tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post1850709678359074544..comments2024-02-06T08:43:35.333+01:00Comments on Sea Legs Girl: Madison, Minnesconsinsea legs girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-53902297431097741112011-02-27T12:23:16.767+01:002011-02-27T12:23:16.767+01:00p.s. re: the advice given to your Gradmas re: only...p.s. re: the advice given to your Gradmas re: only gaining 15 pounds. I remember reading somewhere that in the 30s-40s-50s it was common to advise women to limit weight gain to under 15 pounds in order to "preserve the womanly figure".PiccolaPineConehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-29147707724156116552011-02-26T18:57:43.596+01:002011-02-26T18:57:43.596+01:00oh it takes so much tenacity, patience, stamina, c...oh it takes so much tenacity, patience, stamina, creativity, and teeth grinding to remain "legal" in a foreign country. i well remember our pseudo-surprise visit by the italian police to inspect whether we lived where we said we did and whether the place was large enough (despite having submitted the necessary blue prints of the house in advance!). funnily my half-sis & her hub were visiting at the time and they had not checked in with the police (as visitors staying in private residences in italy are supposed to do). they sat quietly in the kitchen... not hiding but not drawing attention to themselves either. had the policeman turned his head even 90 degrees he would have seen them... but he left completely ignorant of their presence in the house. <br /><br />re: weight gain in pregnancy - wanted to weigh in (ha ha ha) with my numbers. on the day i gave birth i had gained 22.5 pounds but was down from a high of 26 pounds. i lost 3.5 pounds in the 3rd trimester. obviously i wasn't trying to (in fact i remember drinking full fat milk trying to find those pounds again) but obviously everything turned out fine. re genetic: my mom gained 35-40 pounds in her pregnancies. not trying to prove any point with my "experiment of one data", just giving you my stats :)PiccolaPineConehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-89766776977394736522011-02-26T17:35:53.992+01:002011-02-26T17:35:53.992+01:00I'm somewhat more liberal than Ross. When you ...I'm somewhat more liberal than Ross. When you become governor of Wisconsin, have voting rights there extended to Minnesotans, so I don't have to move. I once voted in the Netherlands because I could (I could barely read the ballot); tourists were allowed to vote!<br /><br />I only know two MD/PhD's. Both got the MD so they could get paid more to do what PhDs do.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-36317237034161340052011-02-26T10:05:17.852+01:002011-02-26T10:05:17.852+01:00Well, many MD/PhDs never do residency but go into ...Well, many MD/PhDs never do residency but go into straight research. So that path, in itself, isn't unusual. <br /><br />There are residencies in epidemiology and preventive medicine that are probably not too time-consuming. <br /><br />But is that what you want? In my mind, spending a career finding out if broccoli prevents heart disease (or whether running 40 miles a day reduces risk in pregnancy) sounds boring. <br /><br />SLG enjoys clinical medicine. Many residencies in the US aren't even close to 80 hours a week (the legal work hour limit). My senior year of residency was like a normal full-time job. SLG is already done with intern year, typically the worst year, and if she does ophthalmology, she will enter residency with an unusually high amount of knowledge. <br /><br />Residency in Denmark takes longer than in the US (5 years in Denmark; 3 in America). Even SLG admits that the training is better in America. One could argue that a Danish ophthalmologist without fellowship training is like a US optometrist. <br /><br />Just do the ophtho residency in Madison. It's close to our families and it's the world's foremost center for ophthalmologic epidemiology, the field in which you are conducting a huge, succesful study. Everyone but you can see that you are headed into an enviable career. <br /><br />Or go alternative. Do sports medicine. We'll end up in a smaller hospital, where your background would land you on the research committee and you could direct studies of barefoot running in pregnancy.Fast Bastard - World's Fastest Hematologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439674206797439620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-9240129297242420372011-02-26T10:03:00.838+01:002011-02-26T10:03:00.838+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tracizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797130599472465690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-49510098444663508282011-02-26T04:27:36.352+01:002011-02-26T04:27:36.352+01:00Agh, residency issues suck. Hopefully they get res...Agh, residency issues suck. Hopefully they get resolved soon. Regardless, it is interesting how time changes outlook: even a couple of years ago I'm sure - like SR was - that not doing residency was a ridiculous notion for you. I find it interesting to watch how peoples views change as family and priorities shift...sure will be nice if you can get that full year paid maternity though - good luck!cherellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643258879501877022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-39269027545328163912011-02-26T01:52:14.663+01:002011-02-26T01:52:14.663+01:00Good luck with residency issues. One would think t...Good luck with residency issues. One would think that being married to a citizen, going to school and work there would be enough...<br /><br />I guess that my plan of quickly marrying an American and live happily ever after in the US might be harder to execute that I thought it would be:)<br /><br />It must be irritating seeing people think that you are getting fat when in reality you are growing a baby:)mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-64230424989748862862011-02-25T19:57:52.747+01:002011-02-25T19:57:52.747+01:00As a fan of The Tallest Man on Earth, and a discou...As a fan of The Tallest Man on Earth, and a discouraged resident of River Falls, WI, let me be the first to nominate Sea Legs Girl for Governor upon your move to Madison.<br /><br />As long as you keep to the platform of bike lanes, high speed trains, windmills and socialism, you've got my vote.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955990241412217784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-27903171881261123892011-02-25T07:13:57.163+01:002011-02-25T07:13:57.163+01:00Marathon Mom,
Totally agree with you about the me...Marathon Mom,<br /><br />Totally agree with you about the med school thing - when I applied, I somehow figured I would be so special that I would be allowed to skip residency (I tend to be unreasonably optimistic about things!). I thought when we moved to DK that it had worked out... but then the PhD. Bla bla bla. <br /><br />Minnesconsin would become like The US during the Civil War during football season. I guess that would make Wisconsinites the confederates :).<br /><br />Steve - I did not know about Madison, Minnesota! Neither that it existed nor that there was so much snow there. Not everything in Minn news makes it to Europe, I guess.<br /><br />Amy - that is so cool! I would just love to meet you in person. I am already imagining a long run with you. Me keeping up (maybe) at the beginning and then - ewh. And then you reminding me I'm not on Montrail for a reason :). Hey - ever consider doing a race in Minnesconsin? :)sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-57338869931123700812011-02-25T04:52:35.887+01:002011-02-25T04:52:35.887+01:00I visit Madison a few times a year to visit my sis...I visit Madison a few times a year to visit my sister and family, so will look forward to meeting you in person!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331844957221069032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-73294697157528491582011-02-24T17:51:31.210+01:002011-02-24T17:51:31.210+01:00I thought there'd be a mention of Madison, Min...I thought there'd be a mention of Madison, Minnesota, an exurb of the Twin Cities, which made the news with 19 inches of snow in one day this week.<br /><br />I spend a lot of time hearing people say politically charged things and wonder "Can you really believe that?!" so not getting the politics here must be common.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-52612272834900226602011-02-24T13:31:19.070+01:002011-02-24T13:31:19.070+01:00Glad you got everything worked out and are once ag...Glad you got everything worked out and are once again legal. <br /><br />The residency was a strong factor that stopped me from med school when I was considering it a few years ago although the thought still returns sometimes, but guess I'll just stick with finishing grad school at this point! The long work days are stressful and really make you think about the kids and how they feel. A few months ago I saw this myself when Ophelia went to my mom (babysits when I work) for comfort when she was scared and not me, this was a quick moment of realization that I must not be home enough :( <br /><br />Being a MN girl (not a football fan), not so sure how your combined MN/WI would work so well during football season ;-)Coach Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110749177657676900noreply@blogger.com