Onward! And..!

I didn't blog much during OB/GYN, although I should have. That rotation surprised me with how much I liked it. I got to work with women the whole time, so that was awesome; plus I was there to help welcome babies into the world. Even natural triplets! Delivering them via C-section was like working on an assembly line. And as one of the docs said to me, "You can always tell a Pediatrician by which patient she really wants to work with," since I was eyeing the baby-stuff going on nearby after a delivery.

I DO know that I DO NOT want to be a surgeon. Although I worked with the best surgeons I've worked with while on the rotation.

This past weekend I did a whirlwind tour of Chicago, as is my fashion: got off a plane and was driven straight to a Bachelorette Party that I helped throw together (as I am a maid of honor) - dinner, drag show, dancing! Three exciting D's. The next morning, get up 4 hours later to hit up the eye doctor, take a nap, prepare food, and go to a shower I also co-hosted for same blushing bride. THEN a date with a nice fun boy, drinks with friends, another nap, Easter with happy family times, flight back! Drive 2 hours, watch Eddie Murphy with dudes and then play Guitar Hero II WITHOUT the guitar til 3 AM. Nice.

So here I am in Kingston, PA. I will be doing a Primary Care rotation, and mine is in Family Practice. Then I will have my Family Practice rotation. So I will be a family practitioner wanna-be for 8 weeks in a row. I was SUPPOSED to be in Reading doing Peds, but someone dropped the ball. Lame.

So I'm in what seems to be an old farmhouse situated behind a medical center. It's nice; I'm on the third floor in my own room, although there is another single bed ominously looking at me from across the room at the moment. I'm with an Erin and an Aaron, so it makes it simple when I walk in the door. They are both nice people, and I think this should work out swimmingly.

I immediately found the nearest pizza place after getting settled in here, and then grocery shopping. It's weird to be out here by myself. I mean, I know no one for miles around, my only connections are to people I met a few hours ago. Med school is a series of challenges to your flexibility, and I'm also nervous for tomorrow just because it's a new rotation with a new preceptor who I'll have to depend on for 4 weeks. What if I suck?! What if the rotation sucks?!

I'll keep you posted.