deesimmer oneth/tooth

sup... im in the icu again today. i really miss this place. well, not THIS place, because its not a real live icu. its considered a speciality care unit. but none the less, i dont have to deal with the sub 60 iq in the er.

ill give yall a hint. don't smoke. apparantly it turns your lungs into trashed out bags of scar tissue and torn up alveoli. my patient is in the 50s age wise... looks about 75ish.. the docs are talking about talking to the family for a dnr... sad...

well, this week sandy will be 34 weeks i think. maybe 33, im not sure. ive lost grasp on reality thinking about how soon its going to be before im a father. i feel very inadequate sometimes. its difficult coming from a father that was less than stellar, and looking back on that, you hope that you never turn into someone like that either.

on a different note, tonight is my last night in the hospital. i resigned instead of working prn. ill splain when we all meet again. but, im rather excited. i have a huge amount of time off now, and its seems promising. perhaps we can take trips and come see everyone now. that would be fun.

well, off to tend to my lunger. wait, thats tuberculosis... umm... off to tend to my reeeeeally goood exsmoker...

Fria's day

Well as we speak, im in the air between abilene and sweetwater. We just finished our second flight and are on our return home. I cant explain how much joy i get from doing this. To actually have a "job" that you wake up happy to go to, enjoy the people you work with, and sad when you have to leave because your shift is over... its a good feeling.

I hope this fjnds you all healthy and happy... but probably asleep is how it wil!! Haha. Sleep well my friends. Im right above you... at about 500 ft! ;)

Benn a few days there

Top of the brisk saturday afternoon to ya there. Im sitting at my lovely job today on the helo. We are covering for Abilene today as well, so perhaps we might get a flight.

I have some rather exciting news. I have resigned at the hospital! I am super excited. I have more of an opportunity to earn mas deniro while being able to spend time with the wifey and our now unborn child. All the while avoiding the blood pressure raising, stress-inducing, sociopathic causing emergency room!! (can you tell I dislike working there?)

And that gives me more freedom to play as well! hahaha Well, I hope this finds you all well. Talk to you soon!

october something or other

Well, I started the new sesh off proper today. I've been wanting to add in some more accessory lifts in, and today was the day. I've noticed a gain in strenght after increasing the protein intake. Glenn was in awe that i hadn't known that. He said something to the effect of "dumba$$" haha.

Went as follows;

OH Press
3 sets of 5 with 125, 115 and 115. We are doing a static overhead press, which is more difficult than using the leg push. I had to reduce the weight a little bit to get a good range of motion.

superset
Side raises 4 x 6 with 20lbs DB
reverse curls 4 x 8 with ez bar with 50 lbs or so
mainly went low weight again to concentrate on form

DB curls 12, 10, 8, 6, 6
with 25, 25, 30, 35, 40 lbs

I was screaming a little on the last set of curls. Overall, I felt very good. I don't have any lasting pain afterwards, which tells me I'm still in good shape after the last cycle. I'm looking forward to seeing some big gains after I up my intake of protein.

As for work, I'm still contemplating going PRN at the hospital. I just have a hard time getting motivated going to work and dealing with extremely non emergent patients. I get zero satisfaction from the ER. On the other hand, my flight job is amazing. I got in intubate a patient on the highway the other morning after they wrecked their vehicle. That was amazing!!

Hows everyone doing lately anyway?

ketchup

Hello friends-

Well here's a little update. I have gone to work fulltime with Southwest edevac. I am still fulltime at Cogdell, which is just amazing at all times. (insert sarcasm here) Sandy is 25ish weeks along. The wee girl is kicking right along, and kicking the guts outta the wife.

Workout wise, I've been doing well. I've skipped the friday and monday a few times, but caught up the following days. Im feeling like Im getting stronger. On days Im flying I get up around 5, and either go for a run/walk, or just a nice job. I've mixed in riding the bike as well. That always carries me well into the afternoon without getting tired.

Workout today went as follows. I have doing the 531 deal. Im down to the 531 now.

Overhead Press
warmup with bar
95 x 5
135 x 3
165 x 2

Pullups 2 sets of 5
Chinups 2 sets of 5
Wide grip pullups 2 sets of 5

Im kinda at a loss as what all to add into my workout. I love getting in, lifting heavy, and getting out, seeing as I have a cardio workout as well.

Well, I hope this finds you all well. Take care my yellow belly sap suckers!!

Hello

Hello there again peeps-

Its early.. and I have a funny. If you ever feel down about yourself, I highly recommend working in an emergency room in some capacity. Not only do you get to see people that you perhaps know, or know their family, but you also, every now and then, get to see the people that you just knew would amount to something... and they are complete looooooooooosers... hehehe
I feel kinda bad about saying that, but I really get a laugh out of it.

On a lighter note... We're having a girl. I believe we have decided on Alyssa Wren. So, I hope all is well. I love yous guys!!

Nien/ate/två tusen tio

Hello everyone.. its early in the mornin.. the wife is upstairs takin care of the ill we admitted, me partner is catchin a little shuteye, and I'm playin paper toss on m' iphone. Its kinda addicting.

