My first day as a doctor

So today was my first shift in the ER.

Today I:

•Wrote and signed a prescription for the first time.
•Wrote and signed orders for the first time.
•Wrote and signed notes for the first time.
•Started two IV's.
•Sutured up a 2-year-old boy's forehead.
•Diagnosed a case of coxsakie virus.
•Picked up a phone and said "Pediatric Emergency. This is Dr. Ginsberg."

Just lots of little things like that.

It was *GREAT!!!* I loved it! It was hot (A/C was broken), hard work, my feet and back hurt, I'm exhausted...

But I did good work, especially for my first day. And I'm looking forward going back in the morning.

Night, all. Be well!

Well done It's always handy to love your job!

great to hear Mikey!

I love dropping by and seeing how you are getting on.. nice one fella!

What is coxsakie virus by the way? to me it sounds rude actually scrap that.. I Googled it.. poor kid!

Keep it up Doc. Lightning!

love thy job, and you'll never work a day in your life...

or something.

googles also... doesn't sound nice... poor person

Glad you enjoyed your first day, hope you enjoy everyday

Hey so it sounds like you're feeling so much better!!! You sounded so bummed a few weeks ago..... compassion fatigue already,.... What happened with you Mum and all that in the end?? ( spose I should go back and find that thread... hmmmmmm)

yay! sounds like you had an action packed day. unreal. and yup, coxsakie virus always makes me giggle.

Congrats on getting finished with school and making an impact on other people's lives....

now you can pay off all of those annoying student loans 8-}

Dr. Ginsberg, you can fix me up to a Vodkla IV if you need the practice

I am also glad it went well for you and that you do actually want to go back tomorrow

IV Vodka is a waste of perfectly good vodka.

So today was great, too. I'm a happy doctor!

sounds like you had a great day Dr. Ginsberg. Keep up the great work.

You can practise i.v.'s on me. Besides i hate drinking water. tis' much easier to get hydrated that way, though i don't want to get hydrated by the other method. besides, i would'nt want to get you too excited about your work Dr.Ginsberg.

Congrats, Mike!!

Congratulations!

Just don't forget to remove the tubes when the patient is ready to leave!

Well done always cool to start a new chapter in your life.

Is it bad that I kind of wish I was at work today?

Yes. Go outside and spin

no! its fantastic you love your job so much! wish i did! congrats man. dont even know you properly, but im proud of you

I'm with Firepoise. Get your butt outside, mister!

Mike, first nice job. Congrats and a big ole ewwwww to coxsackie.

Second, my wish for you is that the passion you now have remains for years to come because we need more people like you in the world.

i agree with stroo!
(she's lovely, yes indeedy)
mmmm stroo.....
sorry.
-ahem-
way to go, mike!
yay!
mike
you can insert your IV into me if you like...! do you wanna wear your doctors uniform? thats rather exciting....

And again, I'm blown away by the difference in your tone to just a few weeks ago...
Congratulations on your resilience!

Not working on your bday are you?

Wonderful to hear and big congratulations Mike. Makes for a good birthday doesn't it? Have you been practising illegiblifying your handwriting?

ohh yes, better work on that handwriting, have to make sure not even you can read it!

happy birthday to you also sir and congrats on the job

wooooooooooooooo!

wow was it fun?

was it what you expected?

I had a rough morning today.

I had a kid who kept going in and out of respiratory distress (asthma).

NOTHING is as terrifying as a child in respiratory distress. Kids don't die of heart failure, they die of LUNG failure.

At that point, a patient came in for her fourth follow-up for a swollen lymph node that has all of us scratching our heads (I got yelled at because I didn't know what was wrong with her, either) and right then and there one of my attendings decided that I needed to teach a med student how to remove sutures.

AAAAARGH!!!! LEAVE ME ALONE, PEOPLE!!! CAN'T YOU SEE I'M FECKING BUSY????????

*regains composure*

I still love my job. I got my first continuity patient today, that is a patient who will be my patient for the next three years. I can't say her name, but she's 13 days old. And I went right and fell head-over-heels in love with her right there.

I thought of Arsn and Valura and their little miracle and how they'll soon be tending to his every need...and fretting over the little white bumps on his nose (don't worry, guys, it's called milia and it's harmless and goes away) and how much he eats...or doesn't eat...or what color his poop is. And how he'll cuddle into the crooks of their necks and coo at them and how lucky he is to be born into a family with so much love.

And how lucky I am to be a part of this young family's journey into parenthood. And how lucky I am to be a part of their lives and to know that I'll get to see this little girl get to age 3. And maybe, in spite of my specialty in adolescent medicine, I'll hang on to her...just her...to watch her grow up.

Maybe I'll have my own kids, but until then, I can have everyone else's.