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TransportJockey said:
Good luck buddy. Just don't overdo it
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I'll try not to. I'm pretty limited by pain still so I don't think I'll be doing anything fun. I'm assuming she's going to remove the stitches today, maybe some passive ROM stuff and go over the surgery and the plan for recovery.
 
Stitches are out. Thank god cause they were getting itchy. PT starts next week twice a week but all it is is passive ROM, still something though.

Turns out I've got 4 bone anchors not 3 like I thought. I've got some pictures if anyone's interested from the scope.
 
Correction, 5 anchor...I can't count. 2 posterior,1 posterior/inferior, 1 inferior and one anterior. Party down.
 
Your just a bundle of new hardware!

EKG class over. Learned a lot. And stuff that did not make sense while reading books now makes perfect sense. I like it when that happens with information!
 
Robb said:
I've got some pictures if anyone's interested from the scope.
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Ooooh, me, me, me!!!!! If you can't post them, can you PM them? :D
 
Ugh. I make a point of being known as a medic who is quite generous with administration of pain medication. I think it's garbage to withhold potential relief from someone in pain, even if the painful stimulus is not immediately obvious to an external observer, and I don't particularly care if I occasionally get tricked by a drug seeker. Even with that in mind, I chose to avoid administering pain meds last night or even starting an IV as I didn't think the patient had anything wrong with her. Complained of right upper thigh pain post MVA, mostly uncooperative and belligerent, immediately seemed to forget pain when on her cell phone, and had completely stable vitals. Come to find out, she ruptured her bladder and broke her pelvis in 6 places. Can't win them all I guess...
 
At the end of my rope, I give up, you win, I'm done.

Been fighting tooth and nail to get my benefits transitioned to long term, finally win that fight and get a check Monday, rush down to deposit it before 1700, they tell me there's going to be "a couple day hold." Look at my account today and get a notification that because my account is overdrafted an extended hold is being placed and there finds will be available no sooner than 5/1.

:censored::censored::censored::censored:. This. :censored::censored::censored::censored:.

I've decided I will never go out of my way to be polite or nice or help anyone else again. I'll do what I have to when I go back to work but that's it. I do nothing but help people and get nothing but screwed so why help?
 
Robb, don't know how to respond to that one. People suck, I'm sure you've realized by now. Doesn't mean we need more people that suck. Keep it up, don't drop to their level.

Another note, anyone know of where to find a noncreeper roommate? None of my friends are interested in renting. Need to get the hell out, though.
 
Craigslist
It's hit or miss obviously. I've had awesome roommates that I'm still friends with to this day, and then there really bad ones.

Robb sorry to hear. Good luck with all that crap.
 
Got dispatched to my first code today. My stomach stopped turning pretty quickly once I started working. Training took over
 
terrible one said:
Craigslist
It's hit or miss obviously. I've had awesome roommates that I'm still friends with to this day, and then there really bad ones.

Robb sorry to hear. Good luck with all that crap.
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I'm thinking now I'd rather just go solo. Found a really nice place that's right next to my work for $800 for a 1 bd (with all utilities, washer dryer in room).
Or I may just get the 2 bed for 850 and hope someone worthwhile comes along.

rmabrey said:
Got dispatched to my first code today. My stomach stopped turning pretty quickly once I started working. Training took over
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Yep, my first one was the same. I was doing my clinicals and a nurse ran in and just said "bed 2, now...". Walked in and it was a DKA patient that coded, aspirated so the room reeked of that sickly sweet smell and vomit and they immediately threw me on compressions. I was fighting gagging from the smell the whole time.
 
Oh yeah, first code as a medic. I got a little nauseous when I heard the determinate code.
 
9D4 said:
I'm thinking now I'd rather just go solo. Found a really nice place that's right next to my work for $800 for a 1 bd (with all utilities, washer dryer in room).

Or I may just get the 2 bed for 850 and hope someone worthwhile comes along.
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Holy cow. Is that considered cheap? For the 4 bedroom, 2 bath, finished basement house I was renting. With an acre of property.. I paid 650 a month. In a nice neighborhood.
 
Dear ED nurse at the foot of the bed. Yes, this is a cocaine induced v-fib arrest with ROSC in the field. Yes, an EKG is important. However, we're currently in the process of changing a supraglottic airway to an ET tube. Reguardless of how many times you ask us to stop moving and stop touching the patient, we're going to continue to ignore you because it's ABC in a patient with ROSC, not EABC.
 
Anjel said:
Holy cow. Is that considered cheap? For the 4 bedroom, 2 bath, finished basement house I was renting. With an acre of property.. I paid 650 a month. In a nice neighborhood.
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I toured a cheapie. 600 monthly and the place apparently has issues with cockroaches, management sucks per everyone there, and it reeked of ciggies.
The 800 is right in Central phx, so not the nicest area, but close to everything. Not cheap really, but that's all utilities (electric, water, sewage, plus cable and internet included). The girl I'm talking to right now pays 660 for a studio that doesn't even have a bedroom, though.
And a basic house rental runs normally 1200+ for the low end. I've seen one bedroom apartments in nicer areas like Scottsdale running the same as cheapie houses in the suburbs.
 
JPINFV said:
Dear ED nurse at the foot of the bed. Yes, this is a cocaine induced v-fib arrest with ROSC in the field. Yes, an EKG is important. However, we're currently in the process of changing a supraglottic airway to an ET tube. Reguardless of how many times you ask us to stop moving and stop touching the patient, we're going to continue to ignore you because it's ABC in a patient with ROSC, not EABC.
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That's actually kind of hilarious. A moment that would probably been worthwhile if we could've seen everyone that wanted to face palm ha.
 
That was quick. 2.5 weeks for TX to process my upgrade paperwork. I was officially a TX medic yesterday morning :)
 
FireWA1 said:
Was? You already lost it?! :P
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Nah, must get to now use my FP-C designator :p

I'm doing my first orientation flight tonight if we get a flight. Then back to ground for the next 3 days (I get off Monday morning at 1000 after 11 days on duty)
 
I have decided that if I ever get my FP-C I want to come work where you are. I know I said I would never live in texas... But I might make an exception.
 
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