gnarly pneumonia

well....turns out its not the flu

i caved last night and went to the ER upon feeling like I might croak.

got a pretty "gnarly right lower lobe pneumonia" according to doc

getting it rechecked tomorrow, hopefully the antibiotics take hold they are hoping.

thanks for the get well wishes....hopefully soon they'll come true.

slackin

well...the great photo brigade has gone nowhere thus far. but will once i have some energy, freetime, and internet all at the same time.

first week back was rough. i was feeling extremely exhausted by thursday which explains the lovely fever and flu-like symptoms that started friday. pretty sure i got coughed on by one too many patients this first week back and being stressed with it being the first week back didn't help much.

anyway i'm still alive but feelin pretty deathly.... so let me be an advocate to get your flu shots early on. full fleged flu season usually doesnt start til october but obviously its already out there

hopefully i can pull myself together enough to not miss any class/clinic time this week. we're basically cut no slack and any time we miss has to be made up, which is difficult when every week is already a full schedule.

hope everyone else is doing well...maybe next time i'll get some of those pictures to share

need some advice

I'd like to have a place online to store photos/share photos. I haven't put any on facebook in so long because it equals sharing photos of my life with everyone and their dog. What do you reccomend as a very user friendly method of storing and sharing photos?

Thanks,
the technologically challenged friend

quick read

(Amazon.com)

I just wanted to recommend this easy read. I read it in just a couple days and loved it. It has such a great perspective on living life and what truly matters in the end.

weekly update

Well...as it turns out, I don't do much babbling on here these days. It seems when I do have the thoughts and desires to write, I have no computer in front of me (and vice versa).

This week:
-"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer"

-Welcome to the world Natalie Anne! I can't wait to meet my new 2nd cousin.

-My parents have been married 33 years tomorrow. Go mom and dad!

-I need to expand my cooking horizons, spaghetti and tacos can only take you so far.

-Last week of day rotations. Plus- more sleeping in. Minus- not getting home til midnight, having opposite schedule as Al and my family. 3 more WEEKS of summer rotations, then its onto my final year of rad. Not that I'm counting.

-Lots of seeing friends hooplah has been going on during the weekends, I like it :)

-Saw Eclipse and loved it

-Have a great weekend everyone, fingers crossed for some sunny weather soon!

just some babbble

Well friends,

I feel old. My little sister just graduated high school. Then it dawned on me that I graduated 7 years ago. Yowzas when you put it that way. Anyway, I can honestly say I'm so proud of her. She is so damn responsible for her age (I remember all the shennanigans I was up to starting senior year of high school) She's not wrapped up in some silly boyfriend, seems to have her head on straight, scholarships underway, and great expectations for OSU. I'm excited to see where life takes her. She's a smart girl.

Having a break from school/clinic has been wonderful. I don't mind hanging out late, I can play without things looming in my head of what I should be doing. And my grades came out spectacularly....all A's, and 1 B. Definately worked for those. Already feeling antsy about summer rotations....trauma...eek. But I won't be staring at cadavers all summer like last summer and pounding away at the books trying to squeak by in a ridiculous, med school level anatomy class.

Personal life-wise....things have been slightly rollercoasterish. Don't feel like disclosing details but it's been more difficult at times. Health concerns continue to plague me....and it seems to only be rougher the more that I know and understand, the more worry that consumes me. So in the words of sam...I'm going to be a positive pat about this. I'm going to worry less and pray more. Worrying really does just make everything worse. Definately a big personal goal these days: be responsible yet carefree.

hope everyone else is doing well :)

what book are you in?

sometimes it seems as if i'm not only on a different page than most people, but in fact i'm in an entirely different book. i'm happy with my life i have chosen. just an observation.

i suppose i feel a little bit like this professional program has sucked away my identity outside of what i spend so much time working towards. so many peoples blogs, updates, emails, etc. are filled with activities and friends and trips and projects and vacations and i quickly realize that my life is so different. i suppose thats why i feel a bit disconnected. i'll be the first to admit that i have a busy life, but no real social life or time for personal indulgences of any significant nature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmZexg8sxyk

time to hit the books....3 tests, a presentation, and 2 assignments due next week. yikes.