Last blog! People really don't need to know about me pesonally through this blog. Any information placed in a public foremat is too much intervention in my personal life. It's far too intrusive in an age of identity theft. No pictures of family and friends, no addresses, past history, future plans. Big Brother is coming sooner than we think (although he missed his 1984 deadline).

Other than that; I had two good days at the VA. Finished the last PEs, my last class 4 quads and my curretage PEs for California.

This was my simulation day. My first patint was a tissue eval. Looked good, probes are fine with some improvement. Second didn't show. He was also a tissue eval. Third was my son Jake for the ol' spit test. Afternoon was two screenngs for board exams. Neither one showed promise.

Unbelieveable. I have found a new board patient out of shear luck.

• Friday at 6 pm I found out my board patient moved to Chicago.
• Friday night and Saturday morning I prepared flyers to advertise for a patient. If I find one I'm going to make them an offer they can't refuse.
• Saturday- 2,000 flyers on the windshields of cars at the Ogden Walmart. Good response 7 calls that day.
• My WREB exan notification comes in the mail. Friday, 9 May, 8am. My heart sinks.
  
• Sunday - 2,000 flyers on the windshields of cars at the Riverdale Walmart, Target, Sams and Home Depot. A few more calls including one from the manager of Walmart. What-a-ya mean I cant do that? Too late the flyers are already on the cars.
• Monday morning. Came into class early to change my mockboard time from 8am to 12:30pm. I need the time to possibly find a patient.
• Called my screening patients and have a 1:30 and a 2:30 patient.
• Lilly was too busy to help me with calling a Spanish speaking patient.
• Looked to a couple of no shows that I though might work out.
  
• Called Melissa Underwood and left message about using her as a possible board patient. Made an offer of $300 (about $100 per hour) if she qualified and I would pay for all the tx.
• She called me back and said that she could make it in at 12:30 for the screening.
• SHE QUALIFIES!!! I take a great set of xrays.
• I ask if she can make it into the clinic Tuesday at 8am for mockboard. She says she has to work but can make it in later in the day. "Will 12:30 be OK?"
  
• Merideth says someone is looking out after me. My agnostic self is leaning in that direction.
• My patient agrees to keep the payment quiet. I know everyone is trying to get by with cheap. However, this is like NASA sending Armstrong, Aldren and Collins to the moon and then deciding not to spend the extra 50 bucks for the gas to land them. I don't care what it takes, I'm not letting this patient slip through my fingers. Besides, I was going to pay Rigoberto more because I was paying for his dental restorations.

Arrrrgh! RIGOBERTO HAS MOVED TO CHICAGO!!!! i NEED A BOARD PATIENT NOW!

OK day, two easy 1Bs, but they were new patients and I got another Pano out of the deal. My advertisements for patients is paying off. I have not Rigoberto this week. Maybe he's too busy. I'll keep calling because MB is just a week away and I would like eto get a few new xrays.

I little incidental curretage today on Patricio. It was to be expected as he has a lingual abscess. Great experience though as I may be moving to California and curretage is required there. My second patient came in a little late, but I finished him up.

Two easy patients today although I had four scheduled. Why all the no shows this semester? Lots happening soon and I'm looking forward to the spring break although I know I will only be studying for the LA exam.

Too quiet and too many no shows. Possibly due to the weather.