{FMX}

So, last night I called to confirm that my patient was coming for this morning since he is my Class II and I didn't want to be left hanging.  He tells me that he was going to call me in the morning because he had to work....hmmm....well that definitely would have been too late.  Ugh!  Some people! :)  So, my sweet hubby jumped in at the last minute and filled up my spot.  He was my patient last semester, and just had BWX and an OD.  Well, I definitely had high hopes for this appt.  I wanted to do a FMX, pass of anterior instrumentation, universal instrumentation, possibly do a sealant, AND scale all four quads.  Well, that definitely DID NOT happen.  I took him back right away to do the FMX with Schick since I absolutely hate that sensor.  I thought I would rather torture my husband instead of some random stranger....rude, I know.  I thought I would take like 30 minutes TOPS.  Well, I was very very wrong!  For some reason, I was just not with it today.  It took me FOREVER!  He had a hard time with the sensor because he doesn't have a big giant mouth and it was very uncomfortable.  Guess who had to retake FIVE PAs.?! That's right....that would be me.  I was super annoyed and getting very frazzled, but trying to stay put together in front of my hubby and Instructor Vining.  Well, Vining came in and helped me a ton.  So, after about an hour and 15 mins., the FMX was finally done.  So, I rushed as fast as a I could to clean up and start scaling.  I ended up only getting two quads done, and was really pushing the time at that.  He had some really fine sheet calculus that I missed on the LA, but did much better and didn't miss any spots on the left side.  Instructor Vining is so good about giving us tips and tricks and making it easier on us.  I feel like he is such a good teacher and doesn't make you feel like an idiot.  So, yes he will have to come back a third time, but at least then I will be able to get a few PE's passed off on him without the pressure of going over on time.  All in all....not my best day.  But at least I had a very understanding patient today that made me feel better!  I really need to work on my technique with Schick and speeding up my scaling.  This program is definitely a roller coaster ride!  One day you're up, then next you are way down.