30 Something Baby Doc

I woke up this morning at 230am (not intentionally) I couldn't force my self back to sleep. My alarm clock was set for 430am which made things even better. The latter gets me to the gym by 5am. No, I'm not crazy. Vigorous exercise at 5am is the only way I can survive a full day in my busy Ob-Gyn office. The workout was great, I ran 3.5 miles and lifted weight for a half an hour. I stopped at Panera Bread to pick up bagels for the entire office (it's best was to appease the office staff). I showered quickly and made it to the office by 830am. My first patient was scheduled at 8am along with about 50 other patients scheduled throughout the entire day...LOL On occasion 3-4 patients are scheduled into the same time slot. I hit the ground running seeing patients at a dizzying pace but still running an hour behind. All the while, I try to stay focused and addressing every issue the patient has ( I continually remind myself that this is how I would want my mother and sister to be treated). I also feel disadvantaged as a male Ob-gyn therefore I try very hard to maintain a friendly personable attitude to compensate. The latter works 98% of the time.

After 8 hours and 46 patients , my day was over. And what's my reward........A 24 hour shift in the hospital tomorrow. Where I must remain within the geographical confines of the hospital for a full 24 hours. It's a good thing I love my job