Doctor in Training

Hi. My name is Rikki and I am now a Family and Preventive Medicine resident in Southern CA. I hope you enjoy what nonsense I decide to post. Thanks for visiting my blog!!

Monday, April 30

Wow, it's been a month!!

I can't believe it's been a month since I've last posted. A lot has happened which I will try to update you on.

Dietrich's health: STILL waiting to hear from his GI Dr. about the results from his biopsy. His primary doctor looked up the results so we know he doesn't have anything serious. But we are still waiting to start him on some type of treatment for the bloody stools, which he still has. Due to the bleeding, he is anemic so we have started him on iron supplement.
He currently has oral thrush (a fungal infection in his mouth) but since the topical solution is not working after two weeks, I put a call in to his doctor so we can try something new.
The helmet is working and his head is rounding out very nicely. We might be able to go to only night wear next month if his progress is going well enough.

Dietrich's milestones: He is doing really well at sitting up, although he still falls over. He scoots along the floor now (our life is officially over as we know it!) and he loves to grab things off the bottom shelf of our coffee table. He has two teeth on the bottom. His hair is actually starting to grow!

My school life: Only two more weeks including this one until finals! I am currently passing all my classes so as long as I pass finals I will be cleared to take my national board exam. If I pass that I will be able to start my clerkship rotations in July. My first rotation is Internal Medicine which is a very demanding one, but at least I'll be able to get it out of the way.

Future plans: On Saturday I'm going to see Wicked with my grandma. She bought tickets back in October with a travel group and thought about taking me. I'm really excited.
We are planning a family vacation to Chicago at the end of June. This will be the first time on an airplane for the baby, so it should be interesting. We have friends there and are excited to spend some time with them and as a family.

That's about it. Sorry, no picture this time, I currently can't find the camera and am too lazy to look for it.

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4 Comments:

  • At 10:27 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Thanks for all the info. I started to call you the other night, but I looked at my clock and it was 11:30! For some reason I thought it was 9:30. Good luck with the finishing up this semester. Call me when you are done and lets plan a time to get together. I will try to come out there. :) Miss you! I'm praying for Dietrich too - keep me posted.

    -Kristi

     
  • At 3:36 PM, Blogger Sarah said…

    that is a lot to deal with for one little guy! Im glad he is hangin in there and has teeth!

    So much going on but Im glad you get to come to Chicago soon, we will have to compare notes on Wicked becuase it is truly fantastic!

     
  • At 10:05 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Happy Mother's Day!

     
  • At 12:14 PM, Blogger Sarah said…

    best wishes on the facial hair battle!

     

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