so doctor as patient...surgery in a few days

had pre-op for surgery yesterday and once again it feels weird...actually just wrong somehow...to be in the office as a patient and not as a doctor; hard to put yourself into that role when you know what is going on on the other end...needless to say...like my surgeon and have help for after, have my days covered for three full days off afterwards and then back to work and on call;

the last call night--two nights ago---i had was very busy: four admissions throughout the night; several pretty sick ones; drama thrown in there on a few; and crosscover busy but not insane; didn't sleep at all though for the whole call---worked from 0615 one morning till 1245 the next day---so 30.5hours---then to the surgeon's office---so went for about 35hours without sleep; thinking of this is actually a bit sickening in many ways but that is the way medicine is; and if you believe it---that is actually improved over how it has been in the past;

so we will see how things go while off the next few days for surgery...and go form there!

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