Still on Family Med

So, it's been two weeks since my last post. My parents visited for a week during that time and we were very busy with the condo and enjoying spending some time together. The new carpet and flooring is all in and finished and the place looks great! I still think the hardwood is a tad dark, but it's still better than the ugly white tile. I also got some flowers and herbs for the balcony, which instantly made it homier and much prettier to look at in general. Other than that I've just been going to clinic in Manchester to see patients and such. It's roughly 55 miles a day, so my car is getting to that oil change point much quicker than it had been. Nothing too exciting is going on otherwise. This weekend I need to study a ton. The coming week is my final week on Family Med before changing to Neurology for the month of August.

Oh, and when my parents were here we went to the Oakland County Fair where we got to see a ton of awesome animals including TWO Highland Cows!! Yay, so exciting!

Tiny little baby goat munchin' on mama

HIGHLAND COW

Super awesome chicken

BABY HIGHLAND COW

Family Medicine

The last week I have been on Family Medicine, and boy is it a change from surgery. The hours are 9am-5pm (well more like until were done, the latest I have left is 6:45pm) and the atmosphere is much more relaxed. The types of patients I am seeing vary much more widely from toddlers to the elderly, and they have just about any medical issue under the sun. It is very interesting, though I do not think I can see myself doing this for my future career. Who knows though, there are still three weeks left. My clinic is in an old church in Manchester, MI, which is a very small town about 35ish minutes from Ann Arbor. It's been good overall.

In other news the demo on our floors began this week. We no longer have any tile in the kitchen or entry, and the carpet has been changed in the dining and living rooms. Next week the rest of the carpet gets changed and the hardwood goes in! So exciting! Everything is beyond dusty now though, and our stuff is everywhere, so there is a lot of cleaning in my future. Mom and Dad also arrive in about 6 hours, so I should go to sleep since I am picking them up at the airport. Goodnight!

The clinic in Manchester

The kitchen without a floor

Fun on the lake

Yesterday was a really fun day! Shea, Stephanie, Marcus, and I went to the lakes in the Pinckney area for a day of wake boarding and general fun. We took turns wake boarding, stopped at a pizza place on the lake for lunch, and then wake boarded some more! It had been a really long time since I last wake boarded, but I eventually got more comfortable with it all again. I'm no where near as good as Marcus and Shea, but at least I got some runs in. Needless to say my entire body hurts today, especially my back. I haven't been this sore in a very very long time! After wake boarding we went back into the dock to grab the BBQ, strapped it on the the back of the boat, and headed back out onto the lake. We hung out for a bit and then fired it up and BBQ-ed right off the back of the ski boat! It was awesome. We had an awesome meal and then watched fireworks on the lake before heading back in to go home. It was a long day, but totally awesome!

Surgery: CHECK

I am officially done with my surgery rotation as of yesterday at 3pm. My oral exam went really well, but the shelf (aka written exam) was incredibly difficult. Luckily everyone felt that way. Hopefully that went well, but I won't know for at least a few weeks I think. I really enjoyed my time in the OR and on the services I worked on, but I will not miss waking up before the sun. I prefer to not see the hour 4:30am on the clock again for as long as I can manage it. This weekend is a nice and long four day weekend that I am using to catch up on sleep, see friends, and do fun things that I wasn't able to do for the last two months. Fun times!