So it’s been awhile since my last post.  My wife so graciously has posted a happy birthday message for me. :)  Yep I’m 29 now!  I got some interesting emails this week from old Everquest players who were surprised to see be in medicine now.  Yeah, I remember playing Everquest with my friends and talking about taking my MCAT and applying to medical school.  Now here I am, Dr. Richie Truxillo the 1st year Resident, seeing patients prescribing meds and pretty much playing doctor everyday.  My my it’s been a long road.

This first month has really been an introduction month.  Patient care during the mornings (and occasional evening) with didactic teaching sessions in the afternoons.  I start working at the Salem Veterans Hospital on the 28th on the Internal medicine service and then the ICU/CCU.  So I’m getting hammered with experience right out of the gate.   Still, I enjoy it so far even though the hours are going to be long.  My main concern is getting to see my wife everyday and spend time with her.  I’ve also gained some weight and trying to get it off is awful.  In fact as soon as I finish this post I’m hopping on the Bowflex and then doing 30 minutes of cardio either with Taebo, my bike or Wii Fit (havent decided yet hehe).

I’ve made a couple posts on Realdealmedicine.com but thus far haven’t reached my goal of a post a day.  I celebrated my birthday this past Sunday even though it was on Monday.  Patty is out of town this week in Myrtle Beach with her family/  On monday I pulled 12 hours and came home to my solo dinner of 2 angus burgers I cooked on my new grill.  The phone rang and I turned my back for 2 minutes.  My dogs stole my dinner off my plate and gobbled it up just in time for me to turn around.  30 seconds later they gave it back to me as they barfed it ALL up on my kitchen floor.  The smell was horrid, like the smell you get when you eat chinese food and afterwards take a laxative to clear it out.  :(   Anyway, my birthday dinner ended up being a bowl of frosted flakes ;)  Such is life though! ha!

I’ve also found I don’t consider the little things anymore when I am tired.  Like this morning, I got up and let the dogs out to pee.  I walked outside in my underwear and waved to my neighbors and said hello.  Didn’t think anything of it! hehe  I guess it was a little drafty.

Well I need to cut this short.  I’ve got some studying to do and my gut isn’t going to get any smaller by sitting here at the computer desk. ;)   Leave some love on the comment box!  And Patty, if you read this, I love you and miss you.  Crap!  I just forgot, I gotta take the trash out too!

Yes, that’s right folks!  Today is July 14th and it’s Richie’s Birthday today!!!  (this is the wife by the way).  And here is the question of the day…….

HOW OLD IS RICHIE TRUXILLO?

Post a comment and see if you can guess….some of you may already know.  I’d love to see how many of you reply, and how many of you know the answer!!!!

Make sure you tell him Happy Birthday!  He’s working so hard as a first year intern, but I know he loves it!

Have a GREAT week!

~patty

Ok, just watch this. I wish I had a show like this growing up. I’d dance all around the house like I was on meth. EPIC WIN! Nuff said. In fact, I’m just laughing my butt off thinking how this is going to be stuck in your heads forever now.

Geez.  I’m writing this update from my Motorola Q9m.  My attending gave me his gastroenteritis so I have been chained to the toliet for the past 2 hours.  Can’t eat a thing and choking down some Gatorade is even a challenge right now.  I left work early because all of the patients coming in this afternoon were follow-up appointments.  Nothing is worse then going to the clinic and getting Montezuma’s Revenge while you are there!  “Here ya go buddy, have a steroid shot for your shoulder and the squirts!”  I swear, I might need botox before I’m done with this episode!

Now switching topics…So how have things been?  Well the better half and I went down to Orlando this past weekend for a “Site Inspection” which means free tickets to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Sea World.  A great time was had and it’s always good to mix alot of pleasure in with a wee smidgen of business! Right?  I loved the new Kraken coaster at Sea World and was pleasantly surprised by  Journey to Atlantis.   The Mummy ride at Universal Studios was also awesome.  However I was bummed to find out that they have closed the Back to the Future ride in favor of putting in a motion ride for The Simpsons.  :(  I loved that ride!  Spider man 3D is also beginning to show its age a bit.  I talked it up to Patty before she went on it and she didn’t think it was all that great.   It’s better than Darkastle at Busch Gardens but not as much as I used to think it was.

