It's not beginning to look like Christmas

So today was yet another day in the 40's with rain and it makes it very difficult to get in the Christmas spirit. Watching cats and dogs rise up in full throttle defense and try to kill every human in sight also lessens the Christmas mood. And people wonder why I'm not a fan of cats and small dogs...

I just started my holiday rotation in Community Practice (which just means we give vaccines, do health exams, and perform dentals) and it has been a busy two days. I've gotten to see a few interesting cases and some very sweet patients, barring those two mentioned in the intro. My roommate also had an interesting case over the weekend regarding a young German Shepherd puppy who presented for vomiting and diarrhea and was presumed to have eaten something he shouldn't have. Turns out, he had a round kidney hanging out in his abdomen that had wrapped around his intestines. That not something you see everyday. Even though I enjoy this rotation I'm excited to be off for Christmas and just hang out at home with my family. T-minus 4 days and counting...

Awkward Day

So today was an awkward day in Internal Medicine. We had a drunk client again...odd thing was she'd been waiting in the lobby all day and was normal to start with...somehow she got drunk in the lobby??? At first they thought maybe she had a stroke so the paramedics were called in, but she checked out ok. Another strange lady brought in her three large dogs: Huggy Bear, Sara Bear, and Buffy and wanted consults for Derm, Neuro, Cardio, and Internal Medicine to make sure they were all healthy. That had to be crazy expensive. One student had a client that brought in a journal article for the vet to read so he'd know "what was going on in the world". I had an awkward client who was really friendly but had an awkward sense of humor...just took it a little too far. When I called him back to the room I asked if it was still raining outside and he turned and said with a straight face "Oh it stopped but it's snowing now." I was like "What? Really?" and he said "Yeah, 6 inches." Then I realized it was a joke. When I asked him how the dog was doing at home he launched into how she was doing well and making it to all of her meetings and still managing to run the company ok... And when I went over how we sent him home with a month's worth of medications he said "Oh good, enough for me and all the kids." Odd. Just odd.

On another note, I'm really enjoying this rotation. A lot more than I thought I would. Internal Medicine is something I struggle with but I'm learning a lot and everyone on my rotation is really awesome. I hope it stays this way the whole rotation!