tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35936349579181464322024-03-05T07:15:59.125-05:00Sarah goes to DeutschlandI'm just blogging to blog. Hopefully someone will read it. :) Once I start medical school in August I hope to write about my experiences and hopefully assist a fellow future physician navigate the med school waters. If I can just help one person, it has been worth it!Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-86099195676066674622010-01-19T21:17:00.003-06:002010-01-19T21:30:17.522-06:00I'm alive!WOW! It has been a LONG time since I last posted! I'm an MS3 now! I've survived step 1! I've even survived my surgery rotation! And I'm married!<br /><br />I figure no one reads this but me, but I read a few old posts and thought wow! I didn't remember that! So maybe it turns out this is a good way to remember how exactly I felt during medical school.<br /><br />So far I've finished my neurology rotation, family medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and right now i'm in my first of three months of internal medicine. Neurology was fun, I enjoyed out patient pedi and especially the mito clinic with Dr. Koenig. All the genetics is really interesting. And some of the biochem is interesting too :) Family medicine was bearable only because of the few children I saw. Also my 2nd attending was sick for about a week. Woo study time! Pedi was a really great rotation. I really enjoyed working with the kids and it was hard being done, knowing I had nothing else to look forward too. Surgery was surprisingly fun. Never want to do it again, but I'm glad I did it. My attending at Hermann is being deployed again to Afghanistan, and I wish him all the luck, all the protection, and all the power of healing I can. He is doing God's work taking care of those soldiers (whether he knows it or not). I also learned I cannot deal with open, infected, malodorous wounds, as evidenced by my excellent vasovagal response. And the knot on my head (no worries, it is gone now).<br /><br />Surgery was also a good rotation because it opened me up to a specialty I never thought I'd want to do.... radiology. I've always enjoyed looking at imaging, I'm a very visual person. But on neurosurgery, we had a neuroimaging conference, and I was awestruck. The radiologist was able to diagnose the tumor just with imaging!!!!! IMAGING! PICTURES! TECHNOLOGY! All without having to cut into the patient once. Also it helps that MRIs of the brain are one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. So now I am seriously contemplating pursuing radiology for my career. Wow, who would have thought! I was supposed to meet with the residency program director today to talk about if I'm even competitive for such a specialty, but real life intervened and she was needed to keep reading in the chest room. Hopefully I'll get to meet with her soon. It is really hard to give up the idea of being a pediatrician since I've wanted to do it for so long, but I've realized just because something is comfortable doesn't mean it is the best thing. I like it fine, but do I LOVE it? I don't know. Talking with patients all day makes me really emotionally exhausted, and I don't know if I want to come home to my family every day not having any energy to give them. Family is important too. Cause I'm married! wooo! But we still don't live together. Freaking post office not letting people transfer into Houston. But oh well, we survive and move on. We will be together one day.<br /><br /><br />So....if anyone out there is reading this, let me know what you think about radiology! Woooooo!!!!Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-57004361503520076282008-01-27T12:21:00.000-06:002008-01-27T12:22:37.473-06:00Lies! All Lies!<p class="subhed">Funny story. I guess you can believe some of the things you see on TV.</p><br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="subhed">Your tongue will stick</p> <div class="bodytext">Chesterton -- Two fourth-grade boys mimicking a scene from the movie "A Christmas Story" wound up with their tongues stuck for a while to a frozen flagpole in bitterly cold weather Friday morning.</div><div class="bodytext">Gavin Dempsey and James Alexander were serving on flag duty at Jackson Elementary School and decided to see whether their tongues really would stick to the cold metal.</div><div class="bodytext">"I decided to try it because I thought all of the TV shows were lies, but turns out I was wrong," said Gavin, who celebrated his 10th birthday Friday.