Tag Archives: medicine

Trampled By Zebras

My back “went out” on Saturday.  For the three days prior, I had hints of my upcoming misfortune, a twinge over my hip, some vague throbbing around the knee.  By Saturday afternoon, I couldn’t take off my socks, touch my … Continue reading

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One Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Disclaimer: I am not your doctor.  I am not trying to give you medical advice.  If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 now.  Now!  Thank you. ———————— Tis the season.  Everyone has “The Flu.”  Unfortunately for health care … Continue reading

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‘Round Midnight

I feel the precipitous drop in my energy.  My scrubs are scratchier, scalp too tight.  Alone in the call room, I let down my hair, slip off my shoes.  The fitted sheet slides over the plastic mattress.  Petroleum byproducts assault … Continue reading

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Touch

My clearest memories of medical school and residency are the concrete chunks of time devoted to learning the physical exam.  Dr. Margit Bretzke teaching me her thorough approach to the breast exam.  Practicing till I could perform Dr. Mitch Einzig’s … Continue reading

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Fein and Dandy

Some time after the birth of my son, I found the first one.  Coarse, errant, longer than the other eyebrow hairs.  I freaked out.  Well, that’s it then – it’s all downhill from here on out.  Ace claims that everything … Continue reading

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Miss Edna’s Feast

Every six months, my mother and I make a pilgrimage to Costco in the northeastern suburbs of Saint Paul.  For my family of three, Costco seems a crazy enterprise.  We simply do not need a gallon of pickles.  Target and … Continue reading

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Top Ten Reasons Physicians Make Impossible Parents

10) We force our kids to learn correct anatomical names by age two.  “No, Billy, that’s your scrotum with two testes tucked inside at the appropriate temperature for eventual spermatogenesis.” 9) Doctors’ work schedules uniformly suck.  I suggest a life-size … Continue reading

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The Yellow Hat

Once upon a time, I was a fresh-faced family doctor, buoyed by my own naïve optimism that I could change the world one patient at a time.  I finished my residency, gardened for two months, and began my career at … Continue reading

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My Brush With Royalty

I walk into Blogging 101 at The Loft Literary Center approximately thirty seconds before the class starts and scan the room, searching for a place to sit.  I identify two empty spots in a sea of women. I gravitate toward … Continue reading

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Science + Urban Fantasy = Anything IS Possible

I’m guest blogging (glogging?) over at Suzanne Johnson’s urban fantasy site today.  Come for a visit and I’ll provide a semi-scientific explanation for shapeshifting! http://suzanne-johnson.blogspot.com/2013/12/science-meet-urban-fantasy-with-anne.html  

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