May 22nd- Day 15

Today was my last day in the office with the amazing staff at Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists in Gilford! My last day was a long one, we saw 25 different patients of all ages and injuries, and at least 10 of the patients we saw today had to be scheduled for surgery due to their injury! Today I saw a variety of cases varying from fused ankles, torn ACLs, broken elbows, torn rotator cuffs, to even a pneumothorax! Every patient was a new story which kept Dr. Hennig, his PA Kyle, the nurses, and myself shuffling around to retrieve cortisone injections, send off for x-rays, or wheel around the ultrasound machine. Although this day has left me exhausted I could not have asked for a better day! I'm so bummed that it was my final day in the office because I had finally fallen into the routine and felt right at home there. As cheesy as it sounds when I walked in this morning I asked the receptionist Larry if I could head right into the office since I had beat Dr. He might there and Larry had responded "Sure why not your part of the family now." That conversation happened this morning whether you choose to believe it or not, and to be honest I did finally feel like I had found my little niche here. Sadly I won't be going back into the office since Monday is Memorial Day but I will get one last day in the OR next week which I am looking forward to!