VIOLAH NAHURIRA
Memoir of an intern Doctor…days 43, 44, 45
I knowww, I didn’t live 3 days in one, but honestly speaking, I feel like I did. Past 3 days, this could be the first time I’m sobber and not worried about who hasn’t had their ECHO done or whose hyperkalemia isn’t going down despite doing everything possibly available, and why a 90 year old […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 42
Today, I had quite some pain to share, but I learnt of a friend’s illness 2 days ago. I somehow have forgotten about my own. My friend Emeru, 25 year old, very fit athlete with both an ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction, which he got following months of battling nephritic syndrome. He just finished school. […]
Memoir of an intern Doctor…day 41
my colleagues and I decided last night that we’d wake up at 6am today and start the ward round so we get to finish very early and go to church for the first time this internship. We woke up, did everything as planned. But we didn’t make it to church. Somehow we failed to make […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…. Day 40
We know no weekends. And we have accepted that. We are not complaining, just reminding our dear friends and families that we love you dearly even when we don’t call you much or make it to planned getaways and parties. We still love you. 325 days to go
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 39
Today was good. I was sobber, I was alive and I believe I made the best decisions for my patients.
Memoir of a doctor intern…..day 38
I completed my 30hours shift of no sleep but work today. Started my day yesterday and worked all through to the night . the night was very busy , so I got no sleep till morning and just crossed over to another day’s work. I actually got to shower at 11am the next day and […]
Memoir of a medical doctor….day 37
Never ever take a walk through causality department if you’re not on call/duty. You will either end up being on abrupt call there or you will be the causality. A few nights back, a colleague called me to go perform a cesarean section with him at around 9pm. It was his night duty on obstetrics […]
Memoir of a doctor intern ….day 36
I have suffered from Migraines for the past 9 years. And my worst memories of medical school point back to those nights when I had migraines and couldn’t study, and times when my parents had to pick me from hostel at night to take me to the hospital. Those have been my worst moments as […]
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 35
Everyday is different, and everyday brings different troubles and different joys. And the biggest highlights of my days sofar are almost always patient related. Those who burst out in tears, some confide in you, some shout at you, some are thankful, and some curse you. Once I was clerking a 45 year old patient , […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…day 34
Sundays are meant to be sunny days, and church days for Christians. But I haven’t been to church in months. This whole past week, I’ve been thinking about how Sunday service will be like at Watoto church Gulu. I literally spoke about it daily. But this morning served me with a different kind of sauce. […]