Probably the most memorable day for me in the OR. Brainteaser day. haha.
Sir Aries invited me and tita Joy to join them in viewing the gastronomy (weird, i really think it's gastroscopy... but that's what was indicated on the board) being done on a patient. We hesitated, not knowing whether we'd be allowed by Dr. Clyde to do so. I so badly wanted to be in that room with them (Sir Aries, Sir Neil, and Sir Chris... and the patient of course). Good thing Sir Aries called us again and signaled us to enter the OR room 1. I couldn't help myself this time. pakapalan na ng mukha ito! hahaha. I went to Dr. Clyde who was still telling stories to our other groupmates and asked permission. At first I think he didn't want us to go in there but when he knew that tita Joy and I were being called (/invited) to view the procedure, he finally agreed. WOOHOO! We went back to the other room and signaled to Sir Aries that we were allowed to watch, so he and Sir Neil told us to go and enter the room. Natakot ako before entering as I heard one say na tatanung-tanungin kami ng isa diyan. oh no! haha. But h'yeah, I still went in. And, Yeah, I guess it was true somehow. We were interrogated in there but it wasn't anything about the case at all. We were given 3 questions to answer... and we needed to answer them all. According to Sir Chris (who's been throwing the questions), no one's gonna be allowed to leave the room until we answer his questions... *GULP* haha
QUESTION # 1: Bakit tinitignan ng babae kung malaki ang paa ng isang lalaki?
QUESTION # 2: Anong bagay ang sinusubo muna ng mga babae (o bakla) para lumambot at nang mapasok?
QUESTION # 3: *form an L with your thumb and forefinger* The tip of the thumb to the tip of the finger is used to measure what in males? it is the size of a male's _______?
hahaha! Think of the answers carefully as I'm not going to share them with you. :P
Monday, August 11, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008
it's a girl! =)
I'm so shocked! I still can't believe how it felt in the battlefield yesterday when I got to do an actual baby delivery via NSD!
Currently, I'm on duty at the OR in LPDH, and I'm loving it! oh, the thought of just being in a place exclusive to healthcare professionals (I mean, not even patients' relatives are allowed to enter this realm, and yet, here we are)... plus, I just love seeing surgeries! I used to see these stuff only on tv documentaries, special videos from doctors whom I've got connections with, etc... but never have I seen an actual "live" operation happening right before my very eyes! And that's what's happening with the OR: surgery galore! woooo!
Unfortunately, I'm assigned to the 2pm-10pm shift so nothing much happens then as most ops occur in the morning shift but just yesterday, Maricar and I heard a woman was being prepped for NSD... I informed tita Joy, she and I asked our CI if we could observe. Our CI said: "observe? No. that's your case!" Wooohooo! alright! We informed Maricar and we waited for things to happen. We observed the woman in labor. As crowning happened, the nurses there called the client's OB (who so happens to be the tita of a friend of mine) to inform her that the patient is ready to give birth. Upon the doctor's arrival, she immediately asks us student nurses who wants to scrub in. She asked for one of us three. Maricar told me to go ahead and scrub in. I looked at tita Joy and told her to do it (as I'm not really into deliveries.ick.) But she told me I should do it. I signaled to her that she ought to take the case. Suddenly, our CI made the final decision and told me to go and be the one to scrub in. WHAT?! well, I couldn't say "no" now, it wouldn't seem proper. So, fine, I scrubbed in.
I thought the farthest I would go in this case would be to actually hand the various instruments the doctor would need but no,... things got farther, and farther, and farther. I was asked to clamp the cord (fine), then place another clamp on the cord (fine), then I was asked to actually cut the cord! (thinking this was the end, fine). All of a sudden, the doctor stood up and told me to take a sit in the chair she was seated in (uh-oh, this can't be good... but fine) and then she tells me to go ahead and deliver the placenta (WHAT?! so much for my first time!)! Anyway, shocking as it was, and panicky as I seemed to be, it was an overwhelming feeling to get to experience such thing. =)
Currently, I'm on duty at the OR in LPDH, and I'm loving it! oh, the thought of just being in a place exclusive to healthcare professionals (I mean, not even patients' relatives are allowed to enter this realm, and yet, here we are)... plus, I just love seeing surgeries! I used to see these stuff only on tv documentaries, special videos from doctors whom I've got connections with, etc... but never have I seen an actual "live" operation happening right before my very eyes! And that's what's happening with the OR: surgery galore! woooo!
