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Hi everyone!
I've only spent a few minutes browsing the forum but I'm already so excited by the enthusiasm and cheerfulness! Just what I need to get me through this rotation, I think.
It feels like months ago thanks to this crazy schedule, but just 2 weeks ago I married a longtime friend of mine after a wonderful year of dating and living together.
He is in his 3rd year of medical school, and just at the beginning of his surgery rotation. Until now, I found the whole girlfriend of a med student thing to be not that hard. Last year I was busier than he was (I'm doing my Master's, working, and playing on a local soccer team). However, clerkship has been a huge change for us and unfortunately, my schedule is not helping. While he is gone from 6am-6:30pm, many of my shifts and classes are in the evening, so most nights I don't get home until about 9pm. With the alarm going off at 5 every morning, this leaves us about half an hour to spend any time together. Last night I ate dinner while he worked on a presentation. I know we will get through this and we'll still have some fun times this year, but it is difficult starting off married life this way and I am worried we will develop bad habits. I am really excited about the prospect of talking with other people who feel the pain and learning from others who have been at this longer than we have!
Thanks for being here!
I've only spent a few minutes browsing the forum but I'm already so excited by the enthusiasm and cheerfulness! Just what I need to get me through this rotation, I think.
It feels like months ago thanks to this crazy schedule, but just 2 weeks ago I married a longtime friend of mine after a wonderful year of dating and living together.
He is in his 3rd year of medical school, and just at the beginning of his surgery rotation. Until now, I found the whole girlfriend of a med student thing to be not that hard. Last year I was busier than he was (I'm doing my Master's, working, and playing on a local soccer team). However, clerkship has been a huge change for us and unfortunately, my schedule is not helping. While he is gone from 6am-6:30pm, many of my shifts and classes are in the evening, so most nights I don't get home until about 9pm. With the alarm going off at 5 every morning, this leaves us about half an hour to spend any time together. Last night I ate dinner while he worked on a presentation. I know we will get through this and we'll still have some fun times this year, but it is difficult starting off married life this way and I am worried we will develop bad habits. I am really excited about the prospect of talking with other people who feel the pain and learning from others who have been at this longer than we have!
Thanks for being here!
and congrats on being a newlywed! My DH is also a MS3 and I know how tough some of the rotations can be, we're in the midst of IM. I remember feeling as excited as you are when I first found this site too.
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