DrOrrange's Journal - DailyStrength

DrOrrange's entry on 08/11/2008 12:30

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:30:21 +0100

My family and I just got back from our annual 4 day "fancy camping" trip with several other families. It's a soft use of the word "camping" because we stay in cabins that have bathtubs and microwaves...they are NICE....so we call it fancy camping. After th...

DrOrrange's entry on 06/05/2008 12:14

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:14:50 +0100

I realized yesterday as I sat at my daughters preschool year-end celebration that it was two years ago when Doug Hirsch, our DS founder, approached me while i was sitting in a tiny plastic chair. He was working on an idea....it was a website that was going to be online support groups for medical con...

DrOrrange's entry on 05/06/2008 08:37

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:37:25 +0100

Hey you guys!Check out the Blogs the advisors have started that just launched! You can find them on the homepage and in the individual communities (scroll to the bottom)....see what you think....Ive become obsessed at finding great topics you are all interested in so I hope we all learn somethi...

DrOrrange's entry on 04/19/2008 07:43

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:43:27 +0100

I was telling our DS founder Doug this story today and thought Id share it with you. Many of my journal entries are about things that happen to me at work and this will be no different. What is strange for me is that I sometimes feel I lead two very separate lives. When I take those personalit...

DrOrrange's entry on 02/25/2008 06:09

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:09:55 +0100

Finally I can TALK about itI was on a Jury in Downtown LA that convicted a kid of first degree murder. He was a gang member in Watts who shot a gang member in East LA in the face. Dont get me wrong I knew very early on we would convict him of murder...but I still feel bad. I feel bad that both kids ...

DrOrrange's entry on 02/04/2008 12:18

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:18:22 +0100

In the spirit of Letterman Im going to post my top 10 list:TOP 10 Things I am Asked in My Internal Medicine Private Practice:1) "How can I lost weight....ive gained weight over the last couple years"I could go on for hours about this but I wont. It is the MOST COMMON thing I hear...

DrOrrange's entry on 01/12/2008 01:14

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:14:57 +0100

Time for a LESS HEAVY entry from meHere is my news of 20081) We as of today...have central HEAT AND AIR in our house. I know...can you believe we have NOT had heat in this Spanish Style house in Santa Monica in the 3 years weve lived here!!! We walk around in patagonia jackets and sit in front of Sp...

DrOrrange's entry on 12/12/2007 01:47

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:47:50 +0100

I lost one of my private practice patients yesterday. Of course all deaths affect me and for different reasons.....this one was very unexpected and really got to me...was it the surprise of it? Or that I wasnt there for her? Or that im left wondering even more....what happened to her? Usua...

DrOrrange's entry on 11/22/2007 03:29

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:29:40 +0100

Thanksgiving morning started out for me at 6:30 AM with rounds in the hospital both at LA County-USC and USC University Hospital. Here are some of the folks I saw on Thanksgiving all with brave faces enduring this holiday in our hospitals.....1) 63 y/o with a recent hip replacement who turned t...

DrOrrange's entry on 11/05/2007 12:43

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:43:07 +0100

There are several experiences I have imprinted in my memory and have thought "I should write these down" and never have. Well here goesI had a patient last week who has nightmares about her last days with her father...she never got to say the things she wanted to say until he was basically...

DrOrrange's entry on 10/13/2007 05:31

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:31:33 +0100

I always learn so much about being a doctor...when Im the patient. I have always been aware of making patients wait for me for visits and if I am running late (15 minutes or more) I have my nurses tell them they can grab a coffee or magazine and I may even peek my head in to tell them the update. Th...

DrOrrange's entry on 09/23/2007 08:44

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:44:06 +0100

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DrOrrange's entry on 09/05/2007 05:19

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:19:51 +0100

Dont get me wrong I LOVE living in Santa Monica and feel very fortunate to live here...I ride my bike to the beach, walk to great restaurants, a huge park down our street, neighbors I love..BUT we have NO AIR. This past weekend we were dying in your house...the kids couldnt sleep even with fans AND ...

DrOrrange's entry on 08/17/2007 12:06

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:06:55 +0100

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DrOrrange's entry on 08/02/2007 01:27

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:27:50 +0100

Today I started back as the hospitalist at LA County-USC Medical Center..which I do 2-3 months of hje year. It is in sharp contrast to seeing private patients everyday and USC faculty and athletes. I have told the story before (a true story) that the reason I love my job is that I will see maggots i...

DrOrrange's entry on 07/08/2007 12:06

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:06:56 +0100

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DrOrrange's entry on 06/23/2007 01:18

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:18:27 +0100

I was asked again today as I often am about my feelings about spirituality and religion. I have been doing medicine for 13 years and have many stories I will need to write down...and names I will never forget. There is a story I have told before when I try to explain to people (patients of...

DrOrrange's entry on 06/13/2007 02:02

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:02:43 +0100

When I lived in Baltimore doing a Masters degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health we did a ton of community outreach projects in East Baltimore. I remember a very well known professor telling me once that there were MANY blocks in Baltimore (and Philadelphia) of Brick row ...

DrOrrange's entry on 05/23/2007 12:14

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:14:52 +0100

Funny how even when you have GREAT parents, a GREAT sister and a GREAT husband and kids...your best friends are still so pivotal in your life. Why is that? I have a group of friends Ive known since I was 11. There are 7 of them and I still know them...all girls. They will be at my 40th birthday p...

DrOrrange's entry on 05/04/2007 10:23

Fri, 04 May 2007 22:23:49 +0100

I was looking at some pictures of my youngest daughter Tess today. Some of her milestones are blurry to me...not like Maeve's. Scott and I tried to remember when she first walked and we couldnt...it happened so fast. What I DO remember about her is how her eyes dance. They always have...and those di...