Unfortunately, I'm assigned to the 2pm-10pm shift so nothing much happens then as most ops occur in the morning shift but just yesterday, Maricar and I heard a woman was being prepped for NSD... I informed tita Joy, she and I asked our CI if we could observe. Our CI said: "observe? No. that's your case!" Wooohooo! alright! We informed Maricar and we waited for things to happen. We observed the woman in labor. As crowning happened, the nurses there called the client's OB (who so happens to be the tita of a friend of mine) to inform her that the patient is ready to give birth. Upon the doctor's arrival, she immediately asks us student nurses who wants to scrub in. She asked for one of us three. Maricar told me to go ahead and scrub in. I looked at tita Joy and told her to do it (as I'm not really into deliveries.ick.) But she told me I should do it. I signaled to her that she ought to take the case. Suddenly, our CI made the final decision and told me to go and be the one to scrub in. WHAT?! well, I couldn't say "no" now, it wouldn't seem proper. So, fine, I scrubbed in.
I thought the farthest I would go in this case would be to actually hand the various instruments the doctor would need but no,... things got farther, and farther, and farther. I was asked to clamp the cord (fine), then place another clamp on the cord (fine), then I was asked to actually cut the cord! (thinking this was the end, fine). All of a sudden, the doctor stood up and told me to take a sit in the chair she was seated in (uh-oh, this can't be good... but fine) and then she tells me to go ahead and deliver the placenta (WHAT?! so much for my first time!)! Anyway, shocking as it was, and panicky as I seemed to be, it was an overwhelming feeling to get to experience such thing. =)
Thursday, July 03, 2008
missing my BCF friends
browsing through my photos on friendster (cos i had nothing to do), aside from being amazed at how obese i was back then,....memories flood my mind. and i say, i really do miss my friends, Bea and Carisse. They've been my "soul sisters" since i've stepped into college grounds in Sville. United by the bond of being the aspirers to the MD title i think, haha.
The sad thing now is that we don't get to interact at all anymore, apart maybe from hi-hello's. And if we do get to talk, things are way different. i don't know if it's just me, or even they notice but it does kinda get awkward. on my thinking, i'm guessing it's because we've been separated for such a long time (currently 4 semesters and 1 summer) and to think we've only been together for 1 semester. That may be one predisposing factor, another may be me getting to interact with other people. All this time that we've been placed apart, i thought the good thing about me being separated from them would mean me getting to actually have to socialize myself with other people and meet a new circle of friends. Well, that did happen as I joined my current clique now. That did have a bad side as well, as it turns out. That's because now that I've had new friends, I no longer bothered to have to look for Bea/Carisse during breaks to spend time with them. I was satisfied with my friends from within my class. Seems as if i took things for granted, huh. But that was because I knew that Bea, Carisse and I had this special bond that we would always stay friends no matter what all the way up till med school (which is now in our near future i suppose)... and i do intend to hold on to that "sisterhood", even tho it may not seem so at the moment. Now, it seems as though i don't know them any longer. :( it feels horrible.
But, hmmm... i don't know where I'm going with this post for all I know right now is that i miss them so much. I'm not sorry that i've gained new friends, it's just that i miss the "old" ones as well. we may have lost contact (or whatever you may call it) but i do know they're the ones I can count on through thick and thin , and we'll always be there for each other. I hope this is just a phase that we're going through, thanks to all the harsh things happening in the world we revolve in right now (which i'm totally dreading... I've long realized it was a mistake for me to be here, the nursing life is DEFINITELY not me at all).