Ok I am going to send the update to see if this works from my phone!  *clicks send*  If you see this message, I updated my website from my phone!  How cool is that!!!
*goes back to reading Medicine Recall*

Well here I am at the end of week 3 at Charleston Area Medical Center.  I’ve been working my arse off.  This is the first day I’ve had completely off all rotation so I am enjoying it while I can.  I still have another week of hard work and reading ahead of me…hence why I have been slow with updates.

As for the survey below, my Patty is right on the money with the last post with the exception of a couple things ;)  First, she told me she loved me first haha (not that it matters though of course) and my feet are bigger and my shoes fit very comfortably!  The only exception are the crocs that I bought at the mall which are sized one size smaller!  Oh and our first night talking to each other, she suggested we should get together 6 hours later…I was half asleep on the phone at 3am hehe. ;)  I remember this because I slept a couple hours and began frantically cleaning my cluttered bachelor-like town house!

And for the record, I do suck at Laundry and dishes.  I can cook though at least… 

Anyway, guitar hero III just arrived and I haven’t even played it yet :(   Too much stuff to do between working on my residency application, drafting a prostate cancer research study and planning a wedding.  Sorry for the lack of updates lately, just got alot of irons in the fire.

Hope you all are well!  Much love —> Richie

Happy Halloween Richie Truxillo Fans!  It’s the “future Mrs.”  I’m sitting at my family’s house on this wonderful Halloween night, watching the nephew’s trick or treat,,,and steal a piece of candy here and there when they are not looking.  Richie is busy in Charleston with a rotation,,,a little sad that we are not together tonight.  So I’m keeping myself busy.  I found this survey on MySpace last night and I thought it was fun….so I wanted to “treat” all of you. 

1. Who eats more?
He eats more at meals, I snack more between.

2. Who said “I love you” first?
Honestly, I think he did.  But I was the first to say I was going to marry him.  We argued about his last night,,,he says that I said it first….I say him….who knows!

3. Who weighs more?
He does.

4. Who sings better?
ME!

5. Who’s older?
Me, but only by 3.5 months

6. Who’s smarter?
Richie is….and he  knows it!

7. Who’s temper is worse?
I get angrier easier,,,,but he’s scarier than I am.

8. Who does the laundry?
Me, Me, and Me.  He sucks at laundry.

9. Who does the dishes?
Me, Me, and Me again.  He also sucks at dishes.

10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Facing the bed, Richie sleeps on the right.

11. Who’s feet are bigger?
I think we have THE SAME size feet.  But he wears a larger size to make his feet appear bigger.  HaHa

12. Who’s hair is longer?
Mine!  Thank goodness.

13. Who’s better with the computer?
Richie is…duh!!!!!

14. Do you have pets?
yes, two dogs, both labs.  Lucy and Charlie Brown.

15. Who pays the bills?
We both do…but I pay them on time. 

16. Who cooks dinner?
We both do…together. 

17. Who drives when you are together?
Always Richie.

18. Who pays when you go out to dinner?
Richie…unless I’m “treating”.

19. Who is the most stubborn?
I think we are BOTH tied there.

20. Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
Neither of us are EVER wrong!  Hahahaha.

21. Who’s parents do you see more?
MINE….for sure!

22. Who named your pets?
I did.

23. Who asked who out?
I guess he did…but we both KNEW that we were going to go out.  So there was no question,,,,just trying to decide on a time was all.

24. Who’s more sensitive?
Me, Me, Me.

25. Who’s taller?
Richie,,,but only by an inch or so.

26. Who has more friends?
I don’t know…he has friends ALL over the world…..so maybe,,,Richie.

27. Who has more siblings?
Richie is an only child…I have two older sisters.

28. Who wears the pants in the relationship?
Richie does!   But then again…I’ve got him trained!!!!

29.Who is more sexy?
Me I hope!

I sure do hope Richie doesn’t mind me posting this! 

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Yes yes! I found this on the internet and Patty and I laughed for awhile about this. I am so showing this video to our kids someday mhahaah