</div><div class="bodytext"><i>--- Star news services</i></div>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-17512572665644140962008-01-16T22:56:00.000-06:002008-01-16T23:04:32.310-06:00New Study Just In!A non-randomized study with sample size N=1 has shown that it takes <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">two days</span> for jalapeño juice to leave the hands enough to prevent extreme stinging and burning pain when removing contact lenses, even with numerous hand-washing attempts. Researchers say that extreme caution must be taken when cutting up jalapeños for a cuban style black bean soup.<br /><br />Critics say that all the blame should not be placed on the jalapeños because the study also included cutting large amounts of onion. <br /><br />Hopefully, a second study will not be undertaken.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I had to be silly for a while. But I really did this. I made soup, cut up onions and jalapeños and that night, even after much handwashing, when I went to take my contacts out I felt EXTREME pain in my eye. Luckily it only lasted a few seconds. And the next night. SAME THING! But tonight it was all better. Thank goodness.<br /></span>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-53947849680473079852008-01-12T23:14:00.000-06:002008-01-12T23:22:17.756-06:00Here!I'm alive. I really do care. I'm sorry I don't write. But I'm the only one that reads so it really isn't a problem :)<br /><br />I survived the 2.5 weeks of exams. It all went well. YAY for being done. My break was great. Well except for losing the Alamo Bowl, but I really didn't have anything to do with that. I went to Sea World and saw the Belugas. They are cute. And squishy. And they have a melon. Who knew.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugi-_GyU9ZJDXjNWtZtAt25LAVMAlHJmQ3gg94OoXiQtGttaAbIgau2FzpHtXr-dsE1xi2JhxfnfiVXLEpMT8UItUpGzvng4fa-gXCf80L5plVk8W5TF8JmGxcG7XfffDHoFNEK1rd4g/s1600-h/Sarah+Chris+and+Beluga.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugi-_GyU9ZJDXjNWtZtAt25LAVMAlHJmQ3gg94OoXiQtGttaAbIgau2FzpHtXr-dsE1xi2JhxfnfiVXLEpMT8UItUpGzvng4fa-gXCf80L5plVk8W5TF8JmGxcG7XfffDHoFNEK1rd4g/s200/Sarah+Chris+and+Beluga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154826159497686066" border="0" /></a><br />I also got and AMAZING Kitchenaid stand mixer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FTQmMtVsPumaH_HaBvVb3bCIHq2Pm6T2TWKlQa3X83UneCX8DQWoqg6vUMzmPjB7EuS0KNITeBo6LdOHt7E1vIP2Vzlsl70HSDDr55eHJkf_5bhuckQr9n-CdrIQSdcowqUMGQ7-cVE/s1600-h/Christmas+2007+021.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FTQmMtVsPumaH_HaBvVb3bCIHq2Pm6T2TWKlQa3X83UneCX8DQWoqg6vUMzmPjB7EuS0KNITeBo6LdOHt7E1vIP2Vzlsl70HSDDr55eHJkf_5bhuckQr9n-CdrIQSdcowqUMGQ7-cVE/s200/Christmas+2007+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154826155202718754" border="0" /></a> <br />It is GREEEEEENNN. Greener than the pic. I LOVE IT. and I got a kick bootie food processor from my step mom for my birthday, and today I just went shopping and got a rolling kitchen island storage thingie and this duvet cover that I've really wanted from Ikea. So everything from break up until this point has been great! YAY! And I really don't mind being back in school. I seem to like this learning thing :)Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-85203445661890090312007-12-21T18:25:00.000-06:002007-12-21T18:30:51.303-06:00Done and done!I FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I'm now an MS 1.5. WHOOP! freakin freakin WHOOP! If I could put how excited I was this afternoon into words I would. But I can't. Just know I was practically jumping out of my <span style="font-style: italic;">skin</span> afterwards! YAY YAY YAY!<br /><br />Oh, and I'd really like to say thank you to all the family and friends that came to serve us stressed out students at Burn Out dinners. It was incredibly sweet and generous of all of you that came, and all of you that donated. We med students REALLY appreciate it! This is just another one of the reasons that I love this family atmosphere at UTH. WHOOP!<br /><br />Thanks and gig 'em.<br /><br /><br />(<span style="font-size:78%;">but not thanks for scheduling classes to start at EIGHT AM on th 7th. Yeah... they last til 5pm too. HISS!!!)</span>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-43639302134663272172007-12-18T00:09:00.000-06:002007-12-18T00:10:58.721-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/Nofitejustru128421803022427500.