The sad thing now is that we don't get to interact at all anymore, apart maybe from hi-hello's. And if we do get to talk, things are way different. i don't know if it's just me, or even they notice but it does kinda get awkward. on my thinking, i'm guessing it's because we've been separated for such a long time (currently 4 semesters and 1 summer) and to think we've only been together for 1 semester. That may be one predisposing factor, another may be me getting to interact with other people. All this time that we've been placed apart, i thought the good thing about me being separated from them would mean me getting to actually have to socialize myself with other people and meet a new circle of friends. Well, that did happen as I joined my current clique now. That did have a bad side as well, as it turns out. That's because now that I've had new friends, I no longer bothered to have to look for Bea/Carisse during breaks to spend time with them. I was satisfied with my friends from within my class. Seems as if i took things for granted, huh. But that was because I knew that Bea, Carisse and I had this special bond that we would always stay friends no matter what all the way up till med school (which is now in our near future i suppose)... and i do intend to hold on to that "sisterhood", even tho it may not seem so at the moment. Now, it seems as though i don't know them any longer. :( it feels horrible.
But, hmmm... i don't know where I'm going with this post for all I know right now is that i miss them so much. I'm not sorry that i've gained new friends, it's just that i miss the "old" ones as well. we may have lost contact (or whatever you may call it) but i do know they're the ones I can count on through thick and thin , and we'll always be there for each other. I hope this is just a phase that we're going through, thanks to all the harsh things happening in the world we revolve in right now (which i'm totally dreading... I've long realized it was a mistake for me to be here, the nursing life is DEFINITELY not me at all).
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
joy
What a day. 8AM-4PM, I had my duty rotation at Tuloy Foundation. Thank God we were sent home early, and we got to convince our CI not to let us go back to school anymore for library work... well, i don't know if we really got to convince her, but hey, bottomline is, plans were changed. So, after, immediately headed to Festival (at about 230) for my appointment with Dra. Nubla at 6pm. It was a good thing Maricar was headed that way too, at least may kasabay ako.
So, the instant I arrived @ Festi, I changed out of my RLE uniform and into civilian attire, finished my lunch, and brushed my teeth in preparation for the appointment. I wasted my time window shopping. Got to meet up with my parents at 4. Admittingly, I was late for my appointment! I could not believe! I FEEL SO ASHAMED. The reason? my parents decided on eating before my appointment, so fine. 530. great. 15 minutes to eat since i wanted to be at healthway 15 mins before schedule (parang duty ba? haha). But the resto took 15mins before handing out our orders. fine. I'd just have to eat 5 mins, brush my teeth another 5 mins, and another 5 mins would be for proceeding to healthway. i did stay true to eating only 5 minutes, leaving my fries to my mom. but, the thing is, i like to take time brushing my teeth. so, h'yeah. i took 10 minutes to brush. so, i arrived at the clinic at about 6:05pm. I was hoping Dra. wasn't there yet but as I was registering, I asked my mom to ask if Dra. Nubla was there already. The girl at the counter made a phone call and after, informed us that she already was there, waiting for us. AAACK! I practically shrieked in panic. Mom told me to go ahead; she finished up registering for me. Dad knocked at the door (I was shy to do so), and h'yeah. She was there, prepared already. I FELT SO ASHAMED that I failed to ask if she's been there for some time na.
My lower braces could not be placed yet. She still had to move my upper set of teeth a bit more forward. So, she tightened them up again, really tight according to her... and she's so shocked that I could not feel anything at all. I could feel her tightening the braces but I couldn't feel the tightness AFTER the whole 'procedure'. She even asked me if I wanted to have her tighten it more pa, sabi ko okay lang, pwede. She took a look and said na sobra na talaga sikip niya, she couldn't believe it was nothing for me. haha tawa na lang siya. although, somehow it is scary. does that mean i'm actually masochistic... does that mean i love pain?! i like thinking i am quite like that but i never thought it would go that far as me not experiencing any pain/difficulty at all.... even that dentist who fixes my dental caries is shocked, saying that i've got a high tolerance for pain. So, bottomline, as Dra. Nubla said, ibig sabihin nun, pag-umaray daw ako, aray na daw talaga un... masakit na daw talaga. haha! =)
After my braces had been tightened, nahiya ako!!! cos fine, she did the usual physiotherapy massages... but aside from that, she actually gave me some neck/shoulder/back massages... or what she termed 'stretches' i think. still! nakakahiya.... pero, yeah, sarap ng feeling. I just felt awkward as she was doin the massages... kasi naman, imagine naman your doctor/your dentist giving you a massage. hala! haha.. so, again, awkward. plus the fact that I was late. it doesn't matter na 5 mins lang yan, or whatever... according to one of the ethico-moral maxims: A little more or less does not change the substance of an act. so late pa rin ako.. huhuhu. =(
But still, i'm overwhelmed with joy talaga that she (Dr. Nubla) is the one handling my case. i swear i can't get over the fact that i love her to death! she's really a nice person, sooobrang bait.
