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backlog..

time for an update since haven't been blogging for.. well 11 days.
and since i am doing call now (at CDC2), i thought i might as well do some blogging, facebooking, surfing...

posting at TTSH GM is coming to an end, and looking back, i must admit that i have learnt quite a lot of things. after a hiatus of 2 years; from a freshly out CPT(NS) into the real world with real patients and real action - that's quite a steep learning curve. in fact, i dun even remember all the doses of antibiotics when i first entered the wards! all i know was - piriton one tab tds, amoxicillin 2 tabs tds... i still remembered the first day when i was posted to ward 5c, i was like a caveman! i dunno aurora, i forgot cpss. anyway, that was the past. i shall write a summary of my 6 mth stint here, so that when i look back next time, i will know who to like and who to hate haha.

end oct to nov-
5c, 9b, 5c, 5d
i spent 3 days in 5c, 2 weeks in 9b renal, 1 week in 5c and 1 week in 5d. not too ideal, cos i am like floating around. i remembered i hated the ward planner then though i eventually relented. i love my 2 weeks in 9b, cos i learn and the team is nice. busy but fruitful.

dec-
6b icu
the most fruitful part of the posting cos i learn all the procedures that i need to noe. i like the controlled environment cos i dun have to hunt for my IMR. the staff are nice too! and i am glad that the workload wasn't too overwhelming. the sad part - i dun think i have any weekend off. not to mention that all major public holidays fall during this period.

jan-
8a and 12c
the most chill team haha! the consultant is nice, my HO is competent (i have to say that cos she is reading my blog ;p). the cases are interesting. the sister is good. the ward round is long but i dun wanna complain. the times where i managed to explore all the eating hangouts around ttsh! i so missed the times...

feb-
5a
the worst month. enuff said. i hate it. busy like hell and yet no one appreciates it. i hate the consultant. i think i will still detest him 10 years down the road. gross.

march-
5c
quite a busy ward. but i enjoyed the times here too, other than the times when we were slightly terrorised the last 2 weeks... the nurses are fabulous and fun!

april-
10ab, 9d, 8d
i got my competent HO back with me - which means i can slack off haha.. no lah. this month is good, cos i managed to get my one week leave, but i spent the other 2 weeks having urti and coughing like crazy. yup i am still coughing right now. workload wise, getting heavier, especially when el was deployed elsewhere and we have to cover 8d as well. sigh. i hope they admit more NL cases into ward 9d. but then again, i am leaving this place. sunday will be my last day. and we have finished our final ward round today with our elderly, most-respected, partially deaf/visual impaired emeritus consultant. actually i find him quite grandfatherly =) despite el hating him to the core. i think my 5a con is far worse than grandpa.

so to sum it all, i would have really enjoyed my times here in ttsh, if not for the fact of the dreadful feb. and thanks for the friendship and help throughout these 6 months =)