Today is...
...October 29, 2004.
It’s been almost two weeks since my community rotation ended. Since then, I’ve been here at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Haha! Exciting isn’t it, delivering babies and all? What just bugs me is the routine does not change for a freaking two months!
On a pre-duty day, we’re supposed to go to the OPD to chart patients the whole day. The next day, is duty day, where one gets assigned to either the admitting section, 1 of 4 wards, or the labor room slash delivery room. Or the “shoebox” as I fondly call it.
This is the most draining of all three duties, where you have to monitor your patients while they’re waiting to deliver or be operated on; admit still more patients under your charge and assist in any procedure required of your patient. This you do for 24 full hours, where you’re stuck in the shoebox, where the idea of a break or breather does not exist. Sometimes, you end up having lunch at 5 in the afternoon and your dinner at, oh, 3am. Sometimes. Thankfully the next day, we have the day off, our post-duty day, which is practically spent sleeping and recharging for the next 3-day cycle.
So. Today was just one of those days when I wanted to get away from it all and laze around. As it turned out, there occurred an electrical snafu at the OPD, some transformer exploded or something. No OPD until they get to fix it and ensure that it doesn’t happen again in the near future. YEAH!!! Thank you sweet Lord Jesus for granting my request…
So, what to do, what to do… what to do?? Played basketball the whole morning with my brods Jerome and Carlo. It felt great playing again after an almost 2-month hiatus. In fact, I gotta pictcha taken… but for some reason, can't upload it right now...
Haha! The highlight of my day! yup, the highlight of my day so far… spent the rest of the afternoon in my room, eating, reading whatever and channel surfing. I also saw “Trainspotting” for the first time, upon my friend Milk Chocolate’s recommendation. Oh, and I typed this up for good measure, to have some modicum of output for the day… I feel kinda rejuvenated already, and the day isn’t over yet. Duty, here I come, I’m ready for ya!
How this day ends, I’ve no idea. No plans to do anything in particular. Will Z what happens… hope your day is going great.
It’s been almost two weeks since my community rotation ended. Since then, I’ve been here at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Haha! Exciting isn’t it, delivering babies and all? What just bugs me is the routine does not change for a freaking two months!
On a pre-duty day, we’re supposed to go to the OPD to chart patients the whole day. The next day, is duty day, where one gets assigned to either the admitting section, 1 of 4 wards, or the labor room slash delivery room. Or the “shoebox” as I fondly call it.
This is the most draining of all three duties, where you have to monitor your patients while they’re waiting to deliver or be operated on; admit still more patients under your charge and assist in any procedure required of your patient. This you do for 24 full hours, where you’re stuck in the shoebox, where the idea of a break or breather does not exist. Sometimes, you end up having lunch at 5 in the afternoon and your dinner at, oh, 3am. Sometimes. Thankfully the next day, we have the day off, our post-duty day, which is practically spent sleeping and recharging for the next 3-day cycle.
So. Today was just one of those days when I wanted to get away from it all and laze around. As it turned out, there occurred an electrical snafu at the OPD, some transformer exploded or something. No OPD until they get to fix it and ensure that it doesn’t happen again in the near future. YEAH!!! Thank you sweet Lord Jesus for granting my request…
So, what to do, what to do… what to do?? Played basketball the whole morning with my brods Jerome and Carlo. It felt great playing again after an almost 2-month hiatus. In fact, I gotta pictcha taken… but for some reason, can't upload it right now...
Haha! The highlight of my day! yup, the highlight of my day so far… spent the rest of the afternoon in my room, eating, reading whatever and channel surfing. I also saw “Trainspotting” for the first time, upon my friend Milk Chocolate’s recommendation. Oh, and I typed this up for good measure, to have some modicum of output for the day… I feel kinda rejuvenated already, and the day isn’t over yet. Duty, here I come, I’m ready for ya!
How this day ends, I’ve no idea. No plans to do anything in particular. Will Z what happens… hope your day is going great.
posted by D-Lo at 10/29/2004 05:29:00 PM
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