Robert’s B-day post
Posted by rpate on February 1st, 2009 filed in UncategorizedHey ya’ll. I am at a superbowl party right now and the pre-game show kinda stinks, so I am going to add it while I’m free.
The last time I posted was back in October, so since then, I finished classes on the senor side. My final G.P.A. was an 88.5% and we finished classes right before christmas leave. I left WA on Dec 20th and went on an 9 day vacation to Houston, TX to spend christmas with the family. It was a wonderful, but short vacation. I started driving the truck, which was completely fixed by the way, back on the 29th and made it all the way from Houston to Tacoma, WA in 2 days and 6 hours. I was flying. I relaxed for the couple of days I had off and then finally started the senor side of clinicals on Monday, the 6th of January
I started the telemetry and heart monitoring floor, which is where we monitor patients with heart problems or those that just went through a serious heart surgery. It was pretty boring and I was glad to leave. Now I am working on the OB/GYN floor. It is amazing! Last friday, I saw my first vaginal delivery. I assisted in the delivery of a 8lb 2 oz baby girl where I did everything but catch her and cut the cord. I got to give the baby medications, see everything when the baby came out, help cath the placenta. It was intense. I also had to go the STD clinic to work for a day and that was interesting but I’m not going to talk about it lol.
On the weekends, we’ve been going up to Mt. Rainier and some of the other cascades and doing some serious skiing!! I am the only skier in our class, but there’s a couple of snowboarders. All the other’s are just beginning, but it is very fun to go on the weekends. Out west, they got some pretty wicked mountains and there’s 6 or 7 resorts within a 2 hour drive of us!
I have lost another 5 pounds since the last time I weighed myself, but I am trying to get down to 190 by the time I graduate in may.
I am going to head out right now, but I just wanted to give you an update on where I am at when it comes to class and clinicals and everything. I hope everyone is doing well and everyone here thanks you for your support. Have a good superbowl sunday and we’ll catch you on the flip side. Peace
Rob
February 10th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
hey rob how is it going. I’m still at Howe military school and doing well.i m going to play baseball in the spring.i was promoted to corporal what is your rank. Write men back.