One of the things that makes it enjoyable there is the compliments I get from the doctors, the patients, and even my colleagues. They are nice to me and they do give me advice that helps me do well in my job. Though they never asked me to join them for lunch That’s ok, I do like to use that time to talk to Jason. It’s one of the things I look forward to during the day…talk to my husband about how my day is going. I just feel I’m in the right field.

The doctor and I were talking about how I have been helping her out in the office. I mentioned that I feel like I’m doing something that helps the patients feel better and to help the doctors work more efficiently. She very much agreed! I understand that I don’t have to be a doctor in order to have an important role in the office, though I still do want to advance my career at some point. I am considering nurse or ultrasound technician. Either makes more money and both work with the patients which I found is my niche. I enjoy it, and I think I’m good at it.

For now, however, my interning will be over, and I am free to take my certification exam whenever I feel I’m comfortable taking it. I will not be pursuing a job, though, until I have had these babies. I need to settle down and relax a bit. I need to focus on my health and taking care of myself and the precious cargo I’m  carrying around. Once they ar born, I’ll be mothering them for a while. Once Jason has settled into his own routine and I have completed my self-determined maternity leave, I will go back to searching for a job. I may even consider auditing a class if I need to.

I will miss work. I got myself in to a working groove, and now it’s time to go back to not being busy. In some ways, I’m looking forward to that, but I’m jsut afraid that I’ll get too comfortable, and it’ll be harder to get myself back into work mode. I’ll do it. I need the money and I do like working.

Today, I got a call from the other career adviser and it seems the new place is very happy to take me in for the hours I want to work AND for the 4 weeks I have left to work. The Wednesday after Christmas, I am to arrive at 8:30am just to meet the doctors and the staff. I may be asked to start work that day, but no one is certain of that. I’ll be ready. It’s early as hell, but I’m serious about this job and I’m hoping to make an impression. I really didn’t want to work with kids, but they will be only some of the patients I see there. This practice treats families, which I think may be something I’m interested in. There will be some pregnant women there, of which I love working with, but there will also be men and children. The last place I worked at, mostly everyone was older in age. It’ll be a nice change of pace with people of all ages.

Wish me luck!

So starting Monday, I shall be a medical assistant in a small office for primary care physicians. The office technically has two physicians but usually there is only one there at a time while the other works at the other office. There is another student there currently from the school I went to. I wonder if I will recognize her. She started about the time I did. I don’t recognize her name though. My supervisor also went to my school about 2 years ago. It sounds like a nice place. I’m looking forward to it.

It was very nice for them to take me last minute. I was a little worried that I wouldn’t be able to find another place to finish my externship without having to take a break from school….which also sounded pretty nice to me! At least now I can focus on my goal to get my certification and become a full blown certified medical assistant!

I am at about 7 wks 5 days at this point. Baby A is measuring at 7 weeks 5 days with a heart rate of 156. Baby B is measuring at 7 weeks 4 days with a heart rate of 150. This is the furthest I’ve ever been! Not to mention the first time I’ve ever had a pregnancy show the fetus at the same age as my actual pregnancy date. So far I’m due July 20. I am also dropped from the office I was at. I was a little disappointed about that. I really liked it there, but they are not an OB/GYN office. They are a reproductive endocrinology office and do not monitor pregnancies….just make them happen!

Well, I am really hoping this is it for me and Jason. We don’t have to go through any more disappointments with my pregnancies. I did tell family and a few friends. I couldn’t help it! I’m excited. My husband is excited as well and will be telling his family. We are just shocked and overwhelmed by the news ourselves.

Now, here’s the big decision to make. I want to finish my externship. I want to graduate and get my certification test out of the way. But, assuming everything still goes well, do I look for a job? Already I’m told I’m high risk, but how high risk I don’t know. I may be asked not to work early on in my pregnancy simply due to the fact I’m having twins. The new place also wants to watch me because of my multiple sclerosis and how that will react to my having twins and visa versa. So, do I take off from looking for work until after I have the babies and go through my own personal maternity leave? Or, do I look and hopefully get a job and risk being told to stop going to work before I’m due? I can always audit a class or two or more from school for free if I take off that much time before looking for a job. But, I won’t be doing anything for so long! I could use the time off, but I haven’t had any work for so long, it would be nice to get back into work responsibilities. There’s the dilemma that I’m facing. I have some time to think about it, so I’m not going to stress over it at this point, but it will be a concern pretty soon.

