I am a medical assistant been one for about 2 years now .. It sucks but its something that I sometimes enjoy doing and its is also a little experience to prepare me for what I plan to do in the future which is become a physician's assistant. Which again sucks because I would love to get that damn ball rolling but I have decided to wait until my children are all older so I can devote my time to studying and more importantly spend time with them.



So for now I am working as a temp ( blah!! ) at a oncology clinic here in Austin TX. Now I have worked for a general physician before this, and when they threw me in this oncology clinic I was in shock at some of the things I had seen.

for one I am used to working for 2 doctors. And here I work for 10. Thank god I am not alone. This is an extremely huge clinic. Takes up the whole 2nd floor has a place where the doctors see the patients 14 rooms total, infusion area which seats about 25- 30 patients, shot clinic, triage, a gyno side and a big waiting room, front desk and scheduling area and offices that belong to social workers and some staff. And come to find out there are 5 other clinics connected to this one spread out in different areas. Northwest Austin, Georgetown, Marble falls, Smithville, and one called NAMC which is were I am at today because someone called in sick I normally am at Central clinic, the head clinic and biggest one of them all.



2nd this job can sometimes really get to you. Some people come in looking healthy as ever and others come in looking like death. I am going to share some of the stories that I have heard and seen.


one day a new patient comes in and I was the one who assisted her that day. She was maybe in her late 30's sweet and funny as can be. She came with friends and family memeber for support.
So time goes by and I see her and her family in the scheduling area and I notice she is crying, I didn't have time to stop and talk to her but when I was at the M.A. desk I noticed a relative of hers there talking on the phone and I heard her say about how the doctor told her she only has about 6 months to a year to live because her cancer is not in one localized area but almost everywhere in her body treatment to get rid of it is not an option. The treatment she will be getting is to prolong her life. Another story that a co worker told me was about this older gentleman she was assisting that had lung cancer and had already had surgery to remove one of his lungs. He was having a hard time breathing and he reached over and told her he was tired of suffering and how she had no idea how hard it was to live his life this way.

it is truly a sad thing to see. Some of these people have dark futures ahead of them yet they remain so happy. They are the sweetest people you could meet. To see someone who weighs 70 pounds get so happy that they have gained a mere 3 pounds since they were last weighed is a joy yet so sad at the same time. or someone who lost all there hair because of chemotherapy get so happy that a few strand of hair are growing back.




okay I think this blog is getting way too long. So this is part one of my life at work. Part two is sooo much better its about the people I work with. These peole really crack me up ... Preview there's stripper girl and Ned Flanders and Rachel the crazy drug addict who got fired Monica the swinger 2 lesbians !!! And much much more.