So far my new job is pretty freaking cool. I'm exhausted... worked a 13 hour shift straight with no lunch, yesterday and today were only 11 hours. Tomorrow is going to be another long one. It seems like most of them have been full on spinal surgeries, which is really cool because I get to do things like hold tracheas out of the way and use these delicate little instruments all around an exposed spinal cord. The surgeon I'm working with seems to be pretty cool so far (oh how many times has THAT been proven wrong...). He's very patient, a great teacher, doesn't whine about staying late... he seems to really care about his staff... that's my impression after day 3 anyway. One more day, then I get fri-sun off. Back to a 4 day straight week... it's a good schedule. I'm so tired though. I've learned so much in 3 days, and my back is freaking out a little bit because I had to get in a really uncomfortable position for a surgery today. I can't really afford it, but I may plurge for a visit with my massage therapist who is in town next week.
It's taken me about 40 mins to type all of that... I'm such a space cadet right now. ANd I just realized that I missed all of Lost because I spaced out, and half of it was subtitled.
And I either need to get a haircut or put up a new profile pic cause I'm so super shaggy right now. That pic was so... early summer.
And, now I'm just rambling because I'm fucking retarded tired, goodnight.
It's taken me about 40 mins to type all of that... I'm such a space cadet right now. ANd I just realized that I missed all of Lost because I spaced out, and half of it was subtitled.
And I either need to get a haircut or put up a new profile pic cause I'm so super shaggy right now. That pic was so... early summer.
And, now I'm just rambling because I'm fucking retarded tired, goodnight.
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lola1012:
Dog question. I cleaned Tommy's ears earlier, which REALLY upsets him. There's nothing wrong with his ears just routine cleaning. He always throws himself on the floor dramatically and rubs his face on the carpet but today was bad. I heard banging on the wall in the other room and came into find him beating his face against it and scratching one side of his face. It swole up so fast I could hardly believe it was only from his fit so I gave him a benadryl just in case it was a sting. I figured it would knock him out until we got home from the store but it obviously didn't. He must have been scratching it the whole time, his eye is completely swollen shut and his right nostril is swollen shut too. Half of his face is twice the size of the other. I just gave him half of a prednisolone and we're putting ice on it. Any other suggestions for getting the swelling down?
lola1012:
That's really good to know about the dosage for benadryl. I only gave him 1 - 25mg pill so no wonder it didn't knock him out. Gees, I can only take 1/2 of one! The swelling has gone down most of the way. Thanks goodness I had half of an emergency Prednisolone left. The vet gave them for Penny in case she OD'd on Lysodren. He's breathing fine now and starting to fall asleep...finally. I'd feel really sorry for him but he peed on my pillow for the 8th time yesterday. I was just going to buy another one until I found out it cost $130. 
He only pees on my pillow, never the other 5 pillows on the bed. 
He only pees on my pillow, never the other 5 pillows on the bed.