Personally, I've always felt ill-fated about DMDs (especially as confirmed by those two "nut head wackos", Dra. T and Dra C). But Dra. Nubla's an exception to that. You can't believe how much i look forward to our appointments. I don't know, there must be something different in her talaga... kind, friendly, intelligent (according to my mom, kasi as i see it she seems to remember every minute detail... and to think, di lang naman kasi ako ung patient niya, she's got a lot of other patients pa, so xempre... i was wondering how she could remember all her clients plus the minute details nga like what kind of 'elastic band' whtachamacallit i like.). I seem to have trusted her so easily from the very first time we met her, that very first consultation with her.
Haaay nako, till here na nga lang. it's soooo long na... plus, got some reports to prepare for.
So, the instant I arrived @ Festi, I changed out of my RLE uniform and into civilian attire, finished my lunch, and brushed my teeth in preparation for the appointment. I wasted my time window shopping. Got to meet up with my parents at 4. Admittingly, I was late for my appointment! I could not believe! I FEEL SO ASHAMED. The reason? my parents decided on eating before my appointment, so fine. 530. great. 15 minutes to eat since i wanted to be at healthway 15 mins before schedule (parang duty ba? haha). But the resto took 15mins before handing out our orders. fine. I'd just have to eat 5 mins, brush my teeth another 5 mins, and another 5 mins would be for proceeding to healthway. i did stay true to eating only 5 minutes, leaving my fries to my mom. but, the thing is, i like to take time brushing my teeth. so, h'yeah. i took 10 minutes to brush. so, i arrived at the clinic at about 6:05pm. I was hoping Dra. wasn't there yet but as I was registering, I asked my mom to ask if Dra. Nubla was there already. The girl at the counter made a phone call and after, informed us that she already was there, waiting for us. AAACK! I practically shrieked in panic. Mom told me to go ahead; she finished up registering for me. Dad knocked at the door (I was shy to do so), and h'yeah. She was there, prepared already. I FELT SO ASHAMED that I failed to ask if she's been there for some time na.
My lower braces could not be placed yet. She still had to move my upper set of teeth a bit more forward. So, she tightened them up again, really tight according to her... and she's so shocked that I could not feel anything at all. I could feel her tightening the braces but I couldn't feel the tightness AFTER the whole 'procedure'. She even asked me if I wanted to have her tighten it more pa, sabi ko okay lang, pwede. She took a look and said na sobra na talaga sikip niya, she couldn't believe it was nothing for me. haha tawa na lang siya. although, somehow it is scary. does that mean i'm actually masochistic... does that mean i love pain?! i like thinking i am quite like that but i never thought it would go that far as me not experiencing any pain/difficulty at all.... even that dentist who fixes my dental caries is shocked, saying that i've got a high tolerance for pain. So, bottomline, as Dra. Nubla said, ibig sabihin nun, pag-umaray daw ako, aray na daw talaga un... masakit na daw talaga. haha! =)
After my braces had been tightened, nahiya ako!!! cos fine, she did the usual physiotherapy massages... but aside from that, she actually gave me some neck/shoulder/back massages... or what she termed 'stretches' i think. still! nakakahiya.... pero, yeah, sarap ng feeling. I just felt awkward as she was doin the massages... kasi naman, imagine naman your doctor/your dentist giving you a massage. hala! haha.. so, again, awkward. plus the fact that I was late. it doesn't matter na 5 mins lang yan, or whatever... according to one of the ethico-moral maxims: A little more or less does not change the substance of an act. so late pa rin ako.. huhuhu. =(
But still, i'm overwhelmed with joy talaga that she (Dr. Nubla) is the one handling my case. i swear i can't get over the fact that i love her to death! she's really a nice person, sooobrang bait.
