From An End Comes A Beginning

9 weeks down and 1 class complete. Anatomy is officially over. I don't have the results yet, but I know I at least passed. It was a long ride but it has finally ended. Biochemistry and Microanatomy start in the morning which is exciting. I'm glad to be doing Biochem since it's one of my favorites. Microanatomy, not so much. I have trouble visualizing a lot of that so it'll be interesting. I'm sure I'll get through it though. I just have to stay afloat and get it done.

Aside from school, things are going decently. We had Taste of Our Town yesterday which is where a bunch of restaurants set up booths downtown. I went with some friends and had a really good time. It was a much needed break and couldn't have come sooner. Bridge Day is next weekend and I'm definitely going to that. Living in a small town is great as a medical student but sometimes it's difficult to escape classes and stress of everything going on. When events like these pop up, it's a great break and a change of pace that is always welcomed.

While Anatomy was ending, hockey season was beginning. I can't believe it's been so long since the end of last season. So much has changed since then, it's pretty amazing. Not only with the team, but in life in general. The boys looked good on Friday. Not so much on Saturday, but at least they fought for it. Tampa Bay didn't play Friday like we did, and Mason had to play both days in a row due to Pavelec's injury. That brings up a different point. Medical school ruins everything! As soon as he went down on the ice, my head started swimming with the many different reasons as to why it happened. While I'm sure everyone watching was curious, only a medical student would go into the details of a subdural hematoma or the possibility of doing a doppler scan to rule out any vascular issues in the Common Carotid Artery or a AAA. Gone are the days when I can hear that a pitcher needs Tommy John surgery and I wonder how it will affect my fantasy baseball team and instead I start to wonder if he has a Palmaris Longus muscle to use for the graft. Anyway, I hope Pavelec is doing better. I also hope we pick it up on the California road trip we have coming up. The season is underway and it should be fun. While I miss being there, I still intend to keep up with all the goings on.

So that's about it for now. It's on to the new classes tomorrow and we'll see how it goes. Until next time...