All of the comments on yesterday’s post about whether I should stop blogging or not made me SO STINKIN HAPPY!
This is me super happy!
YAY!!!
I cannot tell you all how much I appreciate your support and encouragement. Every day I am amazed that someone besides my mom reads my silly little blog… maybe she’s paying you all?
It’s almost 5am and we have lecture at 6:30am so I will make this pretty brief!
Ophthalmology is still going great. I watched a retina surgery yesterday and will see a pediatric muscle surgery today- super cool.
Also, I had a patient in clinic who had this:
That is a conjunctival cyst. Your conjunctiva is a thin membrane over the white of your eye. It’s what gets inflamed or infected when you get conjunctivitis or “pink eye”. Apparently, this membrane can fold over itself and fluid accumulates underneath, forming a cyst. The cyst can be very irritating and painful to the eye. The one I saw yesterday was actually bigger than the one in this picture. We took a tiny needle and popped it, then used q-tips to express all the fluid. It was so super cool and the patient felt a million times better afterward- success! 
I am learning to use the slit lamp which is complicated and crazy hard!
What I struggle with is holding that little lens on the patient’s eye and then maneuvering the slit lamp to be in focus… I’m working on it.
Anyways, there’s my little med-school update. I’m still doing Chalene Extreme and LOVING it. And I’m still on my healthy train with the exception of some candy yesterday because I was starving and everyone else was doing it- peer pressure 
Questions
Lots of people who commented yesterday said I should line up some guest posts. Well if you are interested in guest posting please email me at adoctorinthehouseblog@gmail.com!!
I guess that’s not a question… What are you having/did you have for breakfast?
I’m not a fan of anything eye related. Eww. When I get my eye’s checked each year the Slit lamp drives me nuts. My eyes tear up and it takes forever.
I missed yesterday’s post…I totally think you can do it just plan, plan, plan! Best of luck!
Definitely keep blogging and take advantage of those who reach out to help you through!
You got this girlie!! And lots of people to support you! xoxo
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I don’t like eyes or mouths. I dread those days WHEN I get into PA school haha.
hahaha mouths are gross! You will get used to it lol!
Eyes always freak me out. It took me so many years to get contacts because I couldn’t get over touching my eyes. Eek. Getting better though!
I’m SO SORRY I missed you vlog yesterday! I’m catching up right now, but I gotta tell you. (As you hopefully know already) you inspire me SO MUCH. I think you should do blogging the way you want to do it. Blogging is way down the list for me, honestly. That’s why I’ve cut back a LOT. It feels like I’m failing because I’m so type-A, but I absolutely am getting used to it. DO YOUR SURGERY GIRL. Love your life.
Needles and eyes do NOT go together in my book. Gore and guts don’t bother me but popping an eye cyst…yeah I’d be puking.
hahahaha!! Sorry for the gruesome picture Jordyn!
Cool update on your Ophthalmology rotation. Hope you have a great day! My breakfast on weekdays is always some form of Greek yougurt with berries and nuts or PB2. It gives me twenty grams of protein and under 200 calories so for my journey it works great. Keep it posted on Surgery maybe you will get lucky and get one with good hours and good experience!
Keep your fingers crossed for me to get good hours!! LOL! Your breakfast sounds so yummy!
My eyes started watering the second I saw that eyeball. I am the WORST person when I go to the eye doctor! I so much prefer the dentist! lol
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hahaha!! I feel your pain!
I had surgery on my mouth this week. I have eaten your protein pancakes with blueberries for breakfast because they are soft, nutritious, and yummy!! I hope to be able to eat real food again soon. I worked for an opthamologist for years—loved assisting with cataract surgery(circulated on cataracts for nine years!!!).
Hope your mouth feels better soon! Did you have your wisdom teeth out? Ouch! Cataract surgery is so cool- did your doctor do it super fast?
I’m so happy that you decided to continue blogging. I love reading your posts. I’d be happy to guest post.
And, the cyst sounds painful. >_<
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Thanks Helen! I might email you about guest posting!!