Mavs beat the Wolves, Rockets beat the Kings, and now I'm watching "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" which I've heard tons about but never watched. Apparently they get like 300 workers together and build a family a new house from the ground up. They started with bulldozers and took the existing house down, then just started building away. This one looks cool, because one of the little girls in the house has cancer and likes to cheer up the other cancer patients at the hospital. SHE cheers the other cancer patients up. Pretty cool. Then Carly Patterson shows up to do a routine which will be made into a mural in one of the kid's "gymnastics room". Then they keep building, while the family thinks they're in Minneapolis (they're really in Phoenix). That reminds me of early January when I interviewed for surgery programs in Phoenix then Minneapolis. I can be just like them.
I think I'm getting over this mono thing. After I got the steroid shot on Wednesday, things really started turning around. Thursday was better but not great. I ate a little bit on Friday and continued to improve. I noticed my urine was turning from dark orange/brown back to yellow. I think the dark color was due to the unconjugated bilirubin I was peeing out. The change to normal yellow probably indicates that my liver was starting to heal.
Saturday I ran a few errands: first I deposited $8,000 into my class account for the banquet, then I got on the computer to buy U2 tickets to Houston and Dallas. The only ones I could get were behind the stage, so I said screw it. I was pissed not to get tickets, but the show is in October, and I have no idea what city I'd be living in anyway. Then I went to the Holiday Inn to see Kayla in action at one of her weight loss seminars. Basically they get a bunch of people in a room and show them if they're eligible for bariatric surgery or just medical treatment. I got to meet Drs. La Forte (general internal medicine) and Trahan (general surgery) after the event was over. They were very laid back and would be very fun attendings to have as a student or resident. If the doctors at UTMB are all like that, I probably should have applied there as well. Then we grabbed some lunch and went to the pool for a bit. Other than that, I slept.
So today has been very nice. I slept in, had leftovers, and purchased some spring clothes at Marshall’s (greatest store ever). Then I had a chocolate amaretto shake at Marble Slab. That was good. My appetite is coming back, but I still get full very quickly. My shorts don't fit anymore, because I didn't eat anything for a week. Now I'm slowly getting back in the swing of things.
I'll go back to work tomorrow. At 11:00 AM, we learn if we matched or not. The goal is not to get a phone call (which means we matched and no further action is necessary). I'm getting really nervous. However the odds are in my favor, because I ranked so many programs. I just hope I don't get a call tomorrow morning.
Oh, and it should be noted that Kayla ate all of the yummy cream cheese dip my mom sent home with me. So while I was sick all week and couldn't eat, she was here porking! Can you believe that?!
I think I'm getting over this mono thing. After I got the steroid shot on Wednesday, things really started turning around. Thursday was better but not great. I ate a little bit on Friday and continued to improve. I noticed my urine was turning from dark orange/brown back to yellow. I think the dark color was due to the unconjugated bilirubin I was peeing out. The change to normal yellow probably indicates that my liver was starting to heal.
Saturday I ran a few errands: first I deposited $8,000 into my class account for the banquet, then I got on the computer to buy U2 tickets to Houston and Dallas. The only ones I could get were behind the stage, so I said screw it. I was pissed not to get tickets, but the show is in October, and I have no idea what city I'd be living in anyway. Then I went to the Holiday Inn to see Kayla in action at one of her weight loss seminars. Basically they get a bunch of people in a room and show them if they're eligible for bariatric surgery or just medical treatment. I got to meet Drs. La Forte (general internal medicine) and Trahan (general surgery) after the event was over. They were very laid back and would be very fun attendings to have as a student or resident. If the doctors at UTMB are all like that, I probably should have applied there as well. Then we grabbed some lunch and went to the pool for a bit. Other than that, I slept.
So today has been very nice. I slept in, had leftovers, and purchased some spring clothes at Marshall’s (greatest store ever). Then I had a chocolate amaretto shake at Marble Slab. That was good. My appetite is coming back, but I still get full very quickly. My shorts don't fit anymore, because I didn't eat anything for a week. Now I'm slowly getting back in the swing of things.
I'll go back to work tomorrow. At 11:00 AM, we learn if we matched or not. The goal is not to get a phone call (which means we matched and no further action is necessary). I'm getting really nervous. However the odds are in my favor, because I ranked so many programs. I just hope I don't get a call tomorrow morning.
Oh, and it should be noted that Kayla ate all of the yummy cream cheese dip my mom sent home with me. So while I was sick all week and couldn't eat, she was here porking! Can you believe that?!
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