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/Nofitejustru128421803022427500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />it would only be better if he was petting a puppy :)Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-33795790482539201112007-11-25T22:56:00.000-06:002007-11-25T22:57:55.141-06:00I iz coledge edgucated<a href="http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx"><img style="border: medium none ;" src="http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/readinglevel/img/postgrad.jpg" alt="cash advance" /></a><br /><p>who would've thought??? <br /></p>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-30732255329061901662007-11-25T17:39:00.001-06:002007-11-25T17:44:51.304-06:00Funny ThingsTwo funny things I thought of/said today<br /><br />Expiration can mean exhaling, but it is also a term used to say someone has passed away.<br />I'm working on a review for class, and the questions is what causes splitting of S2 (a heart sound) and what makes it go away. Inspiration causes it, and expiration makes it go away. HAHAHAH of course expiration makes it go away because if you're dead you have no heart beat!<br /><br />Also, I discussed beatin' the hell outta t.u. with my dad and I said that if my future children went to t.u., I would be sad but I could live with it. But if my kids went to tortilla tech I'd wonder where I went wrong raising them and I questions if they could even be mine. So we came up with this.....<br /><br />If my kid went to t.u. I'd be upset, but if my kid went to tech I'd get a DNA test.<br /><br /><br />AHHHH funnynessAggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-64382833570806042952007-11-24T15:21:00.001-06:002007-11-24T15:28:26.045-06:00AGS WIN!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://amberandjustin.tripod.com/images/Aggies/bevo.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://amberandjustin.tripod.com/images/Aggies/bevo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Aggies: 38<br />t.u.: 30<br /><br />Not as easy to inset into casual conversation as 12-7 ("Hey what time is it?" "Oh... about 12 to 7" "Hey, what time is the movie?" "It starts at about 6:48, you know, 12 to 7." "What time do you want to meet for dinner?" "hmmm its 6:30 now, so lets meed at about 12 to 7"), but we'll deal :) I'll just relate the score to baking.<br /><br />"how long do I need to put the cookies in for?" "hmmm, 38 to 30 minutes should do the trick!"<br /><br />"Beat eggs for 38 to 30 seconds at a time"<br /><br />"How many strawberies in the pie?" "oh I'm not sure, something like 38 to 30"<br /><br />"How many inches of rain have you gotten in Houston today?" "about 30 to 38 inches" (well it feels like it has rained that much today!)<br /><br />So WHOOP Aggies!!! We BTHO t.u.!<br /><br />And Fran is gone! Double WHOOP!Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-88798134841923016952007-11-22T00:01:00.000-06:002007-11-22T00:10:17.270-06:00Happy Thanksgiving!!YAY Thanksgiving! Here is a quick rundown of things I'm thankful for (funny and serious) (and in no particular order)<br /><br /><ul><li>Lotion Kleenex</li><li>Family (they're really there for you when you most need them!)</li><li>Amazing medical school friends</li><li>Incredible tank mates (and a great body!)</li><li>The willed body donor that has given me an incredible introduction to the human body</li><li>My wonderful boyfriend</li><li>Sunday night home cooked dinner at my aunt and uncle's<br /></li><li>Good pens</li><li>baking</li><li>Amazing friends</li><li>Aggieland (I never thought I'd miss it so much!)</li></ul>And that's all I can think of now. I'm really grateful for all of the amazing things, events, and people in my life. Thank you all for putting up with meAggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-7650527251591013722007-11-13T23:02:00.002-06:002007-11-13T23:09:57.041-06:00When does it feel real?So I still surf around SDN because I am curious how med school interview process goes for the future generations (or something like that). Now that November 15th is approaching (the first day for pre-match offers), I think it is so neat how excited everyone is that their life could really change with one email. And people seem to really talk like their life is going to change forever. And believe me, it does change, but what I want to know is, when am I really going to feel like I'm going to be a doctor?