Personally, I've always felt ill-fated about DMDs (especially as confirmed by those two "nut head wackos", Dra. T and Dra C). But Dra. Nubla's an exception to that. You can't believe how much i look forward to our appointments. I don't know, there must be something different in her talaga... kind, friendly, intelligent (according to my mom, kasi as i see it she seems to remember every minute detail... and to think, di lang naman kasi ako ung patient niya, she's got a lot of other patients pa, so xempre... i was wondering how she could remember all her clients plus the minute details nga like what kind of 'elastic band' whtachamacallit i like.). I seem to have trusted her so easily from the very first time we met her, that very first consultation with her.
Haaay nako, till here na nga lang. it's soooo long na... plus, got some reports to prepare for.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tuloy sa Don Bosco
Just got home from my current rotation: Tuloy Foundation. it started in 1993 (Tuloy sa Don Bosco Children's Village, Makati) with just a simple structured building holding only a few kids; however, in the year 2000, DSWD Muntinlupa donated to them the current place where we're on duty now. It's right in front of ATC. This foundation helps indigent children, offering free board and lodging, education, etc. and saving them from the harsh reality of life on the streets, preventing them from being beggars, or even worse, thieves/criminals. Some may have had a troubled past and sought protection.
The ages of those indigent people who benefit from this foundation ranges from 9-17/18 years old. They're given vocationals such as automotive, mechanic, AC tech, etc. they even offer baking/cooking classes! They're even given 1yr OJT! As we saw on their video, one of their "graduates" even got to work in Honda for a year, then in Caltex. AMAZING! What a nice thing to know.
The foundation holds 9 dorms, 7 of which are occupied. They have 2 types of "clients": residents and non-residents. The residents are those who stay there full time, availing of free board and lodging, education, food, etc. The non-residents, on the other hand, go their own ways after classes... going home to their parents, etc. They bring their own lunch but are provided with snacks. And I was shocked to find out that the snack they were being served was Gardenia bread! how sosy! :) Turns out, Gardenia is one of their benefactors... okay, so all the more reason for me to support Gardenia!!! :) And, another thing is that if these children get sick, they're hospital is Asian Hospital, who is also a benefactor of the Don Bosco Foundation.
I'm so amazed to see that there still live people willing to reach out to others and lend a helping hand. And, I really do hope that they continue to touch/inspire/motivate other people to do the same in exerting effort to help our less fortunate brothers and sisters.
I definitely am looking forward to the days we'd be having our RLE duties in this foundation. Actually, I'm even considering being a volunteer... to tutor these kids. I can't believe I'm saying that. But I am serious about it; I even grabbed a form to fill up... so far my mom's supportive of it. so there.... in the meantime, gotta do some researches for my teachings... ;)
The ages of those indigent people who benefit from this foundation ranges from 9-17/18 years old. They're given vocationals such as automotive, mechanic, AC tech, etc. they even offer baking/cooking classes! They're even given 1yr OJT! As we saw on their video, one of their "graduates" even got to work in Honda for a year, then in Caltex. AMAZING! What a nice thing to know.
The foundation holds 9 dorms, 7 of which are occupied. They have 2 types of "clients": residents and non-residents. The residents are those who stay there full time, availing of free board and lodging, education, food, etc. The non-residents, on the other hand, go their own ways after classes... going home to their parents, etc. They bring their own lunch but are provided with snacks. And I was shocked to find out that the snack they were being served was Gardenia bread! how sosy! :) Turns out, Gardenia is one of their benefactors... okay, so all the more reason for me to support Gardenia!!! :) And, another thing is that if these children get sick, they're hospital is Asian Hospital, who is also a benefactor of the Don Bosco Foundation.
