And more pet photos for your viewing pleasure....
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
One of those moments....
I had one of those difficult-have-to-be-strong-and-hold-in-the-tears-moments...
I had this little man (for some reason I find myself calling my patient's "my little man or my little lady" this week that I am sooo worried about.
He has this HORRIBLE tumor that is the size of at least a grapefruit in his colon and extending into his liver, abdominal wall, and small intestine. Ug. Not good. Not good. Not to mention, when he came to me he was very anemic and we had to transfuse him.
And it wasn't just the cancer that made me feel sad....
He is this simple, sweet little man from small-town Tejas. Probably very little education. He lost his job due to his trouble with his heart and now the cancer. His wife is in a wheelchair and couldn't even make it to their second appt with us. He is very worried about finances and is scared about his cancer and coming into such a big hospital in such a big city.
Then we tell him we can't do surgery. His tumor is too big and too extensive. He needs chemo and radiation. He needs to find a way to temporarily move to the Houston area to probably get several weeks of daily chemoradiation treatment. He has little money. He has pets. He has a home. His wife uses a cane and a wheelchair. He is sick, anxious, and scared.
After these weeks of treatment, then we might be able to do surgery if his tumor responds....
This is what I do everyday.
For some reason, this one hit me hard this week.
I had this little man (for some reason I find myself calling my patient's "my little man or my little lady" this week that I am sooo worried about.
He has this HORRIBLE tumor that is the size of at least a grapefruit in his colon and extending into his liver, abdominal wall, and small intestine. Ug. Not good. Not good. Not to mention, when he came to me he was very anemic and we had to transfuse him.
And it wasn't just the cancer that made me feel sad....
He is this simple, sweet little man from small-town Tejas. Probably very little education. He lost his job due to his trouble with his heart and now the cancer. His wife is in a wheelchair and couldn't even make it to their second appt with us. He is very worried about finances and is scared about his cancer and coming into such a big hospital in such a big city.
Then we tell him we can't do surgery. His tumor is too big and too extensive. He needs chemo and radiation. He needs to find a way to temporarily move to the Houston area to probably get several weeks of daily chemoradiation treatment. He has little money. He has pets. He has a home. His wife uses a cane and a wheelchair. He is sick, anxious, and scared.
After these weeks of treatment, then we might be able to do surgery if his tumor responds....
This is what I do everyday.
For some reason, this one hit me hard this week.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
I'm here...
Just been unmotivated, too busy, too tired, or too lazy to post.
Still workin hard. Enjoying my job more and more everyday. It's very challenging and stressful at times, but I'm enjoying it.
House is still on the market. :( And we are soooo ready to move on... ug.
My weekends for the past month have been crazy-busy, but good and fun!
Maybe this weekend I'll do more of an update post. MAYBE....
Still workin hard. Enjoying my job more and more everyday. It's very challenging and stressful at times, but I'm enjoying it.
House is still on the market. :( And we are soooo ready to move on... ug.
My weekends for the past month have been crazy-busy, but good and fun!
Maybe this weekend I'll do more of an update post. MAYBE....
How y'all doin?
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