<br /><br />Every day pretty much I can hardly believe I'm in REAL medical school. I guess some of it is because I didn't take time off (and I'm glad I didn't), but every once in a while I go holy cow, I'm really going to be a doctor. A real doctor. A doctor that sees real patients. Human patients. Is there a point when I'm actually going to feel like a doctor though? Or at least like I'm really becoming a doctor. (it is WAY to early to feel the slightest bit competent). I guess it is just one of those gradual transitions where one day I'll go, hmmm guess I'm becoming a real doctor.<br /><br />Maybe its time I go do some shadowing. I think I'll need to go over my ICM stuff so I might have a clue as to how I should interact with patients......that will have to wait until Thanksgiving.Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-31886786695202121442007-11-11T22:16:00.001-06:002007-11-11T22:28:56.571-06:00ToursI love giving tours to the interviewees. It really is a lot of fun. My biggest worry is being so excited about school that I scare them away. But I really do love being at UT-H. Even if I am constantly harassed that now I'm a tea-sip errrr... longhorn (for the record, I'm not. I'll always be an Aggie. WHOOP!) And giving the tours gives me the availability to go see the cool things on the tour, like the helipad and heart surgery. YAY cool surgeries (though I am sorry that anyone is ever in the position to have to have the surgery. But since they need it, I may as well watch it).<br /><br />And here is the cool pic I took during the tour (it was the first time I've seen the life flight helicopter!). And if you're reading thing and you're gonna interview at UT Houston, let me know and I'll try to give your tour!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp2LG2-3o4hGS2trZ68jzKRlV5BK-Aivecz0vTWizKqD4S3gq9lvAzVBklTwO_h6PHgLHKgBlUAvBvVsyxyO6RceZcdutyaltnCWKXGp5lYLJ3t3dLRrS-m3W5j6JFwiaYAJJ4Z_vK9E/s1600-h/1109071141.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp2LG2-3o4hGS2trZ68jzKRlV5BK-Aivecz0vTWizKqD4S3gq9lvAzVBklTwO_h6PHgLHKgBlUAvBvVsyxyO6RceZcdutyaltnCWKXGp5lYLJ3t3dLRrS-m3W5j6JFwiaYAJJ4Z_vK9E/s200/1109071141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131806074550938946" border="0" /></a>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-88395814230962575362007-11-10T13:23:00.001-06:002007-11-10T13:30:06.151-06:00LOVE IT!!I'm alive. Here are some funny pictures I found (click on them to see the whole thing)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2007/11/motivator9924712.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2007/11/motivator9924712.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2007/11/ImagePkuo3N.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2007/11/ImagePkuo3N.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-32803887668471185392007-10-23T09:26:00.000-05:002007-10-23T09:28:09.374-05:00Do It!<div style="margin: 5px;"><a href="http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/"><img alt="The Breast Cancer Site" src="http://www.greatergood.com/images/linktous/120_bcs-jelly-fund.jpg" />Go click! Everyday! Plus they have sites for child literacy, child hunger, saving pets, so just go and click!<br /></a></div>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-13421763102172218772007-10-16T08:49:00.000-05:002007-10-16T08:55:02.143-05:00Seriously?!In reference to the Dalai Lama getting the Congressional Gold Medal......<br /><br />"We are furious," Tibet's Communist Party boss, Zhang Qingli, told reporters. "If the Dalai Lama can receive such an award, there must be no justice or good people in the world."<br /><br />Talk about over exaggerating. NO justice, OR good people? Seriously? The DALAI LAMA is THAT bad? Seriously? This would be a really good topic for Seth and Amy's <span style="font-style: italic;">REALLY???</span> segment on snl.Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-26498935780639481742007-10-12T07:45:00.000-05:002007-10-12T07:46:22.903-05:00Whoop!!!Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. That is freaking awesome.<br />http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-82215543463808942612007-09-28T19:43:00.000-05:002007-09-28T19:44:43.612-05:00Careful......Your head might explode with cuteness<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z5qi_Mj8zZU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z5qi_Mj8zZU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-64452540891786917522007-09-18T16:20:00.001-05:002007-09-18T16:20:50.311-05:00Just another reason <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht2dMyFyfXAVblKSL3h1aEEJcUiQ">you shouldn't do meth.