Things I learned today

I only had one class this morning and I learned three things:

1. Members of the genus Hymenoptera are not movie critics. Their brains are too small.
2. The IQ of a tick is approximately 0.6.
3. That I probably should have known what crepuscular meant. But I didn't. I do now, though. But I will forget again in approximately 4 minutes.

This afternoon, I saw a few patients to practice taking a history and doing the physical exam. One patient was a feisty lady who had had weight-loss surgery and was down about 120 pounds. When I got to the part in the history about breast lumps, she said, "Noooooo, honey - when you lose weight and you get older, you don't have those anymore. But I do still have the bags they came in." Haaaaaaa.

Another thing - when I leave one of those clinical experiences that we have, I always have some variant of the thought, "I am going to love being a doctor." A reassuring thought, that. On the other hand - I do not love being a medical student.