Of passing over time and being sarcastic

Confession post.

Recently I had a full ICU and an ongoing eclampsia case.

So, I had to move around those ICU beds , and the best choice was this non ventilated baby who was so active he could have rolled over the bed.

So, I called the ward nurses at around 630am . (they will finish their shift at 7am) for the transfer.

Surprisingly she challenged my decision by asking, "Why at this time ?"

So, being pissed, and tired (of the oncall stretch , yes my colleague is away again and I'm oncall for 10days straight) ......i sarcastically said....

"If not ? Shall I transfer the eclampsia patient to your paediatric ward?"

After that , I realised....I shouldnt have did that. It wouldnt had made the transfer any faster.

They came to pick up the patient at 730 anyway, after their passovers.

So next time , I should have just politely ask....

Of extreme calls and holidays

Of late, working had been like a routine. Something like wearing cloths and sitting down for lunch.

But this is more, recently I had been working for stretches of oncalls.

Stretch of 2 weeks call. I basically lived in the hospital. I had a cozy room there.

All my basic necessity are there .

Its a time where you really get to know every detail of your patients , monitor their vitals and their correct any abnormalities there and then.

But on the sad side, I dont think anyone should be working in such a stretch. Even if the flesh can handle it , it would be a burden to the soul . And more important , the emotional worry of the person next to you.

Yah, work is work, but there shall always be time for off days.

And there comes my long planned diving trip to Seaventures lately.

Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai are the destination islands .

One thing I need to admit, diving with ones own gear has its own advantages, you know your bouyancy and the location of all the buckles and straps. Not mentioning the sizes that fit that matters

This time around , the usual suspects are around . Schools of baraccudas and jacks. Some reef sharks and some macro creatures . ie - pygmy seahorse and flamboyant cuttlefish.

Only in Sabah...........

DoRaeMon

Genting Highlands is having a roadshow for Doraemon and co.

Its a exhibition of the characters, the objects and the building of one of my favourite childhood comic book.

I remember that I'd buy the Malay version of this comic everyweek ( yes, I dont know how to read Chinese. Truly Malaysian eh? )

I have the whole set of it, but eventually I passed it over to an orphanage.

I hope they take good care of it as I did when I was a child.

So , me and Joanne went for a day trip to revive our childhood dream - which is to enter Nobita's world. :)

Extreme cases

During a recent night shift , I got a call from a fellow medical officer referring me a case for ICU admission

He started off with this line,

"I have a very "kick" ( complicated in cantonese) case for you

Me : huh ? tell me about it

MO : blah lah blah lah....with a HB of 0.8g/dL

Me : FOR REAL ? ALIVE ?

I guess it was some chronic blood loss , but zero point eight would now be my record lowest hemoglobin level that I've ever encountered in an alive patient

On a different oncall,

A lady came in with multiple fits

I asked the family member(FM) ,at what age she started fitting.

FM : since childhood

Me : not seeking medical attention?

FM : Nahhhh..shes being like that for a long time

Me : Huh ?

FM : She fits two to three times EVERYDAY. Its just that today she fitted more than TWENTY TIMES .

Me : #faint#

No I did not forget you

Dear blog, the channel for my inner voice

I did not forget you, its just that I was busy with work, / plain lazy

and all the CNY gathering , and the huff and puff and a start of a new relationship

You know I'd come back to you

Challenges alone

In district posting, equipments are limited. Even if they are there, they might not function well.

For those who came from well equipped hospital, it's a different world.

Things that are quite unacceptable, happens here. Regularly.

I don't know, but I have a feeling Sabahan are very accepting. They take it as ," tak apa bah" and things go on forever and ever.

They are more content and seldom look for trouble in work. They will tell you, "it's Sabah". As though it's an accepted fact that things can be suboptimal .

Next Step

Medical Officer.

Being a MO means, more responsibility , means more work lah !

Am posted to Lahad Datu (what? where?)

Ya, thats what the Timb Pengarah of JKNS told me.

His exact words for new MO is to do some district time.

" I dont expect you to sacrifice yourself, you just have to make some sacrifice "

With these kind of words threw at me , I was stunned and speechless for a moment and accepted that , why not take up the challenge.

I had nothing to lose at that time , no attachment , no responsibility..so why not ?

And so there goes ....a new chapter of my life .......