Go together well

So...I made it through my first day in the emergency room. I arrived 45 minutes early (just to be safe), and the day went fairly well overall. Of course, I was far from perfect...I accidentally introduced myself as Michelle to the first few patients, occasionally forgot that I am allowed to make medical decisions (transferring a patient, giving medications, etc.)...and forgot my pager at home (so when the radiologist was attempting to reach me to tell me that the ultrasound I ordered to rule out a DVT [blood clot] had actually   ruled in a blood clot...I didn't respond, and he angrily called my attending. Oh well. At least I was obsessively checking the ultrasound result so that I had already known what he was paging to tell me! I hope that I managed everyone appropriately and that everyone I treated today is safely home and doing well. I can't believe that the first prescription I ever signed was for a narcotic, but...it was.  On the home front, we had our storage unit de...

The end of my "last weekend" before starting work is almost here...it continues to be surreal. Our living situation has continued to be somewhat transitory also: we stayed in a hotel Thursday and Friday nights so that our kind landlords could get moved out without an anxious black lab following their movers around (Tessie doesn't like when people pack and carry boxes around).  On Friday, the family medicine interns did a scavenger hunt of the hospital and clinic to learn our way around. I learned that the hospital (like most academic medical centers) is a maze of buildings of various ages connected by ad hoc hallways...so that should be an adventure! On Friday evening, Chris joined me for the "Hail & Farewell" ceremony at the Burlington Country Club . He got to meet my attendings and fellow residents, and we ate some delicious smoked salmon.  Yesterday, Shwu and Cam moved out of the townhouse. They had a couple of cleaning crews come by, and then Chris a...