Let's begin-
1) The urge to impulse buy nail polish. As they get old with age, the only thing I can do with my nails is:
-Get a mani with no polish (and risk getting cut and not scrubbing-in for surgeries)
-Get a mani with no polish (and risk getting cut and not scrubbing-in for surgeries)
-Buff and polish my nails (gives me the illusion of clear nail polish)
-File them down so I don't have any nails (thankfully I have long nail beds)
Just get pedis!
They're more enjoyable anyway!
2) Good hair days:
-As my straightener accumulates dust, my head bands are my new best friends (Hey Blair Waldorf!)
-I wear my hair in a low-bun. Boring.
-My hair is covered by my only way to express my personality, MY SURGICAL CAPS (Need to get a Lilly Pulitzer scrub cap - if only!)
3) Make-up. Pffff please! I'm getting up at 4:30am. I only really make sure I brush my teeth and wash my face. DON'T LET ME FORGET MY D.O! In all honestly, I wear a mask the whole day. So I think about it like this: What are the features people actually going to see?
-Eyebrows. Must be on point!
-Eyelashes. Mascara must be on. Long and lush!
-Concealer. Ain't nobody got time for bags under their eyes!
-Setting powder. Because it's a must. I can't skip it.
*And I'm not there to impress with my looks, but with my brain! (But you can't skip the basics because no one takes a rough-looking girl seriously)
4) No discretion whatsoever! You've seen one, you've seen them all - of all ages. No shame! And of course not on purpose - no creepers!
5) Being able to pee when you feel like it. Stuck in a 5 hour long surgery? Keep starring at that clock or door and pray someone taps you out. On breaks? Pee even if you don't even think you have to - cause who knows when you'll get the chance to go again!
6) Drinking water. Yes this hydrates you BUT it also makes you pee! Think long and hard about that cup of water. But I did see an episode of Grey's Anatomy where they wore diapers so they didn't have go to the bathroom. Doesn't sound that crazy to me anymore!
7) The ability to be a girly-girl - it's nonexistent in the OR! You can't be afraid to get in there and get a little dirty. What's more important? Saving a person's life or that spot on blood that just splashed onto you? In Ortho, I was doing a replacement and was PROUD of my one drop of blood on my gown. It meant I was getting in there for the patient, not me!
8) My engagement ring. No, not to be materialistic but it's so much more than just a ring, it's a promise my fiancé gave me and worked hard for, and gosh darn it he did such an amazing job picking it out too! Regardless, he is always in my heart and on my mind. But sometimes I get little panic attacks because I don't feel it on my finger, but then I remember it's at home safe and accounted for. I don't recommend anyone to bring their jewelry into the operating room, safety pins open and things get dropped. No, not just on the floor, but in a patient's opened body!
Any questions, or post requests regarding surgical scrubbing, please let me know!
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xx, mindey
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