First Day

I am happy to report that my first day at my new job went wonderfully. There was only a brief moment of panic this morning when I came downstairs to double check the name of the guy doing my training today, rounded the corner toward the living room, and saw that it was SNOWING, and sticking to the yard! Ahhhhhh!! Nooooo!!! Just my luck. I calmed down when I found out that there was nothing on the roads, but I was gasping and bug-eyed there for a minute!

Today I did my orientation, then began training. This week I'm learning to do casting. They have a practice arm manikin, which I successfully wrapped in stockinette, cotton, and fiberglass, let it set, then sawed it off!! (The cast, not the arm.) At the end of the day, I got to cast my first actual patient in a short-leg cast (one that comes just below the knee). Tomorrow I get to meet the ortho doc I'm going to be working with, and learn and practice some more casting techniques! Hopefully the rest of the week will go just as well. :-)