Midwest MD

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Long time no talk tumblr. I still stalk from time to time and love keeping up with everyone.

A whole residency, pandemic, and wedding later, I’m still here. In June I graduate, and in July I move to start the fellowship of my dreams. I wish I had something more profound to say, but maybe I’ll update more later. Anyways, I haven’t forgotten this community!

[123099]

Women’s rights are human rights.

[just-shower-thoughts]

That feeling when you’re smart enough to know how awkward you are, but not smart enough to know how not to be awkward.

[flyonthewallmedstudent]

aka clinical rotations. 

[midwest-medblr]

I haven’t posted in forever, but I promise I’m doing very well! I’m going to start posting more stories and advice again because I miss everyone! I just needed a bit of a break.

I can’t believe intern year is almost over!!! 200+ deliveries later...

[queerandprochoice]

Birth control and abortions are an integral part of healthcare.

Die mad about it.

[midwest-medblr]

A day in the life of an Ob/Gyn

4:00am- stumble out of bed and shower

5:00am- eat leftover chipotle from yesterday because you’ve been on call and your body will eat anything at this time

6:00am- resident to resident sign out

6:30am- stop an drop vaginal delivery

7:15am- postpartum hemorrhage of said delivery, she has no epidural so you cause her a great deal of pain as you manually evacuate 400cc of clot from her lower uterine segment, you give methergine and misoprostol and the bleeding stops

8:00am- neonatal circumcision time

9:00am- attending sign out

10:00am- pushing with a diabetic mother followed by shoulder dystocia relieved with McRoberts after less than one minute, 10lb screaming baby is delivered

12:00pm- cervical exam of a multip being electively induced, she’s complete, A FOOT FALLS OUT OF THE VAGINA, you ride the bed back to the OR, pushing the baby up from between the legs of the patient praying as they drape above you for a stat c-section

12:05- a screaming baby is born, you crawl out of the drapes and repair all the layers of the c-section

3:00pm- pushing with a mom who has been induced for gestational diabetes for literally 48 hours and who is now finally complete, she delivers vaginally at last!, dad is crying with joy

3:05pm- she spikes a 102F fever, baby’s cord gas is 6.98, you start IV amp/ gent for chorio, NICU works the baby up for infection

3:10pm- uterine atony is really making this second degree laceration hard to repair, 600cc later, she’s all fixed

5:00pm- multip starts having multiple prolonged decels, you start pushing at 8cm with her stretchy cervix, a screaming baby is delivered vaginally

5:30pm- every nausea/vomiting of pregnancy patient in the city decides to come to triage, zofran and IV fluids for everyone!

6:00pm- resident sign out

7:30pm- bed

[plannedparenthood]

On this day in 1973, the US Supreme Court legalized abortion. Today we celebrate the doctors and nurses who provide important care to patients, the people who fought to make legal abortion possible, and those standing strong to ensure that abortion remains safe and legal. We refuse to go backwards.

[thepowerwithin]

It takes days of regret after a stupid mistake, but it takes years of regret after a chance that was never taken.

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

[midwest-medblr]

Me: *gets horrible contact dermatitis on hands, tries to be own doctor, slathers random lotions/OTC hydrocortisone all over hands, attempts own “patch” test, still has rash three months later, sees a dermatologist at last, uses triamcinolone prescription-grade for two days, rash is 60% gone” Oh.....

Note to self: Even though you are technically a doctor, don’t try to be your own doctor.

[sheepscreed]

Coffee, gif version with cups~

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Patient’s husband (during follow-up for infertility work up): I noticed one of her labs came back red on MyChart. What was wrong?

Me (scrolling through normal labs): Uhhh... well there was sperm on her test for vaginal infections.

Him: What does that mean?

Me (thinking): I really have to spell this out to you don’t I?

[just-shower-thoughts]

11 babies have been born in Antarctica, and none of them died as infants, meaning Antarctica has the lowest infant mortality rate at 0%

[midwest-medblr]

Sour Patch Kids are dinner right?

[just-shower-thoughts]

No one in this world has ever “saved a life” They only have delayed the death.

[midwest-medblr]

I haven’t updated in awhile, but not much is new. Sleep, work, sleep, work, repeat forever. I’ve delivered lots of babies and made plenty of mistakes, but I’m learning. I still have not cried and somehow earned the reputation as the least sensitive intern. I guess I’ll take it. The amount of growing I’ve done this year is incredible. All I know is I’m thankful for my family, my boyfriend, my cat, and my amazing resident second family.

Happy New Year Tumblr!

[awwcutepets]

I painted my little brother’s Westie for him for Christmas

[kelkel72]

[homotology]

@undercaffeinatedrn

@somethingwendythiswaycomes