LIFE OF A MEDICAL INTERN
Memoir of an intern doctor..day 86
Merry merry Christmas everyone. I was on duty today. The day wasn’t a busy one at the emergency unit, but well, I still didn’t eat any special food today. I hope I get to do so tomorrow ….when I’m not on duty
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 83
This week during my *intern* routine, I got to rub shoulders with great surgeons and had much more to learn from them. Not just their surgical skills, but also their views about life in general. This very one lesson stood out for me. A wise surgeon told me ‘find something you love most in this […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 82
Its sad how I have taken 5 days before posting anything on this blog. I have gone to bed after 1am on most nights this week, and even when I have slept earlier, I was too tired to even return my Mom’s calls. So most times I black out the second I get to my […]
Memoir of a medical intern…day 77
Remember the patient I told you about from my first night duty in surgery? The patient with a stab knife who came 2 days later with this whole knife embedded in his chest? Well, the day finally came……no he didn’t die. We did a thoracotomy on him today and took out the knife. This must […]
Memoir of a medical intern…day 76
Today we packed our bags and eats for a fun day out. We decided to go swimming. It rained as soon as we had just got there. We just went back to your residence. You won’t believe what I did after….binge reading
Memoir of an intern doctor …..day 73
I got an angry group of caretakers on my night call. 8 caretakers standing in front of me saying no analgesia was offered to their patient yet I gave the injection by myself. How do I even convince them otherwise? The patient makes a louder noise for every new caretaker that enters, but goes quiet […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 71
How do we not get scared seeing dead bodies daily, being the last person to talk to someone you’re not even related to. Having to do CRP until you give up and pronounce someone dead. How do we? Its scary if you think about it. Its just that we don’t think about it. 5 years […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 70
I had another bad migraine today. I overdosed on Sumatriptan. I needed quick relief. Because I had to work.
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 69
I was tired today. I did the night duty It was a calm night. I had 3 hours of sleep. The longest you’ll have on a night duty here . Was a good day