Friday Night Party
It’s Friday night. I just got off work about an hour ago. Since then, I have cleaned my entire apartment and am about to walk my doggies, feed my doggies, feed myself, shower and go to sleep. I’m on call from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. tomorrow in the CPEP (psych ER). I had a great week. I experienced another medical emergency today, and it was an incredible learning experience. I had to give a STAT dose of a medication, and my patient survived and is now doing well. I also had a member of my team today tell me that she had seen many doctors and students interact with patients in her many years of work and was particularly impressed by my ability to develop a good patient rapport. It really, really was a great way to end the week. I love my job, really I do. I learn, I treat, I make a difference. I hugged two patients today who will be discharged this weekend after I treated them for about two weeks. Both patients presented with acute psychosis. I worked with both of my patients’ families on an almost daily basis. One of my patient’s fathers said to me today, “thank you doctor, you have done so much for my daughter, and you did it with so much compassion.” I can’t imagine doing anything else right now.
Photo: Taken on my walk to the hospital.