YAY! I’m having TWINS!

I can’t believe it’s coming up! I’m really looking forward to it. The days do seem to go by really slow which is driving me crazy! You’d think work and daily naps would help the days go by faster, but it’s not making any difference.

Even thought I am worried about what I’m going to see in the ultrasound, I’m excited about it too. Lots of questions will be answered like; Are any of the transfered embryos viable? Do I have twins or am I having one baby? If I am having twins still, how healthy are they? Are the heartbeats going strong? Are they kicking? I also want to know if I’m considered high risk or can I assume this pregnancy is so far good as any healthy pregnancy? Do I have limitations if I’m having twins? How soon could I expect to be noticing a difference in my appearance…assuming I don’t gain the weight other than baby weight? How much weight should I expect to gain keeping my weight in mind when talking about this? When do I find my own OB/GYN? OOO the questions I have. I’m going to drive someone there bonkers with all the questions streaming through my head.

So with that in mind, here are my concerns currently. What about work? I’m starting to feel some morning sickness. I haven’t thrown up, but I’ve been feeling more and more nauseated each day. I am so worried that I’m goign to end up tossing my cookies at work. I may have mentioned this in my last post, but it still is a fear of mine. I work at an OB/GYN office, and I’d hate to call Ralph on the big white phone during an exam. Poor patient would probably think I puked because of the view of her privates! I also don’t want the doctor to find out I’m pregnant that way. What a rude way to find out a secret someone who’s working for you has been carrying around…literally! I could still tell him my concerns while I’m there if I start feeling sick. It’s not like he’d not understand, but I’m not sure it’s appropriate to share somethign like that at the office. My supervisor knows I’m pregnant, so I suppose I could let her know if I think it might be a problem. She is an OB nurse, so she could always advise me on the best thing to do in this situation. Well, so far it hasn’t come to that. It may never become an issue, but it’s very likely especially if I’m having twins.

I worry too much. I can’t help that. I know while at work I’m fighting through my pregnancy brain issues. I’m such a spaz now! I do feel I’m improving in general, but when handing things to the doctor during an exam, I’m not always “there”. I do really try and the doctor is very patient with me. I’m not sure how much patience he will continue to have though. He’s known to be a very patient man. I just nope that is true, because I’m going to need that patience for a while longer.

Well, I’m still looking forward to my internship these next few weeks…assuming I don’t start dropping chunks on the floor…

Well, let’s see. I’m going to start from where I left off last time! The job interview. I got the externship! They weren’t going to take in anyone, but they liked my interview and wanted to help me work in the field. I am SOO excited about that!

Well, I was up for an IVF treatment. Last time I went through this treatment, it took a while for me to be on my Lupron. That’s the leutinizing hormone that normally gets made by the eggs to tell the body to make progesterone…the pregnancy hormone, but I think it works slightly different with IVF. Anyhoo, my doctor ordered a faster protocol with more amounts of the same medication. This meant that I would be going through the actual retrieval/transfer about 2-3 weeks earlier than expected! This means that I’ll be going through my internship right in the middle of when I have miscarried in the past! OH NO!! For now, I figured, let’s just see what happens. 

Let’s talk about the IVF treatment this time around. First, I had a hysteroscopy. The doctor just wanted to make sure everything was clear with a much clearer picture since the last IVF treatment didn’t work. The procedure was fairly painless. It felt like a rough pap smear. The camera used was very small and the whole process was brief. They didn’t have the screen turned in a direction that made it easy to see, but I got that he thought it looked clear since all he kept saying was, “Beautiful! It’s looks beautiful!” So I guess that meant all is clear .