I'm so amazed to see that there still live people willing to reach out to others and lend a helping hand. And, I really do hope that they continue to touch/inspire/motivate other people to do the same in exerting effort to help our less fortunate brothers and sisters.
I definitely am looking forward to the days we'd be having our RLE duties in this foundation. Actually, I'm even considering being a volunteer... to tutor these kids. I can't believe I'm saying that. But I am serious about it; I even grabbed a form to fill up... so far my mom's supportive of it. so there.... in the meantime, gotta do some researches for my teachings... ;)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
glad to be back
news of the moment: just had my ortho done today, this morning to be exact. and, capping's next saturday, 21 june... which also happens to be my dad's bday.
well the BEST NEWS EVER would be that i'm back with my original TMJ specialist, Dra. Nubla. I just love her sooo much! ang bait niya talaga! ^_^ and this morning, as i had mentioned earlier, i've decided to have my treatment started already. i had to miss out on school for this. but heck, it's well worth it. the appointment was supposedly from 8 till 11 AM but we extended all the way up to about 1230... nahiya nga ako eh cos she had to go to Rob Manila pa for another appointment of hers. But, as I said, sooobrang bait niya kasi. i really love her! ^_^ haha. and i can't seem to get over that fact. as of now, only the top part has been "braced" for reasons i'm too lazy to type in right now. haha. but i must say, she took really good care of me during that time, talagang mabusisi siya or whatever term you must use. she did everything she could talaga, and i didn't experience any pain or discomfort at all. kung pwede nga lang, siya na lang maglagay ng mga fillings ko for my insipient caries eh.
And, regarding Dra. T******, did you know she's actually going to sue me. yes, me cos it's me who's her patient daw and i ain't no longer a minor. ha! natatawa nalang ako. even those i tell it to, can't imagine the scenario. she's suing me... ON WHAT GROUNDS?!?! grabe, so now we're talking to various dentists, explaining the scenario and everything so just in case she does sue, we're prepared. well, okay actually it's my dad doing that. i don't even care. i ain't worried one bit.
I don't know if it was some sort of "Divine intervention" or something (haha. drama?!) but I saw my Kuya Beboy again yesterday and yeah, we got to talk about the case. he referred me to his dentist which happens to be just around the place. plus, mas mura daw. although, i don't know, i refuse to accept that fact kasi nga iba naman case ko from him. I probably would have checked it out if it weren't for time. all the time i was talking to him, i kept saying "sa saturday,... sa saturday..." turns out saturday=tomorrow! oh no! i had no more choice, i had already made an appointment with Dra. Nubla, and she has already ordered the ortho materials. But nevertheless, my dad tried pa rin and gave this dentist a call. she had a Px at that time and so she just gave us a return call. He consulted her about my case... told her about my loooooong background and everything. i don't know exactly how it went but i guess she's waiting for my records as she wants to take a look at 'em i guess. anyway, there.
this morning, as i was having my ortho, my dad had a meeting with the current president of the PDA pque chapter i think, with the past president as well. as i said i'm too lazy to type all the details now but generally, according to my dad, the meeting went pretty well.
all the dentists we've been talking to want to see my record, those with the PDA mentioned above, Dra. Salamat (the one referred to me)... but h'yeah. the problem is that I think the only way we could get hold of a copy would be to have another set done (which will be given to my dr. and she'll give me my old results..but it has to be now as there hasn't been much movement pa)... OR maybe ask her to send it to me via e-mail or something. i don't know, she mentioned kasi something about uploading it to the computer eh. cos, basically, the thing is that we can't get my records from her as she would need them over the entire course of treatment.
