Hey Everybody!
I made it through my first week of residency!!!! It has be quite an experience and I'm still trying to get used to answering to Dr. Bell. During orientation for medical school, they told us that it would be like trying to drink from a fire hose. Residency is like trying to drink from approximately 15 firehouses all aimed at your mouth at the same time!! The learning curve is RIDICULOUS! I feel like an idiot most of the time, but I have learned SO much in just 9 days. I get to work around 6:30am and i've been leaving between 8 and 8:30 pm (Sunday - Friday). So, needless to say, I'm more exhausted than I've ever been. I've fallen asleep fully clothed (jacket included) several days. It has been especially difficult because I leave when Jai is asleep and get home just before it's time to go to bed and she initially took the transition pretty hard. I keep telling myself that we'll get through it. It'll just take a little time.
I am working in the OB ER this month so I get to see a lot of different things. I've learned how to do a sonogram, checked more cervix's (sp) than I can count, used 3/4 of a prescription pad, carried two pagers, delivered 2 babies when the people on labor and delivery were busy, dealt with miscarriages :-(, and have been the one to perform sonograms on new mom's-to-be when they hear their baby's heart beat for the first time. This is a just a small glimpse of what I've done so far. Every morning when I wake up, I commune with God then I ask myself what I can do differently today than I did yesterday to improve. I know that I am only at the beginning of this journey, but I am determined to make the most out of it so that I can be the physician God would have me to be for my patients and that the sacrifice my family has to endure (my absence) is worth it. That's what's most important to me.
These 9 days have been a wonderful and trying experience all at the same time, and I am still so thankful for the opportunity. Even when the day seems to be going awry and I'm feeling like a complete moron, something happens that reminds me of why I chose this profession. I thank God for those affirmations! Thank y'all, again, for following my journey! I'm going to bed now! :-)
Mahogany Pearl: "In everything, give thanks!"
Your Favorite MD,
Keisha B
Sounds like your first week was awesome!!!! Way to go, you have so many people behind you, including me :-), praying and rooting for your success!!!! After all is said and done, Jai will definitely understand the sacrifices you've made to make her life and your's better!!! Great Work Dr. Bell!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you, stay encouraged. Love you cousin
ReplyDeleteGlad your week went well!! Jai is lucky to have a great role model in you! She will definitely understand and she knows that you are doing all you can to spend as much time with her as you can. Very proud of you!
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