Mockbeard

Finally, it's the last mockboard!  I didn't end it in a bang, but I passed.  The night before, I was next to the toilet and had a migraine.  It was not pleasant.  A few hours later, I woke up feeling pretty miserable, but not compared like the misery I had yesterday.  My stomach was feeling ok, but my head still hurts and in a cloud, and my nose is stuffy.
What I learned.... I only missed one spot!  I felt miserable, so I didn't bother taking x-rays.  But even in my misery, I passed.  That patient was the hardest one yet! That means, I can feel all the misery at boards and still pass.  It's a good feeling.  I will take airborne all week long before boards and pray for health. 
Also, this class is so amazing!  Girls were so kind and uplifting.

More on LA

So... I need a little bit of practice on the upper left PSA.  Jen taught me a new trick.  Simply, use your pointer finger and drag it along the buccal mucosa until you feel a depression posterior to the 2nd molar.  That is your spot.  Instead of using the thumb to pull the cheek... use your pointer finger.  Sure its hard to get the angles right b/c of the resistance, but it's possible.  Also for the IA, it is hard to see the premolars when the lip is covering it.  The corner of the mouth is your angle.  It works.... Ha ha ha... I'm going to nail that from now on!  Good learning experience day today!!! Thanks Jen!

LA Mockboard

So I failed... but learned a couple of things.  My angles were right, my site of deposition were right... everything was right until cleaning up.  Girls.... remember to never touch the front side of the card!  I passed until the last second... I touched the front side of the card when I disposed of the needle.  Good to know the nice trick of placing the card longitude and push it through without touching the front for stability. 
But... we will all pass the LA boards ladies... don't loose faith!  Think positive!!!