This morning, we were talking nga with Dra. Nubla about the plus side of having Dra. C (the TMJ specialist we consulted in our place, read my previous blog - of surgery and ortho - for details) since she's much closer to our place. we could easily go to her for "emergency" cases. i was shocked to hear from Dra. Nubla that if we wanted, we could still go on and spend more time to think of it... wag daw namin siya intindihin. i was so shocked to hear that! Dra. T., she never even allowed us to go to another dentist, and the moment we got the records she even said that she would no longer accept me if we decide to have it done by her in the end. ang kapal! and to think di naman siya TMJ specialist. she's a plain orthodontist but she's trying to "grab" my case as i feel since di naman daw seryoso ung TMJ prob ko. I. DON'T.CARE. That's the chief complaint. That's what ought to be treated! anyway...... but here was my dentist, saying that. after us making that appointment to start treatment, after her getting the materials needed. i was so SHOCKED. it was then that i made it clear to her that I NEVER WANNA GO BACK TO THOSE 2 DENTISTS EVER AGAIN. it's her that i trust now, since the start actually (heck, i only went to those two cos i felt some force since it's nearer and i thought i would never be able to go back to her care). Thank God. and after all that happened, Dra. Nubla tells me not to worry about those things anymore, not to even think about it. lalo lang daw ako mastre-stress, triggering my condition. She said she'll just adjust to what's left and make the most out of it. She'll try to make things work. All she asked of me was to be cooperative. "...don't worry, di naman kita pababayaan eh..." she said.
well the BEST NEWS EVER would be that i'm back with my original TMJ specialist, Dra. Nubla. I just love her sooo much! ang bait niya talaga! ^_^ and this morning, as i had mentioned earlier, i've decided to have my treatment started already. i had to miss out on school for this. but heck, it's well worth it. the appointment was supposedly from 8 till 11 AM but we extended all the way up to about 1230... nahiya nga ako eh cos she had to go to Rob Manila pa for another appointment of hers. But, as I said, sooobrang bait niya kasi. i really love her! ^_^ haha. and i can't seem to get over that fact. as of now, only the top part has been "braced" for reasons i'm too lazy to type in right now. haha. but i must say, she took really good care of me during that time, talagang mabusisi siya or whatever term you must use. she did everything she could talaga, and i didn't experience any pain or discomfort at all. kung pwede nga lang, siya na lang maglagay ng mga fillings ko for my insipient caries eh.
And, regarding Dra. T******, did you know she's actually going to sue me. yes, me cos it's me who's her patient daw and i ain't no longer a minor. ha! natatawa nalang ako. even those i tell it to, can't imagine the scenario. she's suing me... ON WHAT GROUNDS?!?! grabe, so now we're talking to various dentists, explaining the scenario and everything so just in case she does sue, we're prepared. well, okay actually it's my dad doing that. i don't even care. i ain't worried one bit.
I don't know if it was some sort of "Divine intervention" or something (haha. drama?!) but I saw my Kuya Beboy again yesterday and yeah, we got to talk about the case. he referred me to his dentist which happens to be just around the place. plus, mas mura daw. although, i don't know, i refuse to accept that fact kasi nga iba naman case ko from him. I probably would have checked it out if it weren't for time. all the time i was talking to him, i kept saying "sa saturday,... sa saturday..." turns out saturday=tomorrow! oh no! i had no more choice, i had already made an appointment with Dra. Nubla, and she has already ordered the ortho materials. But nevertheless, my dad tried pa rin and gave this dentist a call. she had a Px at that time and so she just gave us a return call. He consulted her about my case... told her about my loooooong background and everything. i don't know exactly how it went but i guess she's waiting for my records as she wants to take a look at 'em i guess. anyway, there.
this morning, as i was having my ortho, my dad had a meeting with the current president of the PDA pque chapter i think, with the past president as well. as i said i'm too lazy to type all the details now but generally, according to my dad, the meeting went pretty well.
all the dentists we've been talking to want to see my record, those with the PDA mentioned above, Dra. Salamat (the one referred to me)... but h'yeah. the problem is that I think the only way we could get hold of a copy would be to have another set done (which will be given to my dr. and she'll give me my old results..but it has to be now as there hasn't been much movement pa)... OR maybe ask her to send it to me via e-mail or something. i don't know, she mentioned kasi something about uploading it to the computer eh. cos, basically, the thing is that we can't get my records from her as she would need them over the entire course of treatment.
