Monthly Archives: July 2010

Friday music selection

I don’t do this very often, but I am going to post some music today. I have been really busy and bogged down with more drama than I need, and I think a little musical interlude would do me some … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, ADA

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act! *blows party horn* I didn’t know that earlier today. But, I did a little personal ally work in support of accommodation, so I am proud of myself. The student … Continue reading

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Reply turned post, conjecture about home birth mortality

I think that the more swagger and sarcasm involved is present in an argument, the less evidence there usually is to back it up. I find this post particularly disturbing in its tone, and its lack of real obstetrical knowledge … Continue reading

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Putting it in persepctive

I had a rough week, to say the least. My tumor board presentation went fairly well, but I was called out by my attending for a mistake on my epidemiology slide. It was a minor point about the prevalence of … Continue reading

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Wish me luck today

I have a status conference in front of the judge to lay the groundwork for my divorce and custody proceedings. Ugh. Send good luck wishes, please!

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Reply turned post, what a doula can do

Well, Rixa wrote an entire post about the physician who trashed birth plans and doulas on her blog. I tried to write a reply to it, but I was got an error message that said it was too long. So, … Continue reading

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Reply turned post: birth plan, doulas and episiotomy nonsense

Rixa has an excellent post up at her blog Stand and Deliver. She wrote about yet another obstetrics practice that is refusing to allow their clients to bring a doula, but is forcing them to sign a birth plan that … Continue reading

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Nothing like bad news to drive a message home

(Trigger warning for poor obstetrical outcome) Less than one week after I blogged about the maternal mortality crisis among black women in our country, I lost a friend. She was of Haitian descent, a fellow medical student, an aspiring ob/gyn, … Continue reading

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Things are coming together

I finally have wireless on my laptop! And my wireless printer is installed! And, my outgoing mail is actually going out! And there was much rejoicing. (And I love starting sentences with the word “and”, and I don’t plan on … Continue reading

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Surgery hurts!

Surgery hurts, and not just for the patient. I am one week into my surgery rotations. I am loving it! But, it’s not easy. I assisted in a four hour breast reconstruction. I got to do a lot, considering I … Continue reading

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