The next thing I was to do was the baseline ultrasound. That went very well. Ultrasounds aren’t normally painful. This was was no exception. Again…all is clear. I started the Lupron and ended my birth control pills. I also took doxycycline to make sure that I don’t have any infections lingering about. My husband had to take the doxy too for his body as well. The next thing to start was the Follistim. That is the follicle stimulating hormone. That one tells the ovaries to start making those follicles/eggs!

I went in for my second ultrasound where they look to find how many follicles are being made. This time, the doctor had to search much deeper in with the ultrasound wand so it hurt a bit…especially on my right side. 7? That was it. 7 follicles between both ovaries, but there were some small ones that were starting to appear. They took an estrodial blood test which tests the levels of the estrogen and it was pretty low. So I was to up the Follistim amount which was already doubled from the last IVF cycle. It wasn’t a lot more but it seemed to be tons. I even had to purchase another Follistim tube because I was low and that stuff is expensive!

I went in for my third ultrasound and again it hurt. Thanks right ovary for hiding again!! They counted 9 follicles this time. That’s almost the same as last time. I’m so bummed! Last time there wasn’t much luck with 8 follicles since only 1 egg divided once it was fertilized. There were still some small ones lingering about and none of them were mature enough to remove so I still had time to see what happens. My estrodial leves were much better so I wasn’t to change a thing.

I went in for my fourth and final ultrasound before trigger day. They counted 11 this time. 11! WOOHOO much better! Now I’m feeling better about my cycle and was so sure I’d have more good eggs to use. They told me to trigger the following day since the majority of my follicles were matured. Saturday was now scheduled for my retrieval.

Saturday came about and I was to be there at 6:30am! HOLY COW! I can’t believe I made it! That’s way too early for me. I suppose that was a good thing because I’d probably sleep through the entire process and not remember a thing. Well, not the case. I was brought in to the room and fed the IV anesthesia. They may as well have done nothing because DAMN did it hurt. I was squirming a bit but I held it in. I do remember I slept through a part of it. I remember the doctor (embryologist) counting in the background, “Egg one,” then I remember her saying “Egg 11″. They removed all 11 eggs! Awesome! So I was brought back to the room. Apparently I started to cry again. Last time I cried a bit, but this time not as badly. Apparently it’s a normal response to both the procedure and the anesthesia. Once of the nurses came in and told me that I had 14 eggs in there, but three of them weren’t mature enough so they left them in there. My body will just reabsorb them. Holy cow! 14 eggs in all! I’m happy with 11 eggs. No complaints here! I’ll find out later that day how many were fertilized.

The next morning (I guess they decided to call me much later), the doctor called and told me they fertilized 9 eggs. Two of them didn’t make it. I thought that was great news! 9 eggs is much better than one egg like last time. Tuesday morning was set for my transfer.

I don’t remember the time it was set for, but the transfer was not as early as the retrieval day. Last time, my bladder was about to burst so I decided to only drink 20 minutes ahead of time instead of 30 minutes. I have to fill my bladder at least half way so it remains straight enough they can see clearly in there. Before taking me into the transfer room, the doctor came in all ready to give me a lecture on why I should accept two eggs. They had 5 really good eggs and 4 good ones. No baddies, which was good. He only got to the part where I was 34 years old and with my miscarriage history he’d recommend two eggs but it’s up to me…..” I cut him off and said without a doubt in my voice, “I want two eggs!” He seemed both surprised and very happy to hear that I didn’t need him to convince me why two eggs are better than one.

Well, I was feeling rather comfortable this time when they took me in. They inserted the speculum and applied the abdominal ultrasound. Last time because my bladder was so full, that was really irritating. This time, apparently, my bladder wasn’t full at all. There was nothing in it. OH NO!! That would probably mean they’d have to make me wait a little longer. I just don’t want to have to go badly through this. I was afraid I was going to pee on the doctor last time! I didn’t want to feel that again. Well, as the doctor got ready, you could see my bladder filling up with urine very quickly. So, there was no need to worry, my bladder worked quickly enough so they could proceed with the transfer. They showed me a picture of the two embryos they were going to transfer. They looked really good from my point of view! The entire procedure didn’t take very long, and I only slightly felt the urge to pee even afterwards. The embryos were transfered without a single problem, so now all I have to do is wait.

