summerset
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Got my first shot of the vaccine today. Some mild pain in the deltoid muscles but I had that with other vaccines as well in the past.
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First week of new/old work is over. It felt quite exhausting in some way.
Abdominal plus mons, breasts and thighs will obviously be covered by my insurance. I'm going to self-pay for butt and arms in combination with one of the other surgeries. The later are not really medically necessary but pure vanity so it's ok for me.
I'm going to get the first shot of Biontech/Pfizer vaccine on Monday. Three weeks later the next.
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Happy New Year anyone!
Let's make 2021 a better year than 2020 because at least in some ways a reset button would've been useful to reboot 2020.
Hopefully the vaccine will work and there will be new drugs to treat COVID on top so we can kick this pandemic's ass.
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Received a letter from my lawyer today. Seems like insurance... has to pay for plastics (breasts, abdomen and mons, thighs)? Not sure, I'm not very familiar with the language of lawyers and insurances but it sounds like it because they "wish me well" for the upcoming surgery?
Err...
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Things are overwhelming right now. I expected it, but anyway... *sigh*
Got a really short fuse today.
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I remember those days. I am sorry you are overwhelmed but just know many of us are going through this and you arent alone, before you know it you are going to be a better you and just think about you future you. Tell your future you that you got this, try to be motivated, think about why you got the surgery, you got to go through pain to get to the end. Best of luck to you! You got this! Trust me it will be all worth it. My 1 year is approaching and I cant believe how fast it went by. Take care.
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I need to put things into boxes because I'm moving on Tuesday.
I need to study because I need to be prepared for exam.
I need to put things into boxes because I'm moving on Tuesday.
I need to study because I need to be prepared for exam.
I need to put things into boxes because I'm moving on Tuesday.
I need to study because I need to be prepared for exam.
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Feels like panic-ping-pong somehow.
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Things are going fast. Lightspeed, so to say. On-call tonight again. I'm tired. Going to shower, eat something and hoping for a quiet night.
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The local medical association approved my papers!
Just got the information yesterday evening when checking my mailbox. I guess the exam will be in January. They have to tell me the exact date at least two weeks in advance.
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For board certification. Before they allow you to take your exam you have to prove that you're eligible for exam.
You have to hand in certain papers to do so, like e. g. for how long you've worked at the department of a hospital that holds the authority to educate you when it comes to a certain specialty or subspecialty. You also have need to have performed a certain amount of diagnostic imaging or surgical procedures etc., depending on what you're applying for.
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Anxiety is through the roof today. Things are overwhelming when looking at it in sum at the moment. The big picture is just, well... too big.
We walked the dog today and just like yesterday I wasn't really in the mood. Today even less so than yesterday because I knew what was going to happen. I tend to mull over things in my head and start ruminating when walking in quiet. The conversation with my husband will inevitably turn to these things, raining my anxiety even more.
It's different when going for a run or a bike ride. Thoughts are not as present then. I don't know if it's the higher heart rate, the fact that I need to be more aware of the movement when running or needing to be more aware of the environment because of moving faster when riding a bike or a combination of it all.
Fact is, I hate walking for this reason, even when not alone. I start ruminating and start to feel like crap when there's something going on.
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Got my new gravel bike yesterday and I want to take it out for a ride. However, it's cold af here today (0°C) and I've forgotten to take my primaloft shorts for additional isolation.
I already froze my pelvic region off during the short test rides yesterday and it was 5°C so I guess it'll have to wait a bit... not worth catching a UTI.
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24 h shift on Sunday was just plain awful. I still don't feel recovered and going to take it slow today. I'm taking some overtime hours this week.
Playing with my newest gadget: an oura ring.
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Temperature still normal. No symptoms. One week is over. Both my colleague and I are doing fine.
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Temperature still normal. No symptoms. I guess having this kind of "diary" will be the new normal for medical staff working with ER patients because the corona tests are not fast enough for a quick screening at bedside.
It kind of gives me the creeps when thinking about how many colleagues and other patients could've possibly been infected by one patient only with unknown corona infection. Yes, we all wore N95 or FFP2 masks and the patient wore a simple mask but anyway...
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Infection rates are soaring. I was a contact person again (and a fellow colleague who assisted me) and now we've gotten some sheet where we have to take note of any symptoms and we have to take our temp every day for 14 days. Luckily so far we're both alright.
I guess this will be the new norm until we have a test fast enough so patients without symptoms can be isolated sooner.
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Having a feeling of restlessness. It will take some more days though before I can take up exercising again (someone else scared of things like myocarditis, no?). Still having some cough and core throat.
Having a cold just plain sucks.
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Test yesterday was negative. So we now have a patient with symptoms of a respiratory tract infection, a negative-positive-negative test constellation and nobody seems to really know how to proceed further from there and referred to the public health department.
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Yes, PH department was just like "Well, no quarantine for you, go back to work!" - yeah, the hell I won't with an infection of the respiratory tract. I'm on sick leave until the end of the week per my GP (waiting for the paper to arrive with mail as they don't want you to come in in person if possible).
Hospital is a bit more cautious than PHD and didn't press me to come back tomorrow. They suspect recent unnoticed infection and wanted me to come in today for drawing blood for antibody testing. So now I'm stalking my labs for the results from home via VPN-client.
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Prayers luv! I am actually working on my PhD in Public Health, we do care luv! There are many testing underway and with all the political debates on how best to quarantine, there are strict guidlines in place. Unfortunate, an upper respiratory infection with a negative testing is a touch and go situation, especially this time of the year. As someone previously noted: keep track of your temperature daily as well as monitor your own symptoms. If your symptoms worsen, please seek immediate assistance, as we don't have all the answers. Please take care of yourself and seek immediate attention with symptoms like shortness of breath, continued tightness in your chest. Remember there are new symptoms added for Covid-19 due to positive testing and research.
God bless you!
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Err, we have COVID positive people in the department, me being one of them. I received a call from the lab 10 min before I planned leaving and they said that I had a "slightly positive test". Whatever that means. My first test on Tuesday was negative.
Anyway, 14 d of quarantine for me. So far a slightly sore throat that I only notice in the evening hours and a bit of a headache.
*sigh*
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On Sunday I'm going to sign the contract for my new flat. 🤫
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It looked very good when I took a look at it on Monday. Big kitchen, both a shower and a bath tub! Big balcony.
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Such a sh*tty week work wise... my last on-call was beyond awful. Luckily the day after was a more mediocre day without much stress but the lack of sleep took its toll anyway. Slept for 12 h straight the last night and having the second coffee right now.
Not sure if I should be glad that I'm on the late shift tonight. At least it gives me some time to really wake up before going to work, lol.
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Incredibly tired these days.
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