There is Hope!

Just wanted to add an update on last night's grumpiness....

I called Sallie Mae today and discussed options for deferring my loan or getting a forbearance which thankfully are still available to me despite the new legislation and most likely i won't have to pay anything for a while (good thing cuz that is NOT the loan you want to default in!)

My very generous grandparents have offered to pay for three months worth of my medication so that i can still have it

Still coughing, was up a lot last night despite breathing treatments, cough medicine, etc but hoping for a better night tonight

Another gorgeous baby has entered the world by my hands, hope i did not pick the wrong specialty!

Life is good, but i am exhausted !!

Warning, this is a VERY grumpy blog

I am a generally happy person and I do feel that i have many things to be thankful for, however, this week is becoming quite frustrating.

First of all, i can't stop coughing. it is endless, all day and all night and i can't breath and i feel like an old woman who takes twenty pills a day and is still sick.

Second, after fighting with three different doctors in Tucson, all who refused to prescribe me the medicine that i really want, if finally had a doc here in kingman write it for me only to find out my insurance does not cover it and it is $116.00 a month!

Third, legislation recently passed that students now have to pay off there medical school loans during residency and Sallie Mae has officially changed my first payment due date from some time in the far future to 6/2/09!! I won't have even started residency yet!!

On the positive side, i delivered three beautiful healthy babies (by myself) this weekend. I also spent some more quality time with my family. Best of all which may cancel out all of the above bitching, my amazing brother in law recovered all of the info from my previously crashed hard-drive and i now have all of my music back, YEA!!!!!!

PS for all who are interested, Chris and I are having our final residency ranking conversation on Thursday night and I will be certifying my list this weekend. Wish us wisdom!

So i hate to start a blog with excuses but i feel that i must explain my long pause in postings. Once i finished all of my interviews, all i wanted to do was lay on my couch, play with my dog, and not think about anything. After doing nothing for two weeks, i headed to Kingman for my rural health family practice rotation. I really had planned on telling tales of my patients and life back in Kingman but i have been having some very annoying internet problems. Today is the first day that i have been able to play on the net in my own home (kinda) on my own computer so i am back.

As always, Kingman is great and terrible at the same time for me. I love the medicine, my family, and the slow pace of life here. On the other hand, my lungs hate the air here and i am back on a million meds just to breath. Despite my lack of oxygen, i have been enjoying myself. I see sweet elderly patients along with pregnant mommies all day. I have already had the pleasure of babysitting for all of my nieces (not at the same time), had many dinners with family, and have already delivered 3 babies with more to come this weekend.

While i am in Kingman, i am staying in the house the hospital owns with other medical students. There are 7 of us altogether and it is quite a full house. While it is a little like Real World on MTV, we all get along well and it is fun sharing stories and advice at the end of the day.