Been in a gym for a week and one day now. Just worked the soreness out today. Feels quite good. I have been loading up the backpack with around 40 lbs and going for a few mile walk as well. That feels quite nice also. Been taking the wife with, shes all smiles about that. Something strange has gone off I guess. I am strangely motivated. Perhaps it's a child, perhaps it's the new job.. who knows. But I like it.

Gonna fly twice this week, thurs and sat. Keep some prayers my way. I'm praying for memory! ha. For some reason I feel like I've forgotten all my emergency knowledge.. Should make for an interresting day! Take care lads. See ya soon!

8/30/10

umm... I was thinking of starting up a blog... ha

Its 3:57 am now, and we have a whiny child with nothing apparantly wrong. Makes me wonder what kind of parent I'm going to be. No autopsy no foul? ha Well, what else is new... the fetus is starting to resemble a female, although Greg stated he's seen em turn male. Its common to mistake a female for male early on like this. Either way I think I'm happy. Originally I was bummed to think I was getting a girl. But then I was kicked in the shin by a very hyper and annoying boy that I wanted badly to kick in the throat. At that point, I realized that a young lass might not be so bad.

Well, I pray that things are going well for yous guys... C, hows steph after the opsy? Sandy and I went through that little scare a while back too. My prayers are with ya man.

Meigh the thertieth

Well lads, I've taken a few weeks off. During which I tried my hardest to relocate my kidneys and spinal column. To no avail, I failed. Everything stayed in its same place! ha! The little incident did serve a greater purpose. I realized that I am bulletproof, so for my next stunt, I am going to climb the tower Burj Dubai! hahaha

I kid, I kid.

But seriously, I have had no more than 4 alcoholic beverages since that fateful friday 2.5 weeks ago. I got the results of my labs that evening, and my lipase was very high. We were nowhere near the level of intoxication that we are known for! It really brought me down to earth brothers. If it was this high with that little to drink and relatively good moderation over a 5 to 6 hour period... just imagine...

I am convinced that I avoided serious injury because I was in relatively good shape, thanks to Glenn and Kevin, even though I don't care for running... I am to the point where I am ready to dedicate a better part of each day becoming healthy... As soon as I am up to running again, I am going to continue running. I am going to start lifting again. I really do miss weights.

I think accountability is key here. Cody, Glenn, I love you like brothers. Lets take care of each other!!

Also, I applied for a flight nurse position yesterday. Keep your fingers crossed.

5/12-13/10

So last night was pretty uneventful... had a few lacerations to boot. Few lidocaine with epinepherine injections, a few sutures, some staples here and there. Not too terribly exciting, but not exactly dull.

I think the most exciting thing that happened today was that I again got electrocuted in my shower this afternoon getting ready for work. The dishwasher somehow keeps working itself outta ground, and then my fingertips pay for it whilst adjusting the shower head or faucet. I'm so ready to pay bills off and build a final place of residence it's just sad.

4/30/2010

So tonight was a lazy evening. Lots of benign complaints... abd pain, nausea, vomiting, etc. My favorite is when someone complains of constant vomiting, you triage em, get em changed, and seen by doc.. the vomiting stops. We had a patient tonight that said she hasn't stopped vomiting since 2 p.m. She got here around 7p.m. and we took her upstairs about 11:45 p.m. Can you guess how many times she urfed here? 1

I think we should have flown her out. Bad joojoo that intractible vomiting...

carbon steel?

I'm thinking of purchasing a straight razor. After years of mach three and such, I'm tired of using a new blade twice and then throwing it away. At this pace, I could have purchased a fine quality straight blade. I've read that if properly cared for, they can last quite a long time. Thoughts?

baby you got real ugly...

Whats up cats? I forgot completely about the ol'blog... Sorry about that. Twas nice getting caught up on everything with yalls. How bout a quick update how would that be.

March 5 - I was terminated from Hendrick. Oh well...
April 12th- Turned 32. Im old and stinky...
Now- Working in ER in snyder tx! How joyous I am right now! **sarcasm flowing**

Sooo... Thats really about it. Im still trying to decide what I want to do now with the ol career. Nurse practitioner... nurse anesthetist... general laborer.. nah scratch that last one. I need a lot of prayers dudes. I still have a little confidence issue after getting canned from abilene. f_ck*rs..

It looks like everyone has taken to climbing again. Im ready to go, just need to get some angle iron and hang up my old hangboard. Until next time

Man vs. Douche

I really can't believe that i'm watching this guy that america has given fame because he eats more than any human being should eat in about.... never! It actually makes me sad to be American

Bruce Leroy thats who...

Oh my lord friends... Its been 42 days. Good to see you. I'll share a story...

We were really busy yesterday... Sick people, it was rough. I got a txt during the controlled chaos from sandy. I expressed my concerns, and her simple yet effective reply was "Just do your best. In the end its not up to you."

That put a smile on my face. We wound up intubating the lady and got her pressure back up. When i left late last night, i was still bummed. My coach said what are you upset for? She's alive!

She was right! Paramedic wise, saves were few and far between. Last night feels pretty good. Thank you God!