DoctorMama

Five medical myths I wish would die a horrible death: Green mucus = go to the doctor . NOT TRUE. Somewhere, somehow, someone started the ...

I had another dentist appointment today. My upper teeth look human again, so that I can now toss my head back and laugh affectedly the way ...

I have heard about three pregnancies in the last 24 hours. First, Angelina. Next, one of my students who wanted to explain why she's bee...

I warn you, I'm not very good at these. 10 years ago: Trying to make it through my surgery rotation my third year of medical school. I g...

Something strange and new has been going on in the DoctorMama household. Although the refrigerator is still empty except for limes, beer, an...

Under pressure from TrophyHusband, I went to see an ENT guy today. (Who has an unprotected wireless network from his office, bonus!) He look...

I aspire to be — or to at least appear to be — the kind of nonjudgmental doctor that patients can tell anything to, and from the kinds of h...

I had fantasies of this Christmas being very relaxing for me. We spent the week with my parents, who are generally laid-back, fun, non-butto...

The feathered hairdo was in style when I was at the prime age for fussing with hair, i.e., junior high/high school. And it would have been ...

This weekend we had a long overdue date night , and finally got out to see a movie. This time I'm pretty sure the movie we saw, The Squi...

First, you must be committed to the project. If you are not committed, just stop reading now and resign yourself to wandering around with...

One of the things I love most about being a doctor is knowing things. One of the most important things one learns in medical training is ho...

Someone who knows me in the physical world has discovered my blog. (Hi, E! Welcome!) I figured she would eventually, since we read some of t...

If you happened to be shopping in a large box store this afternoon and had your pre-Christmas reverie shattered by the protracted and unhear...

When deciding where to spend their professional lives, doctors are faced with a basic decision about the type of patient they wish to see. I...