That following weekend, my family visited. My mother, my brother with his three boys, and my cousin with her new 3 month old son. Normally, I’d have felt sad through this since I was surrounded by so many very young children when I was still having trouble just getting one of my own. But, to my surprise I was falling in love all over again with the idea that I may still be having kids of my own. I loved having everyone there! Even my brothers middle child who was fussing through a lot of the visit. He just was tired. None of them upset me. I loved having them around. i was impressed by all the different personalities they’ve all grown in to. My youngest nephew had the biggest imagination I’ve seen in a while which was wonderful to see. My oldest nephew used to be a serious fussbucket but he’s become so much calmer and easier to control. Apparently he still has his bad days. The fussy one this trip was the middle nephew. He’s got the middle child syndrome in the worst way. He just needed some personal time and my hubby did a great job offering that time to him and anyone that needed his attention. Even though he did end up cutting some of our fun time short on the one day we all had, I still had a great time with them. Of course, my cousin’s baby didn’t fuss the entire visit. He was an angel. We’ll see how long that lasts! LOL

Monday came around and I had started to feel some boob aches and pelvic pinches since Sunday. I just felt that it was time to test! So that night I got my test out and ready for me to pee on the following morning. I don’t think I waited long enough. I just woke up in the middle of the night and decided to pee in the cup and dip the stick. Then I waited and waited and waited. BIG FAT NEGATIVE! WAHHH!!! I can’t believe it! Not pregnant! I told my hubby the next morning what happened and he was so disappointed. Partially because I didn’t tell him I was going to test. I wanted to surprise him. I guess I did, but not with the news he wanted to hear. I told some forum friends about what happened, and they said I tested too early. I did? That would be great if that’s true! I started to realize that I counted from the retrieval and not the transfer. In that case, I did jump the gun by quite a bit. WHEW! I’m still feeling the pinches by even more now and my boobs are still on and off sore. I’m also really tired. Everything in me tells me I’m pregnant. I may still be fooling myself, because I want this so badly…even twins! But, for now, I’m still waiting to test again. I may try Sunday, or I’ll just wait until Tuesday’s blood test to let me know if I am preggers or not.

Meanwhile, I did call the place where I’ll be interning. I decided to let them know what is going on with me. My supervisor said she really appreciates my honesty and being straight with her. She knows that most people are told not to say anything about their personal lives, but they understand that there.We agreed to have me go there part time. I can change my mind on how many hours I’ll be there per day, but for now, I’ll be there Monday through Thursday 9am to 3pm. I’ll be off Fridays.

I’m so excited about how well this has been going so far. I start my externship next week on Thursday. Next Tuesday is my last day of classes. Once I’ve finished my externship, I just take my certification exam and hopefully become a certified medical assistant. If I do not work at the place I’m interning at, then I will look for a job. My career will at least be on it’s way, and I hope my family life will also be on it’s way.

If this IVF cycle doesn’t work and the frozen cycle doesn’t work. Then my hubby and I agreed on looking into either embryo adoption or live adoption. We’ll also continue to try naturally for a little bit. There’s only so many miscarriages either one of us can take.

I got there probably about 12:35 which is early but not too early. I notified the woman at the front desk about my presence and sat down on one of the recliners. I didn’t recline…I wanted to, but I had to look professional even while I waited. I took noticed of the waiting room. It was kind of small and very purple (royal purple with a diamond pattern), but the people waiting looked very comfortable. I was a little concerned that more than half the people waiting were looking like they were sleeping. That implied they were all waiting for a long time to be called on. Not that it was a big deal, but it just confirmed how busy they really were. I waited for about 30 – 35 minutes before Sandy called me in. She didn’t extend her hand to get a hand shake, so I didn’t bother trying. She seemed to just want to get me in to the back room. Beyond the waiting room, the office turned to a loud orange color with the same diamond pattern on it. She took me into the back room which appeared to be old and traditional looking. Sandy explained this was the doctor’s office (I’ll call him Dr. Smith). She also explained the this was the original doctor’s office who told his wife to decorate the entire place of business except his office. That is why it looked so old. I did notice there were a lot of disorganized papers thrown about in the office. That only made Dr. Smith look more human to me. So far I am feeling very comfortable here.