</a>Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-54980070147009164252007-09-17T22:47:00.000-05:002007-09-17T23:02:37.636-05:00Too cute!!!!These were so cute I had to post them. SO CUTE!<br />"><img src="http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2007/09/i-can-has-best-fwend.jpg" alt="i-can-has-best-fwend.jpg" />" border="0" alt="" /><br />"><img src="http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2007/09/128297915513282500dontcraiwell.jpg" alt="128297915513282500dontcraiwell.jpg" />" border="0" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" com="" 2007="" 08="" 29="" time=""><img src="http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2007/08/128296083537501250kittycannotre.jpg" alt="128296083537501250kittycannotre.jpg" /></a>">" border="0" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" com="" 2007="" 09="" 04="" coffeh=""><img src="http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2007/09/128298075525157500gimmemaicoffeh.jpg" alt="128298075525157500gimmemaicoffeh.jpg" /></a>">" border="0" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" com="" 2007="" 08="" 24="" over=""><img src="http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2007/08/this-meeting-is-over.jpg" alt="this-meeting-is-over.jpg" /></a>">" border="0" alt="" />Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-30490569912070289672007-09-12T18:16:00.000-05:002007-09-12T18:19:40.551-05:00Open LetterThis is to the people one over upstairs from me<br /><br />PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't leave your little Beagle-y type dog out on your porch for such a long time. If you didn't notice, it barks, a lot, at everything. It is very cute, and I appreciate doggie cuteness, but sometimes I need to study. And that dog needs to come inside. Don't you know Humberto is on his way? Humberto is the reason I am at home studying being disturbed by your otherwise pleasant bark machine (they had to close the submarine doors at school! No gross lab for me!). So please, be kind, don't leave your dog on the porch for so long. There isn't anything for the poor puppy to do out there anyway. Except bark. A lot.Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-57944953361752618672007-09-08T01:31:00.000-05:002007-09-08T01:38:57.646-05:00Quick thoughtI guess this is just the kind of thing that pops into your head at 1:30 in the morning while you're mulling over how your day went. So here's the thought/suggestion for all standardized patients (though I think they should be called differentalized patients because they are far from the same), or really anyone who goes into a situation where someone could possibly be using a stethoscope.<br /><br />Don't talk to me while I have my stethoscope in my ears. I can't hear you. Unless I'm looking at your mouth or listening to your chest, or <a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/images/-1/ptvoicebottom.jpg">you have the diaphragm of the stethoscope in front of your mouth</a>, I won't have any idea you're even talking. I mean my ears are plugged up. That's all I'm saying. Just a heads up so no one will say anything important during the critical time of no hearing.Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-10665211067001708662007-09-07T15:58:00.000-05:002007-09-07T16:16:07.420-05:00My first three weeksI've survived it. The first three weeks. I'm done. Here's kind of how it went. Excitement, fear, tears, fear, tears, fear, tears, tears, tears, and finally today, excitement again. It has definitely been stressful, but med school is definitely doable. As is gross anatomy. Sorry I haven't posted much but that gives you an idea of the time I have. Anyone who really reads this blog knows me and I call anyway I guess :) Here's what I think of classes so far:<br /><br />Histology: I'm a little scared of the course director, but I am sure he's a nice guy at heart. Lab just isn't worth going to because you are tested on images from books and websites, not from what you do in the actual lab. My time is better spent looking at images I might actually be tested over. Class is pretty straightforward, I just need to read.