4 hours in the ward

Believe it or not today marks one of the longest hours I've spent in the ortho ward. So yeah today I decided to go into the hospital a little bit earlier due to unforeseen changes. (I planned to exchange the new ATM card in cimb but got told there's no new card left when I reach the bank.)

So I reach hospital around 12pm. And I just wander around the ward hoping to get some case. I have bed side exam with Dr. Sara on Friday so yeah I want to get some cases and be familiar with them before Friday.

Around 1-2 hours later, a Malay lady presented together with her husband in wheelchair. We (ZH and I) got told by the HO( Dr Low) to clerk the patient and present the case to him.

So we just started clerking and yeah I even did the first step wrongly by not asking what is his name!!!

So and so we did some simple examination (pulse from dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial, pitting eedema).. And present the case to the HO. And the HO just type the case into the computer without clerking the patient again. SO.... This is our first job huh? As in first clerking that got used by the hospital.

And after clerking the patient, the PakCik was so thankful and he initiated to shake my hand and you know kiss his own hand after shaking (some Malay practise) and I could feel that our presence warm his heart. By just simply asking questions and doing some really basic general examination mean so much to them. This is the thing that motivates me even more to be a good doctor. I really like this job. So THANKFUL to my parents also, GOD, for putting me into a med school. I am getting clearer about my future now. Atleast I know I will be happy at work next time.

Pick a job you like and you would not feel like working from 8am to 8pm everyday. Pick a person you love and you will be happy from 8pm to 8am Hahaha LOVE YA GUYS LOVE LIFE!

Good and bad

YO. Its been a week since I last blogged. And just deleted another blog seconds ago. Weird feeling flowing all over but it's okay.
Okay so what is good and what is bad?
For the good parts :
I have gotten a chance to cut off slough from a real patient. An 68? yo aunty from ward 6 hsah. It was astonishing. An amazing experience. It spikes up my interest in medicine even more. Like I finally able to conduct a "mini" surgery? (Does that even count as one?) HAHAHA

Bad: I accidentally cut off one of her spinal arteries. It was crazy. Luckily Dr Low, an HO, was steady enough to suture it off and yeah it stopped the bleeding. I got told by the doctor that if the bleeding does not stop in 10mins that patient could easily go into shock.

Just finished stalking Dr Ng's blog. Spent about 1 hour?? After all, he is just a human like us. At some point, we do look-alike. He had no confident before this.. Kena scolded by primary school teacher in front of everyone because of his essay writing. Doubted by his friends regarding about medical answers. Told by his friend that he was in his friend's dream bout failing that particular subject and repeated that year moment before he steps in to the exam hall. (HOLY!! BAD luck sial) Doubted by his own dad regarding about his ability to start form 6 and to get a seat in UM MBBS. I am not that unconfident but however I can see that I fake a lot. Fake to be more confident but there's this saying where people say "Fake it until you made it" LOL HAHA Okay so after 7 weeks being in the hospital, I am more certain that I want to be a doctor. I have no exact answers to answer WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME DOCTOR. But, there is a drive inside me that I know GOD wants me to be a DR. (Being so christian-ish suddenly HAHAHA) But this is true story. I kinda felt it whenever I wanna give up studying back in year 1 and year 2. First week in orthopedics department. Life is tough here. So blur about all the anatomy. The bones.. muscles.. joints.. and so much more. There is no other way but to spend more time studying. I can do this! okay.. CRICK CRICK CRICK... BACK TO STUDYING! GOGO ORTHO!

Its been awhile. . I am now year 3 student in medic. Yeah medicine.. I don't know if I'm running in the rat race?? (quote from rich dad poor dad) Rat-race= Following the norms living life the usual way (study hard, get good grades, get good job, work hard, build a family, but have no idea when to retire) I think I'm in the process of second stage now (striving for good grades). Okay.. so how is the life of year 3 medic student? Life is tiring. However, I have build a nice habit and I think it is beneficial for me. The habit is waking up at 4-5am everyday and work on myself before school starts. Okay.. so the usual thing I do every morning is studying . . . . . At 8am, we have to be in school for SGTs (Short group teaching). And at around 1-2pm, we have to be in hospital. Okay, so what do we do in the hospital? Nothing much really. Just asking stupid questions from patients and try to get a diagnosis out of it. So right now as I am typing this, I am in the end of my paediatrics posting. I have bed-side examination later in the afternoon. My first posting ever. I like paediatrics. I Like seeing their happy and active faces. I don't know if I gonna be a paediatrician one day? Haha well just gotta work hard (RAT RACE) LOL ok. Gonna go back to studying~ Till next time blogger.