Sandy continued her interview by talking about how she and Dr. Smith moved here from West Virginia. She really enjoyed working with him which is why she moved with him. He is a married man with 5 kids and wanted a more kid friendly place to live which is why he moved to Cary. He bought the place from the original doctor that was retiring. He has since made it his own. The other doctor that now works there came from a larger group of doctors that wanted to work on their own. He ended up moving into Dr. Smith’s office with his wife, who just happens to be a former massage therapist, and most of his patients. That’s why the office is SO busy. Also, Sandy explained that they just hired a new girl who did not have any training as a medical assistant which she was training from scratch on how to do things. She said ultimately, she just needs to decide if she can not only do her own job, but train this new girl as well as me. They want to take on a new medical assistant, since they’ve had some great experiences with students from my school in the past. She mentioned the last student’s name and how they were really sad to see her go. I mentioned I’m a friend of her close friend (I’ll call her Susan). Sandy recognized the name and was very happy to hear that I knew her. She asked me if I was looking at any other businesses. I explained they are the first company I called. She was curious if I had contacted a different type of doctor. I explained that everyone on my list to call was an OB/GYN office. That made her happy. There were a couple of other questions and discussion that continued for a little bit. We both seemed to be interested in the same sort of things and both were very fascinated with the way the female body works and the miracles it can produce. Towards the end of the interview, Sandy asked me if I had any questions for her. She already explained how much she likes it there, so I could only think of a couple of questions. I asked her if they accept certifications. She proceeded to tell me they do and it’s good to get certified. I realized I think she thought I was talking about a medical assistant certification, but I clarified about continuing education. She said they do. I then asked if they do review periods. She said that a lot of offices do, but they really don’t. I was ok with that. She mentioned it’s such a small office that they are able to see what their co-workers are doing without the reviews. I then mentioned how I was looking for a small office environment to work in, because of how well people get to know each other. She appeared pleased with that answer.

After our interview, Sandy said that Dr. Smith would like to meet me, but it might take a few minutes since he’s in the middle of working with a patient. Not a problem. So I sat there for what seemed like 30 minutes. I took that time to look around the office and look at Dr. Smith’s family pictures. He had a very friendly smile which made me feel more at ease about meeting him. His office kind of reminded me of my father’s office. That was a good thing. I can see he’s a busy man, but he doesn’t come across as having a stiff personality either. I continued to sit for a while. I’d get up every now and then to stretch my legs though.

Suddenly I hear Sandy and the doctor whispering outside the door. He wanted to know my name, but then mentioned he has something he needs to do and maybe I should go into the other doctor’s office until he’s ready. Then they mumbled something I couldn’t hear. I didn’t mean to listen in the first place, but the door was slightly ajar and they were whispering loud enough that I could hear. I doubt they knew I could hear though. Then Dr. Smith came in. I was about to get up to shake his hand but he seemed more interested in getting comfortable in the office, which was not very big anyhow. Dr. Smith already had a friendly energy about him. He didn’t seem like he was unable to focus on the slide and interview me at the same time. He mentioned he needs to look at a slide for a sec. I did ask if he wants me to excuse myself while he does his work, however. He didn’t want me to leave, so I stayed. He studied the slide for a minute and then backed up and asked me if I had ever worked in a medical setting before. I mentioned I was a massage therapist and in NY they trained us as medical massage therapists. I also have a certificate in pre- and perinatal massage which taught me to work with specific conditions as well. He was very intrigued! He agreed that means I’ve had some experience in the setting with patients. He then studied his slide again and then discarded it after he made that “OK, I now have the answer” sound in his throat. He then proceeded to ask me if I’ve meet with anyone else. I thought he meant with another business so I proceeded to go on about how they are the first company I have met with. He then cleared up what he was asking and wanted to know if I’ve met anyone else in this office. I told him I’ve met him, Sandy, the woman at the front desk of whom I never got her name, and the other doctor’s wife came in briefly but I was never introduced. He continued to ask me if I think I would fit in to this office. I said confidently, “Yes, I think I would.” He agreed with a “I think you would too.” He then got up to talk about this with Sandy.

