i made it through...

Another week of school
Just completed the 9th week of the semester. It is flying by. It really is a lot of fun, but certainly a lot of work. I'm grateful to have friends to enjoy the ride with and God to give me joy in the process... especially in waking up at 4am a few days a week. Who knew the moon could look so awesome that early in the morning? Haha.

Watching 2 surgeries
We're in our first Med-Surg rotation at Arcadia Methodist Hospital and it has been amazing to say the least. We rotate through the OR once this semester and last Monday was my day. In the OR, I saw a laparoscopic gastric bypass and a laparoscopic partial gastrectomy. Thankfully, it wasn't bloody at all because laparoscopic procedures just involve a few incision sites and a camera so you can visualize the inside of the abdomen. This gives you a pretty benign picture of what it entails. Google it if you want more interesting photos. Pretty cool.

...and hopefully the next few weeks will be just as swell.