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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Here's a sneak peek into a day of my life in my Family Medicine rotation:-7.15am: Alarm rings. Shuts it off.7.22am: Jumps out of bed hurriedly and brushes teeth.7..32am: Dips two slices of bread into my container of Kaya my mum packed for me from Malaysia :)7.45am: Put on my sloshy winter boots and run off to bus station.8.45am: I reach my clinic, finally.The cases begin ;) -9.00am: Sore throat.9.15am: Pap Smear. Today's one had an upward cervix, took me awhile to find it.9.30am: Upper back, shoulder and neck pain.9.45am: Depression follow-up.10.00am: Prescription.10.15am: One rectal exam.10.30am: Pap Smear.10.45am: 6 month well baby. which involves giving the baby 3 injections at the chubby thigh.11.00am: Flu vaccination.11.15am: Twin rex - Hep A and Hep B vaccination.11.30am: Abdominal pain.11.45am: Urinary tract infection. Which means dipping a strip into their urine sample.12.oopm-1.00pm: Drug company provides lunch. We had ravioli pasta, salad, chocolate brownie, scone with butter and pop drinks today. It came with complementary ribbon-wrapped cutleries too.1.00pm: Insomnia.1.15pm: Depression.1.30pm: Vaccination again.1.45pm: Breast exam. 2.00pm: Pap smear. This one had a cervical polyp which bled.2.15pm: Prescription for oralcontraceptives to a teenager younger than me.2.30pm: Sore throat.2.45pm: Red eye.3.00pm: Nausea and vomiting.3.15pm: Injection.3.30pm: Rectal exam.3.45pm: Blood pressure measurement and prescription.4.00pm: Diarrhea.4.15pm: Low libido.You get the picture............ But I love it :)Yesterday, my doctor drove me to her currently under-renovation house. It was so beautiful, the backyard was the beach, where her husband surfs. Her husband made us lunch- toasted sandwich with Havardi cheese and salami and we were eating lunch in the living room, facing the glass window, enjoying the view of the magnificent calm, blue beach. The fireplace was working, and there were 3 cats around us. The atmosphere was just so serene, watching the picturesque ocean against the background of scenic greenery.A bite into Lindt dark chocolate, and away we went- back to the clinic.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
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Yesterday's article sounded a wee bit forlorn.
But what it preaches speaks volumes of truth and experience of how it takes a tragedy to hit us in the face before we grab hold of our loved ones tightly.Anyhoot- I'm going to make this one sound livelier though ;)An old lady today suddenly went dizzy. We put her on the bed and she couldn't answer our questions when we asked her what was wrong. This is a lady who has lost one breast and now has metastatic cancer; meaning it's spread throughout her entire body. She seemed obtunded and so confused, when just moments ago, she was happily chatting with me.And no, I didn't do anything!-on the contrary to what most of you would like to think ;pWe called the emergency paramedics.When I came back, I saw blood drips on the floor- and there she was, all enthusiastically story-telling again to the paramedics. What a change from just minutes ago.It turns out she was hypoglycemic. All she needed was an IV drip of sugar. Old people never present typically- so when you see your old folks confused or unlike their usual self, always seek medical treatment. It could be a silent heart attack or a stroke or even a minor urinary tract infection or just like this, low sugar levels. And a bit of help goes a long long way. See how fast she turned around :) That said, I'm now a pro in performing pap smears and driving needles into people's bums and arms ;)John drove me home today, so I reached home nice and early :) at around 5.30pm.SO I decided to go for a walk, and I bumped into Jonathan!And now, I have a dim sum partner for Sunday brunch :)
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
It's been a long, tiring day.I've been up since 7.30am and I'm finally home, at 10.00pm.My eyes were shut tight when I was on my first bus home tonight.I just didn't have the energy to keep my lids open.That said, when I come home everyday, even when I feel so exhausted, I feel a sense of overwhelming gratitude and contentment for what I have in life.Really...sometimes it takes a tragic loss to realise what you had.sometimes it takes a tragic loss to realise what you still have.A show of love and affection doesn't cost us much, yet it does so much for our loved ones and for our own psyche and soul.Show you love them. Show how much they mean to you.*muacks* to all my dear ones. I love you all very, very much.Sue Sue.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
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