I continued to wait since I got the idea that I wasn’t done there just yet. The office manager walked in and introduced herself. I didn’t quite catch her name, and I was too nervous to think of asking for it again. She sat down and asked me if I will be doing administrative work. I think I missed the point of that question. I think she wanted to know what we learned in school so far, but I continued to tell her that the school requires me to work in four areas; front desk, back office filing and paperwork, laboratory, and directly with patients. She accepted that answer, but I’m pretty sure she was also looking for what I can do. She then proceeded to tell me more about some of the people in the office. Then she told me to wait so she can talk to Sandy. She returned quickly saying they would like to get me started if they can make room. I asked her when will I hear about whether I can start here. She told me next week. I then asked her if I should call. She said to call Sandy on Monday. On my way out, I confirmed that with Sandy. I was on my way feeling very good about that interview!

Now, I’m just waiting for the answer. I’m about to call today. I hope I get a good answer, but if I don’t, Sandy has made it very clear that it isn’t because of me, it is only if they are unable to make the room.

It started last week when I realized I have to start finding a place that will take me in as an extern…maybe even a permanent employee as well. I had gotten a name from a friend/classmate at school about this OB/GYN that may be interested in taking in another student for at least an extern. She explained how her friend that worked there really liked it there. She learned how to work everywhere in the place. She mentioned how nice the place was with TVs and recliners in the rooms and the waiting room. The only gripe she had was they worked her to death. She left because she wanted a place with better hours, but she loved the staff there and the doctor (at the time, there was only one doctor working there). EEK those hours made me nervous, but it sounded like a great learning experience. I decided to give them a call.

Tuesday afternoon, I decided to just go ahead and get it done. I had already done some research on the office through the internet and found some great reviews about the doctors working there. These were recent reviews on how pleasant the doctors were there (there were reviews on each one, not collectively), and how relaxing the atmosphere was. The staff also got a great review comment. I felt confident that this was a good place to try out. I called up the number and a woman answered the phone. I explained I was a student and I am looking to fill an externship position or possibly a future employee position. She told me to hold on so she see if the person who is in charge of externs is available. She promptly returns and explains that everyone is on the phone and cannot talk to me right now. I just replied with a thank you and left my name and number for that person to call back.

Wednesday arrived, it was my first day of career orientation class in the morning (ugh! An early class on the same day as one of my now difficult night classes ). I get to class about 2-3 minutes late. They already started. I felt awful about my tardiness, but it was only 2-3 minutes. It was an interesting class. We got a lot of information about résumé writing, follow-up letter writing, and a cover letter. Our assignment was to call up a company of interest and get a name by Thursday. If possible get an interview, but the assignment only requires a name of someone to contact and the name of the company. I had already done that the day before! …but, I did not get a name.. OOPSIE! I asked one of the teachers what should I do about the place I already contacted. He said to give them one full day before calling back again. No problem, but meanwhile I was to still call another company to get a name.

The class ended at 1pm and we were let out. I was EXHAUSTED! I called my friend from home, and I realized how badly I was slurring my words. I knew this assignment was not going to be easy because of this. I also had to call back the teacher with whom I was to do a mock interview with and confirm the appointment or change it. I found out I wanted to change it. So, I called him back. Before he answered his phone, I mustered up as much energy as I could so I didn’t sound drunk on the phone. That went well, but as soon as I hung up, I was back to drunk speak. This was not going to work. I decided to have some lunch with my husband and watch a little TV with hopes I could get up enough energy to call someone. Not a chance! I fell asleep. It was a much needed nap, but once I realized the time, I panicked. I don’t like missing my work nor being late for anything. I just got so frustrated. I had not found anyone to call, and I had to get to my night class (which apparently I had a test for and I had completely forgotten about it!) I had to skip the assignment.

