Sorry for being a complete train wreck the last couple of weeks! Cardio is finally done, and I'm finally feeling back to normal. I didn't do anything about my abnormal tests because in all reality, it is probably nothing. I have started doing meditation with a bunch of my classmates, and just trying to minimize stress where possible which has really helped (or so I'm telling myself). I realized that I am irrational a lot of the time, so I'm trying to cut that out as well :)
Anyway, things are going well. We finished our hell week of midterms with OMM and Cardio, and I'm really starting to feel like I could be a somewhat decent 3rd year medical student. I.e. I can probably answer basic pimping questions from my attendings and not look like a total idiot in front of some patients. Well, I'm getting there. As the date nears for when we choose our 3rd year rotations, I'm feeling less and less anxious about where I'm going to be next year (and where Brent will be as well), things will work out, it'll all be okay.
I think this wknd helped the most. We left on Thurs right after our OMM midterm and drove up to Northern Cali where Brent's family lives. It was so nice to see the seasons change; see the leaves turning yellow, red, and orange and have the smell of fall in the air. It reminded me that despite the 80 degree weather in LA, the world is getting closer to the holiday season. We stayed the night in Danville and then drove to Tahoe the next morning. Brent has an amazing cabin on West shore, and his family came up to hang out for the wknd. I've never been there so they took me bike riding, hiking, and his sis and I even got our makeup done while he had ski patrol classes. It was exactly what I needed, and it really helped being in a place so like home, with people that I really enjoy who aren't constantly talking medicine. Well, they all talk dentistry, but it's nice to be able to tune it out I guess.
Anyway, that's my little blurb of an update. I'm sorry it was so hurried, I'm now trying to play catchup for renal, I'm already 14 hours behind. Oh well, I'll continue to just breathe.
I hope you all are doing well. I can't wait to hear how everything is going. Miss you guys like crazy.
Anyway, things are going well. We finished our hell week of midterms with OMM and Cardio, and I'm really starting to feel like I could be a somewhat decent 3rd year medical student. I.e. I can probably answer basic pimping questions from my attendings and not look like a total idiot in front of some patients. Well, I'm getting there. As the date nears for when we choose our 3rd year rotations, I'm feeling less and less anxious about where I'm going to be next year (and where Brent will be as well), things will work out, it'll all be okay.
I think this wknd helped the most. We left on Thurs right after our OMM midterm and drove up to Northern Cali where Brent's family lives. It was so nice to see the seasons change; see the leaves turning yellow, red, and orange and have the smell of fall in the air. It reminded me that despite the 80 degree weather in LA, the world is getting closer to the holiday season. We stayed the night in Danville and then drove to Tahoe the next morning. Brent has an amazing cabin on West shore, and his family came up to hang out for the wknd. I've never been there so they took me bike riding, hiking, and his sis and I even got our makeup done while he had ski patrol classes. It was exactly what I needed, and it really helped being in a place so like home, with people that I really enjoy who aren't constantly talking medicine. Well, they all talk dentistry, but it's nice to be able to tune it out I guess.
Anyway, that's my little blurb of an update. I'm sorry it was so hurried, I'm now trying to play catchup for renal, I'm already 14 hours behind. Oh well, I'll continue to just breathe.
I hope you all are doing well. I can't wait to hear how everything is going. Miss you guys like crazy.
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