Every time I drag myself to a shoe store, I always find myself looking longingly at a stylish, moderately-priced pair that is inevitably just a little too tight at the heel. And I’ll think to myself, “Self, these shoes are 9s. You are a 9. Probably the heel tightness isn’t even noticeable after you’ve broken them in! They’re only $20!”
But the 2nd or 3rd time I try them on, I’ll finally acknowledge that wearing them all day would lead to a lot of ankle bleeding. And no one likes a bleeding ankle.
So I’ll grudgingly step into a pair of boring looking shoes and oh my god my feet are floating happily on clouds and I will end up wearing no other shoes for at least 6 months no matter what the occasion.
(I understand the diseases and get to explain them to patients! My input is valued and sought out! The call room has a scanner!)
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so there’s validity to the idea of placing surgery at the start of your rotations? and you mean there’s actually a time in medical school when you can actually feel *competent*? how novel! =)
I personally would be more impressed if the call room had a coffee machine but a scanner is better than nothing 😛 Glad you’re enjoying your internal medicine rotation! Was surgery as grueling as most people say?
Glad you’re liking internal medicine more than surgery. I completely understand the preference (hence my chosen field).
Haha! That’s great. Nope, no one likes a bleeding ankle. I’ll be happy if I never see an OR again!