Long miserable day today. Not only did I flub the diagnostic APFT (PT test, push-ups, sit-ups and 2-mile run) at 0400 this morning before working all day but found out my team is getting shafted into working an additional overnight each week so now it goes Tuesday 0730-0800 Wednesday, Thursday 0730-1700, Saturday 0730-0800 Sunday... Ugh. Never going to get good gym scheduling at this rate.
In any event, apart from feeling like I was literally dying during the run (and as you can see, not an overweight guy) the test will be manageable when the real thing comes up. I've never, EVER! failed a record APFT and the fuck I'm gonna do it here. The elevation and dust are factors alone but adding in my lack of appetite recently due to family stress back home and not having talked to my daughter since March is adding up... but I gotta drop the funk. Getting back into a gym routine of MWF weights, TTHF running, outdoors. None of that treadmill bullshit.
Now, anger and vulgarities aside, work was at least manageable.
Had six patients myself; none anything exciting (unless you count the gorgeous one who came in but for reasons trumping her looks and cute personality).
Early started simple with a soldier complaining of abdominal pain and eye discomfort. After a quick history I determined that her short time in country led to both discomforts. No visual acuity issues nor any issues in a urinalysis. Patted her on the head and sent her off with a "Let it sit for now, but come back if it persists or gets worse."
Similar action taken on a gentleman with a swollen lymphnode. Just one with no fever, throat symptoms, chest or head symptoms or anything else going on. Let him know the dust here SUCKS and to drive on for now and it should just calm down. Again, "if worse, return."
Had one guy who smashed his leg in a door come in to be seen for the wound on a follow-up. I hate follow-ups since it's basically "reassess and re-treat". Pleasant enough guy though and he seemed relieved to hear me tell him how much it was healing and why it looked the way it did.
End of the day was more amusing. Some girls came in asking for some birth control shots. Got my info and of course, made them do the preggo test to be sure. Fortunately for them, no babies currently so they got their shots.
Lastly, the aforementioned beauty. Sweet girl in to get birth control and wanted a full check-up of her ladyparts for STI/STD's and a preggo test. Sadly, people non-medical lack our ability to turn off the switch and I had to swap out for a female medic (trust me, if assisting a doc who is looking for STD's, I promise I'm not interested in THAT, but I understand their trepidation.) after I did the preliminary stuff. Ah well, SOMEDAY I'll get training on it; hopefully it's before some form of emergency when I'm the only medic available.
Thankfully the day is over and I have tomorrow off. Going to recover from PT test, stretch out and find out my maxes at the gym to begin training on Monday. Good times ahead... not really.
In any event, apart from feeling like I was literally dying during the run (and as you can see, not an overweight guy) the test will be manageable when the real thing comes up. I've never, EVER! failed a record APFT and the fuck I'm gonna do it here. The elevation and dust are factors alone but adding in my lack of appetite recently due to family stress back home and not having talked to my daughter since March is adding up... but I gotta drop the funk. Getting back into a gym routine of MWF weights, TTHF running, outdoors. None of that treadmill bullshit.
Now, anger and vulgarities aside, work was at least manageable.
Had six patients myself; none anything exciting (unless you count the gorgeous one who came in but for reasons trumping her looks and cute personality).
Early started simple with a soldier complaining of abdominal pain and eye discomfort. After a quick history I determined that her short time in country led to both discomforts. No visual acuity issues nor any issues in a urinalysis. Patted her on the head and sent her off with a "Let it sit for now, but come back if it persists or gets worse."
Similar action taken on a gentleman with a swollen lymphnode. Just one with no fever, throat symptoms, chest or head symptoms or anything else going on. Let him know the dust here SUCKS and to drive on for now and it should just calm down. Again, "if worse, return."
Had one guy who smashed his leg in a door come in to be seen for the wound on a follow-up. I hate follow-ups since it's basically "reassess and re-treat". Pleasant enough guy though and he seemed relieved to hear me tell him how much it was healing and why it looked the way it did.
End of the day was more amusing. Some girls came in asking for some birth control shots. Got my info and of course, made them do the preggo test to be sure. Fortunately for them, no babies currently so they got their shots.
Lastly, the aforementioned beauty. Sweet girl in to get birth control and wanted a full check-up of her ladyparts for STI/STD's and a preggo test. Sadly, people non-medical lack our ability to turn off the switch and I had to swap out for a female medic (trust me, if assisting a doc who is looking for STD's, I promise I'm not interested in THAT, but I understand their trepidation.) after I did the preliminary stuff. Ah well, SOMEDAY I'll get training on it; hopefully it's before some form of emergency when I'm the only medic available.
Thankfully the day is over and I have tomorrow off. Going to recover from PT test, stretch out and find out my maxes at the gym to begin training on Monday. Good times ahead... not really.