Because of yesterday's ice storm, the clinic did not open until 10:00 a.m. today, so I got to sleep in a little =) One of the employees at the clinic was expecting twins, so the staff threw her a surprise baby shower. Dr. RR didn't join in the festivities (he said baby showers weren't his thing), but there was ice cream, cake, and banana pudding to go around as the gifts were opened. I chatted with Sue, the PA, about Asian supermarkets and restaurants, among other things, for a while. The rest of clinic was fairly routine. One memorable case: a 15-month-old came in with what appeared to be a normal everyday rash, but when she started crying bigtime at the sight of Dr. RR and me, her entire body turned red and her rash appeared as noticeably red splotches. Another patient with pityriasis rosea. The baby had been breastfed not too long ago, and in the middle of all her screaming, she suddenly threw up on Lupe, one of the MAs. Damn. Another good reason not to become a pediatrician. Afterwards, I went back to the room to get the chart and found the baby getting breastfed again. Tawanna, one of the LVNs, told me that it was comfort nursing to calm her down. Usually most mothers stop breastfeeding around one year of age, but in reality they can nurse as long as they want to. Tawanna said she knew someone who breastfed until her kid was three; to me, that's too old and too big.
I set up a radiology elective for next fall at the cancer center near my house. The lady in charge promised me that the experience will be a good one, and I certainly hope so.
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