Official Site of Richie Truxillo http://www.richietruxillo.com Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Journey Begins http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/16/the-journey-begins/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/16/the-journey-begins/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:47:40 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=74 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! :(

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/16/the-journey-begins/feed/ Richie’s Birthday!!!!! http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/14/richies-birthday/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/14/richies-birthday/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:23:58 +0000 Mrs. Truxillo http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=73 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

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/14/richies-birthday/feed/ Party in My Tummy! http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/02/party-in-my-tummy/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/02/party-in-my-tummy/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:46:12 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=72 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.

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/07/02/party-in-my-tummy/feed/ On the Cusp of Residency http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/06/26/on-the-cusp-of-residency/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/06/26/on-the-cusp-of-residency/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:45:30 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=71 So graduation came and went, like a summer thunderstorm.  Some of my faimly came to watch me graduate and my best friend and his wife hooded me.  When I was up on stage, as soon as I was hooded, the wind blew really hard and knocked part of the stage down.  If anyone has video of that happening while I was up there, please send it to me!  I will pay to have the video shipped. :)  It’d be great Youtube video fodder! :P

I have sent out thank you cards to everyone who has given me a gift for the wedding and for graduation.  I’d like to take a moment and thank all of you publicly for your gifts as they have made moving to Roanoke and buying our first home possible.  :)  Thank you all so much!

It is June 26th, 2008 today.  I’ve been in orientation for what seems a week and a half now.   I have re-certified in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support this week.  In addition, I’ve been to orientation for the Salem Veterans Hospital, the new EMR for Carilion (EPIC) and a short blurb on Carilion Clinic.  Tonight, we have the picnic where I can hang out with the new residents and meet their families.  It’s a pool party, looking forward to that :)

The Ebay stores are doing well.  I also am getting ready to crank up the seperate “Real Deal Medicine” project shortly, which will be blog posts based on what I learn during my rotations thru residency.  This is to serve a dual purpose:  1) To keep me honest on reading while solidifying knowledge by recording what I learn and 2) Provide somewhat of a knowledge base for med students and residents in layman’s terms.    There’s alot of information out there like emedicine and Harrison’s, but not really anything that breaks information down into layman’s terms.  You will find the project at realdealmedicine.com

All in all, things are going well.  I’ve got some other things coming down the pipe but looking forward to starting residency soon.   I am tired of being nervous about it and just want to sink my teeth into it and get this show on the road.

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/06/26/on-the-cusp-of-residency/feed/ Before I write a long post about graduation… http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/06/05/before-i-write-a-long-post-about-graduation/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/06/05/before-i-write-a-long-post-about-graduation/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:38:01 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=69 Richie\'s Doctor Diploma!Yep, the dream *is* real!  Here’s the degree to prove it :)

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/06/05/before-i-write-a-long-post-about-graduation/feed/ Graduating From Medical School http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/29/graduating-from-medical-school/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/29/graduating-from-medical-school/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 01:51:24 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=68 ???????? I am, sitting in the WVSOM library computer lab, blogging about graduating from Medical School.  It sure has been a long road overall but ya know, I’d do it again.   This week (Grad Week) has been an exercise in futility with endless surveys and people asking for our feedback.  It’s funny because I am [...]]]> >???????? I am, sitting in the WVSOM library computer lab, blogging about graduating from Medical School.  It sure has been a long road overall but ya know, I’d do it again.   This week (Grad Week) has been an exercise in futility with endless surveys and people asking for our feedback.  It’s funny because I am sure the same feedback is submitted every year but no one ever listens! haha.  Remember this, WVSOM operates on the all mighty dollar and they will only make changes for students if it benefits their bottom line in the longrun.   Therefore, I believe the end of year surveys are useless and just serves as a chance to milk some last few minutes from us.  Well, the financial aid hour was useful, just boring.  It’s funny that the same people who griped and complained about things the first two years came back and complained about the past 2 years. Which proves my point:  People never change.  It’s an amusing observation. :)
Anyway, I’ve been sleeping on the floor in my friend’s hotel room because I am broke.  Not broke because I didn’t budget, but broke because I am buying a house. :(  I won’t get my first paycheck till July 15th so part of me is secretly longing for that day to come, even though I’ll be working my arse off. 

Anyway, I just want to give a hearty thanks to everyone in my life who has supported me throughout these 4 years, especially my Mom and Dad, without their encouragement I’d have been down and depressed my first two years.  I’d also like to thank my loving wife for her support. Lastly, Mike Peterson and Erik Buzzard who’s friendship I’ll never forget through school.

