And we're off....again!

I can't believe it has been November since I've blogged. That tells you how busy I have been, either that or how desperate I am to procrastinate right now. Our December break was fabulous. I really enjoyed going home to Houston for a week and helping out Allison with her wedding plans & dress. It makes me miss planning my own wedding...that time in our lives was so much fun!
Last semester turned out great. The pathology teacher (Beuler, Beuler) ended up having a change of heart and made the final very easy, and we had the chance to replace our lowest grade in the class with the final grade we made if it was higher. It didn't even seem fair that I started out the class with a 72 and ended up with a 98 average:) Praise God!!! I think I've finally found my niche and I"m figuring out how to study. Unfortunately that was last semester. THis go around I still haven't gotten back on the horse yet. I find my self very easily distracted all the time. I just can't seem to focus on anything.
The classes I"m taking are
Anatomy - twice a week and then a cadaver gross lab on wednesdays. (They don't call it GROSS for nothing...that has been an experience)
Physiology- which wouldn't be so bad except our teacher is very hard core and scary. She has a little red box that we all call "the red box of death" from which she chooses her next victim to answer questions. The box alone has given me nightmares.
Intro to clinical practice- I love this one. It is being taught by PA Tevis who is super sweet. The class is all about documentation and physical exams so it seems very worthwhile. The big thing this semester is learning to write a SOAP note. We also found out that we will be going into the county jails to practice on patients. I think this falls very close to the cruel and unusual punishment that the constitution was talking about, but either way they get free healthcare.
Clinical Laboratory Science Lab- we had the lecture for this course last semester and it was a killer, so the lab is no sweat. Last week we learned phlebotomy so we practiced drawing eachother's blood. Never fun but very rewarding when you suffer thru it and leave feeling like you've learned something worthwhile. I was pretty proud of myself that I didn't hurt anyone or make anyone cry, and I got the full draw on my first try. I cannot say the same for everyone, so I left feeling very accomplished.
Documentation, special topics- I"m not really sure what to call this class, but it is interesting and we are learning a lot already. The premise is mainly focused on documentation and case stidues where we are responsible for figuring out an assessment of the patient's problem and trying to come up with an accurate solution (therapy, meds, surgery, etc.) The funny thing is no one has any real idea what they are doing to we are all shooting in the dark at this point. We are broken up into groups and mine is great with one exception. I haven't figured out whether this one person and I clash because we are total opposites or becuase we are so much alike. I feel very threatened by her and very snubbed when I offer ideas and she shoots them down without any tact. Pray for me, I am trying to love her despite my hurt feelings.

So that's all for today. It took me forever to remember my password to this blog, so now that I remembered it I will hopefully be writing again soon.
I don't think anyone even reads this, but in case you do...send me a comment. Love, K