YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for June, 2002: Re: Life in the day of an Ob-Gyn

Re: Life in the day of an Ob-Gyn

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Jun 2002 00:45:23 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Christy wrote: >
>I would like to become an Ob-Gyn someday and I was just wondering what a
>typical day is like.

6 - 6:30: Wake up. Shower, Get dressed.

7 - 7:30: Get child up, dress and feed her.

7:30 - 8:00: drag child away from disney video and put her in car. Take child to day care. Explain to child that Mommy has to go to work. Pull child off leg. Feel guilty as you get back in your car.

8:30: arrive at hospital. See all patietns you delivered in the last few days. See all post surgery patients. Get a latte and a bagel. Eat and drink in car on way to office.

9:00: walk in office. Look at reasonable printed schedule. Then look at the 5 notes from teh receptionist, sigh and figure on not eating lunch again today. Start seeing patients. See more patients. Try to do paperwork.

11:00: Rush to hospital to deliver patient who showed up 9 cm dilated. Leave a waitng room full of pissed off women who scheduled their appointments 3 months ago. Smile and waveas you leave, yelling, "you just can't control these kids even before they are out!"

12:00: return to office. Senbd file clerk to Taco Bell so you can eat something while you try to catch up on hte morning paperwork. Office manager gives you 3 charts to dictate a letter to teh insurance company protesting lack of payment.

1:00: see all alfternoon patines, plus a few lwho came back from when you left to do the delivery.

6:00: look at the clock as you finish paperwork, swear, rush out and try to get to daycare befor you are late and your child is crying.

6:30: fix dinner for child. Fix dinner for self and spouse. Crawl on follor playing LIon King while cooking. Answer 3 pages from hospital.

8:00 Bathe child, read books and put child to bed.

9:00: cathc up on paperwork you brought home from the office.

9:30: finally say hi to spouse and thing about going to bed.

2:00: get page from ER and go in to do emergency surgery on a ruptured ectopic. Get home at 3:30

6:00: get up and do it all again

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

**this is for general educational purposes only and does not supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician**
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