Breast Lumpectomy w/Sentinel Node bx.

I’m not sure how other surgeons do their breast cases, but I wanted to share how ours are done & how I prepare for my breast cases.

Gamma Nail – Long vs Short

Short Gamma

Long Gamma

🔨The important thing about these cases are the disposables. The rep will open disposables that will need to be relayed to your circulator. When the rep opens the disposables, they will show them to your circulator & give them the packaging but I was taught to still let them know, “Hey, I have plus one ball tip guidewire or plus one drill bit or plus one k-wire, etc.”

Day Off – Muddy Princess Run

If you haven’t tried one of these mud runs I highly recommend it. We did the Muddy Princess Run on Sunday (near Chicago) & I took Monday (today) off to relax & recover.

CST Grad Party

I had such a blast at my party after spending so long planning it. It turned out so cute & everyone loved it!! Excited to share some of the photos I took. 🙂

I have to be honest, though, I was surprised at how many people actually tried the shots & then went back for more. Then my husband’s grandma took extras of each flavor shot home to share with her friends!

Then I only got 10 IV bags to fill with Sprite because I didn’t think people would actually want to drink out of them. I also got an extra bottle of Sprite in case they wanted to use that & it didn’t even get opened.

I loved how they all embraced the medical aspects of it! ❤ Made me so happy. They all commented on how cute it was & much they loved it & how amazing everything tasted.

Class of 2022

You guys!!!…. my first professional photoshoot is in the books! What a fun memory. I’m so glad I did it. This was such a huge moment for me! My photographer was absolutely amazing! And it was such a great feeling walking across the stage to get my diploma & having my family there to support me! what a journey it has been. And it’s just getting started! June 13th is my official start date in the O.R. as a CST! I will be transferring over from dietary. I’m going to miss my kitchen peeps, but I’ll get to drop in & say hi when I stop by to grab lunch! Ha! So, that’s a plus!

Anyways… I wanted to drop some of my favorite photos from my session.

ST Final!

🙌 HELLO all!! I passed my ST FINAL!!! I’m so excited. I got a 73%. The only downfall is it dropped my 94 to an 89.5! I wish she would have rounded it up. I have always maintained a 4.0, so it’s super hard losing my 4.0 at the absolute last second. I end with a 3.83. So not even Magna Cum Laude, but the lowest honor: Cum Laude. I mean I shouldn’t complain, that’s still a huge accomplishment. But it’s seriously heartbreaking after all my hard work! What a bummer.

Anyways…

Grad Photo Ideas. Part 2.

I don’t think you can have enough photo ideas! I look for new ideas every day & switch photos in & out.

I’ve been taking photos of the campus when I’m there so my photographer, as well as myself, can get an idea of where we want to take photos.

I can also look at my ideas and get an idea of where I’d like to take each of them.

I’m hoping it will help things move along more smoothly & help us get as many photos as possible!

Now for some more photo ideas!!…

Grad Photo Ideas

I’m a photographer but have never gotten my own photos done. Graduating is a huge deal for me, so I’m super excited to get pictures done for the first time. It’s weird though, I’m so used to taking pictures for other people, but not getting them done myself.

I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures that I’ve found…