Breaks and Sicknesses

So, it has been a while since I have been able to blog. That's not to say I haven't been active though. I left off talking about my busy Friday ahead. Well, that Friday was BUSY. I attended my first MUSC lab meeting where a college senior, another lab intern, discussed an article. This article discussed how another group of researchers were examining rat behaviors and how strokes affected them. As a collaborative group, the eight of us were thoroughly confused by the article. Eventually, Dr. Adkins was able to figure it out for the most part and tell us the just of it... which I still didn't really understand. It's hard to keep up with the scientists because they all use so much terminology that I don't know yet. It's getting better and better though as I adapt to the "foreign language". Then, after the meeting, I quickly changed into my Roper Scrubs. I worked a couple of hours in labor and delivery where I got to hear numerous fascinating stories. I had never really considered the concept that not all mothers get to keep their babies. Sometimes, the police will come to the hospital with a patient that is currently in jail or else a patient who will deliver the baby will have to give the baby straight to the police because she is not an eligible parent. I did not get to see any exciting deliveries. I was supposed to, but the baby was sitting so high up, but somehow she was "bulging" that they were considering doing a c-section if she did not deliver soon. When I left she was still bulging and very much ready to deliver, but her contractions just weren't consistent enough. After that, I went into school on Monday (my day off) and then had one day in the lab on that Tuesday. Tuesday, I went in and plugged in a lot more data on Excel. That was my last day in the lab though because on Tuesday afternoon I got my wisdom teeth extracted. Thus, Tuesday to Sunday, I was basically on the couch and unable to do much of anything. To say the least, my Thanksgiving break wasn't anything too great. Then, on top of all of that, last night I managed to get a fever, horrible chills, a soar throat, stomach nausea, mouth sourness, and awful congestion. Therefore, I slept through my shift this morning. But I will be going back into the lab tomorrow morning, Thursday, and Friday (to make up my missed shift today). Thus, it has been pretty crazy, but I'll be happy to get back on track!