I've decided...

Today was my first day of pediatrics in Surprise, AZ. I wasn't sure how I was going to  like it but after today I've decided I LOVE LOVE LOVE the kids...but I can't stand their high maintenance moms. I have always loved kids, all ages, EVEN the criers. I know I'm not seasoned at all in medicine but I do have days where I absolutely hate adults.  I hate it when all my efforts to try to help are wasted on people that don't listen to you, only do more damage to themselves, and don't even care to get better! Granted, I understand that everyone deserves unconditional help, even at their lowest points.  But some days its incredibly hard to  help people that won't help themselves. So, today when I walked into my first patients room, a 5 yr old well child check, and he ran to me, hugged my leg and told me he loved me, I decided I love the kids.  It happened several times today and I was shocked how much I absolutely love being around them for this reason alone. Without knowing who I was, without ever seeing me before in their lives, they trust. They're so pure, they want to feel better, they don't hate you for trying to help them. That being said...I'm not such a fan of the moms. I just can't seem to grasp how you can actually dial 911 because you're child has a cough and spit up...really?!?! I can understand (to an extent) that motherhood is something amazing and your love for your baby makes you over worry, over react, etc...but does it make you an idiot? (sorry if that was insensitive) But is it really necessary to cry because your child sneezes 2 times in one day? (yes all these things happened today.)  On the other hand, there are the moms that bring their kid in because his eyes look "weird"...and he actually ends up being diagnosed with congenital glaucoma, also happened today.  And then there are the moms that refuse vaccines because they don't want their kids to have autism...I guess your risking measles is a better choice...."i read it on the internet..."   People are very strange and different and I will never understand why people do the things they do. Regardless of the crazy parents, the kids are worth it.

On a cooler note, I got to do a circumcision today! It was pretty cool except for the part where the dad almost passed out. I guess they feel it in a different way than I do lol.

So we'll see how tomorrow goes. I'm starting to like the idea of pediatric emergency medicine, that would be pretty sweet.