A 3 day weekend slightly reminded me that I have a life outside of medical school... a life catching up and cleaning my room, doing an embarrassing amount of laundry, and simply just letting life slow down- lying in bed a few minutes after the alarm goes off, taking the time to make breakfast and most importantly just taking the time to breath deeply and slowly. I was reminded that a nice chic flic at the theater and eating out for dinner (rush-free) wasn't going to kill me. I did have the time to spare, if I just planned accordingly. It was a refreshing and greatly needed break.
But the 3 day weekend quickly faded and on that Tuesday morning- post Labor Day- I pressed snooze a handful of times, didn't wake up early enough to make coffee, and forgot my already-packed lunch in the refrigerator at home. "Here we go again," I thought. It was a drastic change of pace, full speed ahead, ready or not.
Now here I am, after a blink of an eye and it's already Saturday. Another week passed, another week closer to my goal. These past few days- I became indulged in medical school. After feeling a little down the past couple of weeks, I was itching to get an A on our weekly quiz, something that for some reason or another, is so difficult to do no matter how much you study. I decided to make north campus (where UNM's med school is located) my home. Two days out of the week, I ate three meals there- yogurt or fruit in 8 o'clock lecture, a packed lunch in the med student lounge, and dinner in the library. I was even made aware that Friday night while sleeping, I recited the muscles of the abdominal cavity. Either it's the Percocet making me insane or it's med school- I'm not sure yet.
Which reminds me... in the hustle and bustle of everything I forgot to mention- I had a second knee surgery yesterday. So I'm typing this blog while lying in bed, elevating my leg, and despising the crutches that lean on the end of my night stand. Basically, while under general anesthesia my orthopedic surgeon tried to forcefully bend my knee. When he was unable to bend it (it's extremely stuck), he once again took a scalpel to my already scarred knee. I think he made two or three small arthroscopic incisions- I haven't seen it yet, because I can't take of the dressing for three days. He cut the scars that had formed beneath my skin. He explained that I had scarred so much, a thick adhesion fastened my kneecap to the muscles in my thigh. No wonder I couldn't bend past 110 degrees! Needless to say, I am in recovery and hoping, wishing, and praying that this will fix the problem.
So.... back to med school stuff. Right now I'm in the HSFD block- or Human Structure Function and Development. A block is essentially a mini semester and they vary in length. Our next block is genetics and neoplasia. Anyway, HSFD is a ten week block and this week marks the 7th week of it, so I'm very close to being done with one step :) It's pretty exciting and I'm definitely ready to be on to the next thing!
Highlights of week:
Neuro- a brand for energy drinks and other healthy drinks- is recognizing bloggers and people who contribute to social media around Albuquerque. I was chosen, because of this blog and got a bunch of free drinks and had a mini "photoshoot." Plus they're going to mention my blog on their facebook page. (Thanks Christen).
http://www.facebook.com/DrinkNeuro#!/DrinkNeuro?v=info&ref=ts
Was able to tailgate with a ton of old friends and new friends alike! Unfortunately the lobos got their butts kicked :(
