In 14 hours.....

I will officially be finished vet school FOREVER!!!!!

I am so excited.....and a little sad. There's some stuff I am really gonna miss.

Lis goes home on tuesday :( I'm really going to miss her nutty presence over the summer.

And now, I should really get back to revising.......histology is gonna bite me in the ass tomorrow.

Oh, Q for all you scientists out there. So, in the neonate, the gut is permeable to whole proteins for a short amount of time to allow absorption of immunoglobulins from colostrum. How does this apply to HIV? Because, as far as I knew, the latest guidelines on breastfeeding in HIV+ mothers, was that exclusively feeding breastmilk in the first 6months gave quite a good chance for the baby to not contract HIV (obv better if getting ONLY formula, but this is where that option is not available). Does anyone know how HIV is not then absorbed? And how are the immunoglobulins not degraded by gastric secretions? I'm afraid I don't know much about this, so any enlightenment would be much appreciated!