Friday, March 27, 2009

Rhythm of Life (2 episodes in 1): Part 2

Amy has a heart condition (an arhythmia) and is getting ready to deliver. The three doctors discuss all together. They seem like friends even though they're discussing business matters, such as the patients. They are very personal and try to relate to the patients. Dr. Bong, "I couldn't even imagine having a debrillator in your chest and being pregnant..." Because of an oddly placed placenta, the baby isn't getting adequate nutrition and they must deliver early.
Dr. Hill encouraged her, telling her she could get pregnant if she and her husband desired. Dr. Hill recommended that she have a C-section. She is so nice when she talks to her patients. Dr. Hill jokes with Amy's husband about his protective hospital attire, "You look like you're going to take out hazardous waste or something later! I don't know why we do that to the guys--it's so not nice!" She describes what they're doing when it may cause pain and even apologizes for it! Dr. Hill is so happy to see the baby when she comes out, "She's adorable!" she exclaims. Carly is born! She had no issues in terms of her heart arrhytmia.

Gabriela is a 16-year-old patient. The doctors are so cheerful when they discuss the patients. Dr. Bong is her doctor. "I thought pregnancy would be kind of easy, but now I know it's not," says Gabriela. She makes Gabriela feel very comfortable and explains things in easy-to-understand terms. Dr. Bong expresses she was disappointed to learn Gabriela was pregnant because since she's been seeing her since she was 13 and felt Gabriela had access to care and could've come in and she didn't. She's been hospitalized four times over the course of her pregnancies because of problems. The baby is breech so a choice must be made. Her boyfriend has been extremely supportive. She decides to opt for a C-section. Dr. Bong tells her if she starts to have contractions she needs to go to the hospital right away for the C-section and says she'll come in even if she's not on-call. Baby Alexander is born! Dr. Bong expresses her pride in Gabriela in how well she handled it!

The doctors go to an event called Milk and Bookies, an even to teach children how to give. They get to catch up with some of their old favorite patients. They really know their patients and care about them.

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