After a marathon stretch of work, I finally have a couple of days off. Well... I do have conference tomorrow for 4 hours, but that isn't so bad. Being on the peds side this month has been good so far, but also hard. You see a lot of tragedy and also a lot of well children who's parents just don't know any better or any different, and bring them to the ED for sniffles and coughs. I do feel like my skills have improved, and definitely feel more comfortable taking care of critical children. One of the biggest challenges we have on Peds side is that we don't have a dedicated Attending physician from 2-10 am. Usually things slow down somewhat then, but you can also get pretty sick kiddos coming in, usually via EMS, and you usually have to get a handle on things for the first few minutes until the Attending from the adult side can come over and lay eyes on the kid. So I've certainly gotten better at managing status seizures, ingestions and traumas, things that always terrified me about kids before.
In other news, I have another Dylan update. He went back to UIHC for his third (and hopefully final) heart surgery, the Fontan. His post-op course has been anything but smooth, but that is just the way Dylan is, nothing is ever done the easy way. They are weaning him off the vent and taking out various tubes and lines, so hopefully he continues to get better quickly. Melissa and Jim got some new pictures taken of the boys before Dylan's surgery, and I can't believe how big he looks!
It's so awesome how you've kept in touch with Dylan's family.. They probably wish you were still working with him.. because of your concern and care for his well being. On another note ... your next neice/nephew might be coming early... accordidng to my Obgyn.. Our friends who shared our due date had their baby boy yesterday! I know you probably have a lot of wedding planning to work on.. so try to get some rest also on these next few days off!!!
Posted by: Crissy | March 18, 2008 at 12:25 PM