring NDANA meeting in Fargo. The conference was super good, but way too long. It was fun to talk with the CRNAs. Also it has been fun being the Student Rep for the board. It is really interesting to see the profession from a different point of view. The worst thing that happened this week was the snow. It started snowing after I dropped Megan and Coleman off at the airport (they got sick of me studying and decided to take a trip home). Anyway I woke up in the morning and there was 16 inches of fresh snow. I am starting to agree with Megan sentiments toward living in ND when we are done. Well I gotta go!

Week 14

Wow, another week just flew by. I had to ask my wife what I did last week. Apparently I had another pharmacology exam. I don't know if the material is getting harder or if there is just more of it, but that test was a doosy. We had to study medications for diabetes, depression, psychoses, seizures, anxiety and thyroid disorders. I barely ended up with an A and it was the first time this semester I was glad to get that low of a score. One of the reasons could have been that our son got super sick. He had a 104 degree temperature or greater for two days. I was also supposed to go to clinicals on Thursday, but at one in the morning Coleman woke up and puked on our bed, on his bed, on the couch and on me all in one hour. Needless to say I called Heidi in the morning and it was a cancel-ectomy for me on clinicals. So I will have to make it up. Oh well! He is feeling a bit better now although he isn't eating solids very well yet. Well this next week is a miracle, NO TESTS!!! I haven't been this excited or lucky all semester. Well, till next week Adios!

Week 13

Finally a long awaited lull in the storm. I got a somewhat final copy of the first couple of chapters of my independent masters project complete. I sent if off to a few grammar goo roo's and hopefully it will fly with my Professor on Tuesday. It was nice to get done with one of the big projects. I was also able to read up on some of the reading I have been missing for anesthesia. It was fun to read about vascular surgeries and their anesthetic considerations. The information sounds as though it is a roller coaster in the OR when you have a big AAA or aortic repair. Hopefully one day I will be able to tell you what it really is like. This week is a little more laid back. Once I turn in my paper I have just one test (pharmacology) on Wednesday and then clinicals. It will be nice because the following week I don't have any tests, hooray!!! It is also my beautiful wife's birthday on Friday and I am pretty excited to just unwind and spend some time with the family. Gotta go! Till next week.