The Backstory My family knows, friends close to me know, and some colleagues know. People who happen to catch random posts on the internet know. For the past couple years, we’ve been trying to have another child through surrogacy. After complications I suffered at the end of my pregnancy with …
When Do You Disclose a Pregnancy?
I was 5 weeks pregnant and working in the spine room. Just as I finished my intubation and secured the airway, I turned to set the ventilator and administer some important medications. The surgery fellow started to position the fluoroscope near the patient's cervical spine, about a foot away from …
Shoe-drop thinking: How to let go of the past?
I'm pregnant, again... I'm almost 10 weeks along and definitely feeling symptoms of first trimester pregnancy this time. No big announcements, clever texts or Facebook posts, no balloons or flowers or drama. Just quiet and cautious happiness... somewhat. You see, it's actually been difficult to …
Got March Madness? Stop Bracketing Your Life
March Madness month is almost over, and some lucky (and skilled) players are about to reach their ultimate goals. It's also a time when people spend lots of energy predicting brackets and outcomes, expecting certain teams to win. The appearance of the bracket sheets remind me of my pre-medicine days …
Think of it as one, long pregnancy
I knew he meant well, but he could not and would not ever really understand. "Think of it was one, long pregnancy," he said. "I mean, all those eggs were all taken out of you on the same day and fertilized on the same day..." "So it's like they're all part of the same process." At first …