<br /><br />Gross Anatomy: This is the one class that can make me feel like a total idiot and a complete genius. (ok not genius, but at least I feel like I might know something). I can't go to lecture because they go so fast I end up in a panic and I cry because I feel like there is no way I can ever learn it all. So I just stay home and study and I think I've been doing pretty good so far. I did get 12/20 on the practice practical! (sounds bad but it really isn't!) We did have a really good lecture today. Dr. Zhang is absolutely amazing. I want to kidnap him and run away to a desert island and have him talk anatomy to me all day long. Just amazing. (note: I do not literally want to kidnap him, its just a figure of speech because he is so cool I'd like to spend a lot of time with him.)<br /><br />Biochemistry: This class should be a pre-requisite for medical school. It just should be. What we are going over right now feels SO basic to me. I mean we went over DNA replication today. DNA REPLICATION!!!!!! But the tests are tricky so I'm really glad I have the background already. So if you're pre med and reading this TAKE A SEMESTER OF BIOCHEM. You'll thank me later :)<br /><br />Developmental Anatomy: It's all about babies. and moms. That is exactly what Dr. Rogers will tell you. And it is. I love it so far. Babies babies babies. What could make me happier? Real life babies. That's about it.<br /><br />Intro to Clinical Medicine: I loves our course director. She is AH-mazing. But we do this standardized patient thing, which I did today, and it was SO AWKWARD!!! How come if these people are supposed to be standardized, they all act differently?!!??!?!? I guess I just like concrete things like do this, say this, this is how it should be done. Which I would have prepped for if I hadn't been told "oh don't worry! go in there, introduce yourself, and the standardized patient will lead you through it to teach you." Yeah that isn't how it happened. I introduced myself and he said "ok, go" UH it just felt awkward!!!!!! It probably wasn't so bad, but here is what it came down to. Don't put your hands in your pockets, you look casual, and welcome to adult hood. You are Student Doctor Sarah Lastname. I guess I am an adult, but I'm also just a 22 year old medical student!!!!! I can hardly take care of myself!!!!!! (ok, I actually do ok taking care of myself, but I'm just not a cleaner)<br /><br />So that's pretty much how its going. I love UT Houston. It is amazing. But it is still hard. But I can do it. YEA ME!!!!Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-80635850986500465702007-08-16T22:37:00.001-05:002007-08-16T23:08:28.607-05:00Ford The River!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3cor_e2knJHcykb_t1YYI9-9D5MqM015Ld_lm67JnPVS2tVzU-NMfj2E93HFDoHizXpyQS9DE8BlMYHcrDmIZ_3E2QtkflZys2GKMg7Fbn54FnIMf6KVCv1zaFUS8NjLL4dPii3KJ28/s1600-h/Ford+the+River.PNG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3cor_e2knJHcykb_t1YYI9-9D5MqM015Ld_lm67JnPVS2tVzU-NMfj2E93HFDoHizXpyQS9DE8BlMYHcrDmIZ_3E2QtkflZys2GKMg7Fbn54FnIMf6KVCv1zaFUS8NjLL4dPii3KJ28/s320/Ford+the+River.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099508715018211906" border="0" /></a><br />Well today was my first real Houstonian experience. Tropical storm Erin (insert menacing music here) hit Houston hard. Specifically the part of Houston I needed to get around, you know, like to my CONDO!! Where I LIVE!!! My family had come down for my white coat ceremony (more on that later), and my dad and I were trying to get back to my place from Ikea (where I bought a very difficult to put together bookcase. Again, more on that later) and EVERY road to my condo was flooded. Luckily my dad has a Honda Pilot and I did probably the most badass thing I've done in a while. The road where we were was to0 flooded to go through and we were on a one way side of the light rail. So we hopped the curb, crossed over the rail lines, and got back on the other side to head back. It was super cool. I could never do that in my little sports car. I now want an SUV. I NEED and SUV. I NEED TO FORD THE RIVER DAMMIT!<br /><br />Ok and now the scary. The rain had let up, we ate lunch, water had receded pretty much everywhere, except the way I chose to try to get back to the condo! My car is small, and cute, and the check engine light used to come on anytime I even thought about going through a puddle. There really wasn't room to turn around so I called my dad (who was right behind me) and since I saw another car get through, we decided to FORD THE RIVER!!! It was the scariest thing I've done in a long time. I just tried to keep going. If there is a strategy to getting through water, PLEASE tell me. Here was mine. PRAY! And just keep going. My instinct was totally to ease up on the gas but I just thought, if my wheels keep spinning, maybe they'll work like propellers and get me through. I just prayed and prayed and the water was