It’s funny, after graduation, odds are I will never seen most of these people again.  Yet we weathered probably one of the most inhumanely stressful things one can go through.  Adversity has a way of making bonds in times of need but as residency rounds the corner, there will be new challenges and new bonds formed.  I am hoping I will make new friends at Carilion Clinic in the residency program and have the same bonds I shared in medical school.   

My best friend and his wife was nice enough to take one of their few days off to come down for graduation and hood me when I receive my degree.  A big hearty thanks to best friend, Jade Hoy and his wife Malissa!

So anyway I’ve been sappy now.  I’m going to get some sleep.  Graduation is two days away and I have ALOT to do and no time to do it :P
Hope you all are well!
-Richie

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/29/graduating-from-medical-school/feed/ Richie Buys a House and Last.fm http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/19/richie-buys-a-house-and-lastfm/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/19/richie-buys-a-house-and-lastfm/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 04:01:13 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=67 Ah, yes! They say that the most stressful things in life are 1) Buying your first home, 2) Getting Married and 3) Graduating from Medical School and 4) Starting Residency Well I’m doing all 4 in a three month period! Crazy eh!?!

Anyway, I know before I get a comment that says “This thread is worthless without pics!” here are a couple photos of the new place. We will move in around June 16th, give or take a few days. At that time I will bid farewell to the fine state of West Virginia and hello to familiar territory in Virginia (which they say is for lovers..but that is like saying “West Virginia: Open for Business!”).

The Front of our house

The Back of the house

In other news, my music is now available for free download/on-demand streaming at the website: http://www.last.fm Enjoy!

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/19/richie-buys-a-house-and-lastfm/feed/ Streaming Music Link http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/12/streaming-music-link/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/12/streaming-music-link/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 20:57:16 +0000 Mrs. Truxillo http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=65 ????????????can now stream the music from the website here. Be sure you have Macromedia Flash installed and head over to the “Download Music” page listed on the menu on the right. Enjoy! -Richie ]]> >????????????can now stream the music from the website here. Be sure you have Macromedia Flash installed and head over to the “Download Music” page listed on the menu on the right.

Enjoy!
-Richie

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/12/streaming-music-link/feed/ Some pictures from the wedding! :) http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/08/some-pictures-from-the-wedding/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/08/some-pictures-from-the-wedding/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 00:10:49 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=63 As promised here are a few photos from our wedding and honeymoon Cruise on the Celebrity Century! I’m busy working on my network of Ebay stores and my quest to buy our first house together. Hopefully you all are doing well! I got the itch to write some music but put it on the backburner for now.

I’ve purchased a new domain for my new project: Generating Income Online. I’m hooked because I’ve made about 250 bucks so far these past couple months with affiliate marketing. Next month looks to be a 150% increase thus far.

Ok here are some pictures to whet your picture-seeking appetites for now ;)

Our Wedding Cake

]]> http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/08/some-pictures-from-the-wedding/feed/ A Married, Well-Traveled Man! W00t! http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/01/a-married-well-traveled-man-w00t/ http://www.richietruxillo.com/2008/05/01/a-married-well-traveled-man-w00t/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 22:48:00 +0000 Richie http://www.richietruxillo.com/?p=62 So it’s been awhile since I did my last *real* posting.  Well as you probably already know I am a married man now.  Patty and I got married on March 29th and went on our honeymoon cruise.  We sailed on the Celebrity Century in Concierge class (sky suite) and lived the life as we sailed to Key West and Grand Cayman.   Let me tell you, if you have never taken a cruise before you are definitely missing out!  We were waited on hand and foot and the food was just fantastic.  In fact I gained at least 7lbs on that trip.  It was so worth it!  We got pictures in stingray city kissing the stingrays (and each other).  We bought souvenirs and traveled back home.

THEN…we took her High school chorus to Disney World a week later ;)  We invaded the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom.  We also hung out at Downtown Disney and the House of Blues.   THEN, if that wasn’t enough…we also went to Atlanta, GA this past weekend to Six Flags with her Jr. High School 7th grade chorus.  There we rode roller coasters with our FastPass.  Yep, no lines!  Was awesome ;)  Had a great time!  The Superman coaster is just awesome cause it lays you on your stomach like you are flying.  Yes I have some pictures to post and I am working on sizing them down for everyone!  I’ll post some more details here soon but moving my web hosting services took longer than expected.  Enjoy the new found speed until then! ;)

-Richie

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