DoctorMama

AngelBaby reached a new record last night: 106 degrees. We were expecting seizures or something, but he just sat quietly and ate tomatoes. T...

I had my shoulder injected today, to treat biceps tendonitis brought on by hauling around the World’s Clingiest Toddler. I was a little nerv...

4 Jobs I've Had I've had so many jobs in my life that I can think of twenty while hardly trying. I guess I'll list 4 Jobs for Wh...

Lesson 6: Remember to Read the Fine Print The night before the marathon, I finally sat down with the information that had been mailed to me...

Lesson 3: It’s Not a Great Idea to Run on a Belly Full of Cheese Fries, but It’s Not Impossible Despite my misgivings, training for the mar...

I managed to reach my twelfth year of running without every entering so much as a local road race. This was partly due to the fact that I do...

A little while ago I made a promise that I'm going to break. I am not going back to the fertility clinic. No more tests. I'm do...

I was sorely, sorely tested this weekend. Please note that I said I "will do my best to be as positive, helpful, and ungrumpy as I ca...

My colleague who announced her pregnancy last month had an ultrasound that revealed no heartbeat. She's scheduled for a D&E next we...

Before I became a mother, I assumed that once I had a baby, I would be magically inducted into the Motherhood Club, complete with ID badge, ...

A friend mentioned to me recently that she's thought about going to medical school, but believes she wouldn't have the necessary bed...

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...