all splashing up on my hood!!! I thought I was going to die! (ok not die, the water wasn't moving, my family was behind me in their car, but still!) It is seriously God that got me through. I cried. Just a little. It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stoptheflood.com/images/thruster_06b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://stoptheflood.com/images/thruster_06b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> was scary and I lived. It felt good. I like living, and I like my condo. :) And I like Oregon Trail if you didn't notice. Here's a pic of the bayou by my place. (Ok it is the Bayou, but not exactly where I live, and it isn't from today, but I SWEAR it looked like this, but with lots of rushing water)<br /><br /><br />Now to the white coat ceremony! YAY!!! It was really exciting and very nice. I think mine fits funny but that is ok. It was really feel good, we got to sign the student honor code thing and we took the Hippocratic Oath (modified, but still super awesome since physicians for over 2000 years have been saying it). I think people sign things and take oaths lightly now, but an oath is really really serious and when you violate it, it really puts a mark on your honor as a person. And THAT is a big deal. :) At least to me.<br /><br />Ok that's all for now. Retreat is tomorrow and I have to get to bed so that I can wake up and finish packing, and get there in time so that they don't leave me!Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-8746443070654642762007-08-11T12:37:00.000-05:002007-08-11T12:47:56.796-05:00The end is near!So my countdown to medical school is getting quite low. I can't believe it is almost here!<br /><br />My friends Laura and Nathan came down Tuesday and we went to Galveston Wednesday. YAY Galveston! We had a lot of fun going to Schlitterbahn and to the beach, even if gulf water is salty and itchy. I had cut my elbow at Schlitterbahn so I had to keep it out of the icky flesh eating bacteria infested water. But it was still fun. And I have a little color on my skin before I begin my hermit days of studying indoors. <br /><br />And, one of the most exciting things, I picked up my white coat!!!!!!! It is so pretty! And it fits just fine too. Unlike my scrubs I ordered. The bottoms are fine but the tops are HUGE! Why oh why am I two different sizes? <br /><br />Oh yeah, I also got my syllabi for my classes. CRAZY!! A med school syllabus isn't just the intro to the class, it is all the notes for the whole block, semester, whatever. So it is pretty much a book. But much cheaper than any textbook. I took them in to get them bound so I'll post the number of pages when I get them back.<br /><br />I've got to finish painting the cabinets so I'm off again. I swear I'll write more regularly.Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593634957918146432.post-90716886310291312752007-08-02T16:30:00.001-05:002007-08-02T16:39:33.452-05:00I have internet!Thank you Jesus! I can finally get online without having to travel to some coffee/tea place for free internet! <br /><br />So in short, here's what's going on so far:<br />Back in Houston from home home<br />Bedroom painted (light green)<br />Kitchen painted (red)<br />Condo getting semi-organized<br />Diploma hung (it looks so good! YAY Benjamin Knox!)<br />Foundation Honors certificate hung (also bueno! YAY)<br />Going out to eat with Aunt and everyone else<br />Going out Friday with UTH people<br />Going to Lowe's Monday with Jenny for the BIG TRIP with the 10% off coupon<br /><br />I'm going to start working on the kitchen cabinets soon so that I can do them over several days since they will be a pain in the butt. I will be using Sherwin Williams paint though, which will make is one million times better. I make the mistake of using another brand *gasp* of paint because the color was sooooo cool for the kitchen, and I was kicking myself the whole time. It didn't go on evenly, I had to double coat, it still shows some brush strokes, and mostly it was a pain to do! As opposed to painting my bedroom which was a WONDERFUL experience (as wonderful as painting can be). The paint went on well, covered the dark yellowbrowngreen color, didn't show any brush strokes or roller spots, and it only needed ONE coat. YAY. <br /><br />Now if I could only get my hair to cooperate, then I'd be in business. Tips for dealing with curly hair in this extreme humidity are welcome.Aggie Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794993067379344661noreply@blogger.com0