20 May, 2025

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Day 66

I have confirmed 4 deaths in the last 18 hours . the death rates in surgery are worryingly high. Mass causality. I had only heard of it. I experienced it tonight. Motor accident. 25 casualties. We were notified about 30min prior to their arrival , so we prepared ourselves. No deaths I appreciated teamwork on […]

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Memoir of an intern doctor…..day 57

The work- life balance is quite challenging. Somehow I’m tryna keep it together with the fact that I’m an intern. But My social life has just gone from 50% to 10% . I think life should be more than just eat, work, sleep and text. My man is very many districts away, And my chess […]

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