The difference between 5 and 7 is not 2

At least, not when you're referring to the number of hours you sleep on your surgery rotation. On 4 or 5 hours of sleep I'm a total freakin' zombie. But 7 hours changes who I am. I'm happy, alert, learning, etc. Too bad most nights there aren't 7 hours between the time I leave the hospital and the time I have to wake up. Sigh. No two ways about it. Surgery rotation blows.

NOT going to be a surgeon

So... I love surgery. BUT I am not a surgeon. I've decided I DO NOT like being "trapped" in the OR. Scrubbed in. It stresses me out. Big time. Leg cramps. Being too hot. Not being allowed to sit down or stretch. Can't escape if you have to pee. Hypoglycemic hell. Seriously, it sucks. I don't mind early early days, or intricate procedures, or making instantaneous decisions. But I don't like being stuck. I get major anxiety before every procedure. The anesthesiologists are having so much fun. Chatting it up, coming and going, they dont have to be scrubbed in, and of course, occasionally they check the patient ;-)