Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Where can I buy maternity scrubs?

I survived the DC blizzard...but not without the amazing hospitality of some friends who took me in for the duration of the storm!  I was happy to get back into scrubs today and head back into the OR for my favorite rotation of medical school - gynecologic oncology with my favorite surgeon and PA duo.  I was especially glad to find that Starbucks was open for my daily espresso shot and then to be greeted at the hospital by a beautiful sunrise. 

As a preggers med student I am faced with a new challenge - tying the scrub bottoms.  I've already surrendered to the fact that the small scrubs are just too small now.  But while I was on the interview trail I was made aware of another potential problem: scrubs falling down during surgery. The story goes that a preggers surgeon was struggling with the same thing, how to tie the scrub bottoms on tight enough when there's a baby belly in the way, and one day her scrub bottoms just slipped off during surgery. Adios pantalones! Scrubbed in, she couldn't pull them up herself, so the male med student who wasn't scrubbed in was asked to pick up her pants from below her sterile gown. I can't even imagine! What I learned from that story: tie the pants tight...and wear cute undies just in case :D

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