Just got back from my (former) OB’s office. Seems that they still have not released over my medical records to the midwife. They’ve had three weeks to do so. They told me that I had to fill out their form (rather than accepting my midwife’s form which I had already submitted to them) and then…

I have been asked to review a product, “Concierge Medicine” offered at MDVIP.com. This is rather timely given my last post, expressing my less than satisfying experience with my OB practice. So on to this concierge medicine. What does it offer me as a patient? There are some things that I found appealing. First of…

It’s kind of late in the game, I know. But I’ve switched teams. I’ve gone from an OB practice to a nurse midwife practice. At around 30 weeks I started to thing about taking a birthing class. I procrastinated because (a) I don’t have much spare time and (b) I’m just not a classroom kind…

I feel great this week – I’m motivated, I have energy, my mood is good… “Sounds like she’s reached the nesting phase of her pregnancy,” many of you might be thinking. Actually it’s more like, “I called in sick twice this week and now I realize just how much working in the MICU strips me…

Warning: this content may be somewhat disturbing. On a more positive note, maybe I should try auditioning as a story developer for “House.” These are some actual nightmares that I’ve had recently: I have this patient. I know that he is extremely sick and dying. I have a sense that his insides are decomposing even…

I’ve been tagged by Shane over at nursingjobs.org. I am to tell you the the 4 things I can’t live without, followed by the thing that I covet. I immediately thought about material things (my scrubs? my stethescope? my clogs? The latest Prada bag?), followed by things of sustenance (Hazelnut latte? Donuts? Toasted Onion bagel?…