Thursday came around and I went to my morning class unprepared and surprisingly more awake than expected…considering I was crying myself to sleep the night before since I was so stressed out…with the menstrual cramps and my exhaustion, it’s no wonder I haven’t completely lost it.) It seemed not everyone got the assignment in and they understood. Some people get busy during the day and just cannot find the time to get their work in. I did at least get to explain the phone call I made before the course began. The other teacher told me that the office I am trying to call might actually be too busy to take on anyone new but it wouldn’t hurt to call them. She also mentioned the person’s name to contact there. I knew that name dropping is always helpful, so I was happy to at least get someone’s name. During class, we discussed the interview questions and how to answer them. That was SO helpful. I get so nervous with answering the questions. Of course, these are only common questions. It doesn’t cover all questions that an interviewer would possibly ask. The class ended a little early that day. I actually left feeling a little more confident about interview questions.

That afternoon, it was time to call the OB/GYN’s office again to find out if I can get an interview. I call back and a different woman answered the phone from Tuesday. She handed the phone over to the interviewer (who I will call Sandy Baker), who just happens to be the person my teacher mentioned to me. Sandy got on the phone and introduced herself. I mentioned who I was and that I was looking for an externship job. I also mentioned that I found out her name from my teacher (the career adviser). Suddenly, she did not seem so impressed. She got upset explaining that she just talked to my adviser about not sending any more students their way because they are so full and can’t take on anymore extern students! I realized how pushed she must have felt, so I explained that the adviser didn’t even know I called her office until today. I mentioned that she warned me their office might not be able to take on a new student but it wouldn’t hurt to call. Sandy calmed down and agreed, it is always good to call. PHEW! That office must have been really busy, but she seems like a level-headed person, and she doesn’t let her emotions get too far ahead of her. She asked me if I was interested in working with an OB/GYN. Very much! All I am looking at are OB/GYNs anyhow. She then went on to explain how busy the office is now that they hired a new doctor and that would be the only reason why they can’t take me in, but she said she’s going to ask the doctor if they feel they can take on a new extern anyhow. She told me she’ll probably get back to me the next day (Friday). That’s fine. Friday is good for me.

Well, I had to take my husband to his dentist appointment. On the way there, the office called me. Sandy called back and said they’d like to set up an interview with me. WOW! That was fast and they DO want to see me! YAY!!!! That’s all I could ask for…a chance. We agreed on 1pm on Friday.

Just for background purposes. The boss owns the business but is never there. He expects us therapists to run the company not only for him, but in the way he would. But different scenarios occur and we can only do the best we can. …which isn’t good enough if it’s not in the manner he’d handle the situation. It’s not our job to run his business. We do get paid ok, but not to do clerical work. I’m a massage therapist, not a receptionist!

Bottom line, I’m sick of his PMS (Pissed Man Syndrome). He’s worse than a woman’s PMS sometimes (half joke). I just got a job through my friend and co-worker (THANK YOU, H!), so I’m going to quit the current job before I start getting sick over it…it’s already started. This is going to be interesting. I think my friend is planning on quitting with me. If she does, this is really going to hurt him. I don’t feel bad about it cause of the shit he’s pulled with us. The only thing I don’t like about this is that I’m not a vengeful person normally. But, as job go, this one is going too. I hope this new one will be better. I already met the new boss and she seems much nicer. She also is a massage therapist herself which I think will help cause she has some understanding of what a massage therapist goes through during sessions as opposed to the current boss who is just a business owner. He doesn’t have a license to massage but only knows what he knows through books and getting a treatment himself every now and that. That certainly doesn’t make him an expert on massages and the massage career.

Well, next Monday, Nov 3, I start the new job. I’m looking forward to it. It pays less but I’d rather work in a pleasant environment with pleasant people than in a place with better pay and boss who desperately needs to get laid. Wish me luck on the new adventure!