Breakfast

I know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I think sleep is more important.

This is why my daily breakfast consists of whatever I put my hands upon at four in the morning.

Eggo's take too long.

Ice cream is too difficult to eat while driving.

Which is why my breakfast the past month has consisted of Gatorade, fudgesicles, and cheese grits.  This is not a diet I would recommend.  It does let me sleep me an extra five minutes, and those five minutes are essential to my well being.  They totally make up for my elevated cholesterol.

*Photo from A Taste of Home.  I'm sure they have it copyrighted.  It is not mine.  

Pre-op

I was presenting a patient to an attending a couple of days ago, and he interrupted me mid chief complaint.

"Q, what is this guy pre-op for?"

"Dr. M, he's not a surgical patient yet.  We're trying conservative medical management."

He looked at me sternly.

"We're born pre-op.  We just don't know what we're pre-op for until later."

God, I love surgeons.

Sleeves?

Today I was evaluating a patient who was post-op from a mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection.  One of the complications we look for in these patients is lymphedema - swelling of the hand and arm from lymph back up after surgery.  This particular patient was having some occasional trouble with lymphedema when she traveled.

When I presented the patient to my attending, she asked if the patient was wearing a sleeve.

I looked at her, puzzled.

"No.  She wasn't wearing sleeves.  She was wearing a really cute sleeveless Lilly Pulitzer dress."

She looked at me, then started giggling.

"A sleeve - a medical sleeve to prevent swelling."

At least I know clothes....

Fashion or function?

I just switched from the hardest service at my program to the happiest service.  It was like the gates of heaven opened for me when I walked into the hospital on Monday.  One of my co-interns took over the service from Hades. 

One of my previous attendings looked her up and down on her first day on service in clinic. He noted her adorable driving loafers.

Then he said," I see that you and Q are polar opposites in the footwear department."

What can I say guys? 

I will pick fashion over function almost every time.

*Shoes are Christian Louboutin and completely drool worthy.