April 18, 2013

Whew! Tiring but satisfying day in clinic.

Too tired for Happy Hour this week. I'm going to see what Will Shakespeare is up to, and we'll cook up something for this weekend.

to all my Lounge friends...

April 18, 2013

Mid-week pause that refreshes. What everybody drinking tonight?

Bodega Belgrano, a 2011 Argentine Malbec.

Niiiiice...

April 16, 2013

I was reading the "Stupid Teabagger Signs" thread in GD.

I got through about ten before giving up in despair.

Seriously, it gives me a headache trying to think down to that level.

I want to live on a smarter planet...

April 15, 2013

Man, sometimes I hate Mondays.

Clinic is a bear today.



Nothing serious; just a lot of isolated, non-specific symptoms that could be anything or nothing.

I need a vacation...

April 13, 2013

Saturday, April 13th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

"Ne'er heard I of a warlike enterprise
More venturous or desperate than this."

Henry VI, Part I, Act II, Scene 1, Lines 44-45.

April 12, 2013

I just had to remove an embedded piercing from a patient's face.

It was a lip-piercing that had become embedded in the subdermal region of her left upper lip. I numbed her up with some Lidocaine, then made an incision in the oral mucosa, then used a clamp to push the jewellry through and out the incision.

I asked her afterward if she was going to give up piercing because of this.

"No. I love piercings!"

Okay...

April 12, 2013

Enjoying Happy Hour with Will Shakespeare. Ask us anything.

What a day. I need a drink...

April 11, 2013

Damn. One of my patients, who was recovering nicely, has relapsed.

She discontinued her mental health meds against medical advice, and started using again. She lost her job as a result, so now she's strung out again, and she's back in the life.

Damn, damn, DAMN!

We're getting her into treatment again. I know she can kick the habit; she did it once already. She just has to believe in herself.

She was so ashamed when I went into the exam room. Wouldn't even look at me. I told her that I wasn't ashamed of her, and that I knew she could get clean again.

Please God...

Oy!

I'm ready for Happy Hour...

Thank you for listening...

April 9, 2013

I'm wearing a sweaty tee-shirt and drinking a beer.

I feel like Stanley Kowalski...

Stelllllllllll-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

April 7, 2013

Saturday, April 6th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

"Fare thee well, great heart."

Henry IV, Part I, Act V, Scene 4, Line 87.