MEMOIR OF A MEDICAL INTERN
Memoir of an intern doctor…Day 197. My migrainer perspective
I’m writing this post not as a doctor, but as a patient. Because I’m an occasional Migrainer. Every time I have a migraine, ( 8 years now), I always wish I didn’t understand the physiology that could be happening in my head. I cry, I stress from understanding the possible complications and possible future progression […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 177
We’re half way with internship. Its 6 months today baby, and my skin glows even better than before😊😊…isn’t God good?😊 Before internship, colleagues told me the work load at my internship site would be overwhelming and I’d loose myself including the weight😂. On the bright side, I knew I was going to lose some weight. […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 173
#sadTales Once, I wheeled a dead body in a wheelchair . the caretaker had failed to wheel, I offered help, when I got to the destination and decided to help the old man get to his bed, I realised he was actually dead. He had been dead the whole time she had been wheeling 💔😧
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 171
I stayed at work for you, please stay at home for me! Remember my post 7 days ago when I said my country had no COVID 19 case? Well, it hit us. We had a case the next 2 days. And two days later, 8 more announced in one day, making matters worse, we have […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 163
#COVID-19 I don’t know what to say. Been quiet for weeks and now I’m not even sure if the air I take in daily isn’t 100% Corona Virus I’m at a point where my country, UGANDA is still #COVID-19 free, but I don’t think it is. I can feel it. Its already here, probably it […]
Memoir of an intern Doctor….. Day 145
I have thought of specialisation in different fields at different times because a new thing makes my heart beat every other time. Today anaesthesia, tomorrow orthopedic surgery, then community medicine, obs gyn, paed ,then psychiatry, then ENT, then medicine….cardiology or oncology. Clearly I have had my mind travel. But last night’s call as I walked […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 141
In January, a colleague worked on a patient during his surgery rotation. Patient returned last week for review with a very grateful heart😊😊😊. He carried a gift for his doctor…….a Cock. A huge alive cock with feathers and legs.😂😂😂 First of all, the hospital provides all meals for us, so we don’t cook. This colleague […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 138
Recently a colleague in Surgery was doing his night shift, patient brought in my caretakers, he had had a terrible traumatic amputation. One of his lower limbs had fallen off. His caretakers carried it in the bag. This was the opening statement. Doctor, we have the leg in the bag. Can you fix it back? […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 136
Yesterday was my birthday 😊. I turned 24. Most importantly, I didn’t know how to celebrate because I had been on night duty the night before. So I went through my whole day sleepy and waking up to blushing about all the good messages these good people sent me. Some made me cry, and blush […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 129
My legs can’t carry me anymore. I sleep in pain, walk in pain. #Occupational hazards from standing and walking too long. I saw a physiotherapist today . he gave me 3 things. 1. A good foot massage I almost dosed off, 2. A diagnosis. He says I have Plantar Fascitis , 3. A list of […]