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Published on April 22, 2004 By BlueDev In Misc
So spring break has begun. I am done with my 90+ hour weeks at the hospital, for a few days at least. And I was overjoyed last night to think that finally I could sleep in. In fact I was so excited to sleep in that I decided that, since I was here alone, I would stay up late, play some computer games, and then just sleep late.

And I did. It was a blast. I stayed up until about 3:00 am, listening to music, reading, and playing some games on my PC. I finally went to bed, relishing the fact that I would get plenty of sleep because I had no reason to get up. And guess what. I woke up at 8:00 am. And I wasn't even remotely tired.

Apparently my body finally got used to getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night, and figured that was enough. Great! That is good news for my next rotation. Except chances are I will get un-used to that by the time I start OB/Gyn. Great.

Comments
on Apr 22, 2004
What's the next rotation?

I know what you mean about sleep deprivation and your body getting used to less. I used to think that 8 hrs was the minimum I needed and then I had kids...now I can run on 5 quite nicely, 3 if I have to.
on Apr 22, 2004
Ah, not fair! If I could run on one hour of sleep I would, but honestly, I need 9 to function at my peak. Isn't that awful? I only got about 7 last night and ended up killing two chickens today because I wasn't thinking... hmm, I wonder what would happen if I got 5 or 3? Maybe I should just go to bed.

Sarah
on Apr 22, 2004
I love to sleep... I can survive on 4, 5, 6... but I prefer at least 8.

One thing I'm always thankful for is that I can fall asleep virtually anytime anywhere. That's a good trait to have considering that I work the graveyard shift...
on Apr 23, 2004
OB/Gyn is actually next, I just have a week and a half off before it starts. Hopefully I can make the transition as easily as possible.

One thing I have learned though is this. Having children is like being on call every night. You never know when you are going to be awoken. So in that regard the transition to call hasn't been too hard.