This morning, we were talking nga with Dra. Nubla about the plus side of having Dra. C (the TMJ specialist we consulted in our place, read my previous blog - of surgery and ortho - for details) since she's much closer to our place. we could easily go to her for "emergency" cases. i was shocked to hear from Dra. Nubla that if we wanted, we could still go on and spend more time to think of it... wag daw namin siya intindihin. i was so shocked to hear that! Dra. T., she never even allowed us to go to another dentist, and the moment we got the records she even said that she would no longer accept me if we decide to have it done by her in the end. ang kapal! and to think di naman siya TMJ specialist. she's a plain orthodontist but she's trying to "grab" my case as i feel since di naman daw seryoso ung TMJ prob ko. I. DON'T.CARE. That's the chief complaint. That's what ought to be treated! anyway...... but here was my dentist, saying that. after us making that appointment to start treatment, after her getting the materials needed. i was so SHOCKED. it was then that i made it clear to her that I NEVER WANNA GO BACK TO THOSE 2 DENTISTS EVER AGAIN. it's her that i trust now, since the start actually (heck, i only went to those two cos i felt some force since it's nearer and i thought i would never be able to go back to her care). Thank God. and after all that happened, Dra. Nubla tells me not to worry about those things anymore, not to even think about it. lalo lang daw ako mastre-stress, triggering my condition. She said she'll just adjust to what's left and make the most out of it. She'll try to make things work. All she asked of me was to be cooperative. "...don't worry, di naman kita pababayaan eh..." she said.
Monday, June 02, 2008
first hospital exposure
Today, it's official. I'm now finally on my "break". a one-week break after 6 weeks of summer. one week which ought to be spent enrolling. but argh, the institution's getting on my nerves again. i've been there this morning to enroll and guess what, our grades haven't been released yet! so I can't enroll yet. a-nnoying! i had my mind set on finishing things up today for I might be busy over the week with dental appointments.. as I had said, the dentist's rushing on putting me on ortho right now... tho I don't know, I've decided to go back to Dr. Nubla whom I seem to trust more. the other just irritates me at the fact that she made me undergo surgery... when I don't really know if it's really necessary. and to think, my tita doesn't really know her that much pala. wow, thanks ha! thanks for referring someone you don't know much.
anyway, blogging about hospital duties....
for this summer, we've been scheduled to have 2 weeks of hospital exposure... or equivalent to 51 hours duty. first week (MTW), my sched was from 6AM to 12nn at the Aguilar ward. it was okay but the time seemed sooo long (actually, that part was pretty much constant whatever the sched was). the sad part was that on the second day (wednesday... it's just the second day cos monday was orientation), my patient had been discharged so I had to be assigned to another one. I was awaiting week 2 cos at least then, duty would start at 12nn (for MTW). It was quite hard having to leave the house at 5:15am, considering we had to be at the hospital 15 minutes before duty time.
MTW, 12nn-6pm slot. i thought it would be better for me but no, I actually prefer the morning slot. during these days, i felt so disoriented. i didn't know what time to eat, to dress up, etc..... i didn't know how to go about my "routine". Thankfully though, I was transferred to Station 3... the ward where Ge-An was. Not that I didn't have any company at the Aguilar ward but I just missed Ge-An. Sad that I was leaving ate Chris at the Aguilar ward but at least I was gonna be with Ge-An, Lani, Tabs! but the hard part at Station3 was that the Nurses' station was "secluded". Unlike in Aguilar ward, where we stayed "within" the Nurses' station, where we could just go ahead and get the patient's charts,... in Station 3, it didn't seem that way. We had to ask our CIs to get it for us... or sometimes, we even asked the nurses na... at times, the nurses would tell us to just go in but we didn't want to. it's like: nakakahiya. But basically, though I had friends with me, kadamay ko lang talaga sina Ge-An and my partner, Maricar. busy kasi si Lani eh, sobra! nurse na nurse na my gosh!while kami ni Ge-An, wala lang... tulala. haha. and, just as in the case of Ate Chris and I in the other ward, we also had nothing to say to each other. odd. as we had agreed, being in the hospital made us feel like we had been imprisoned, like we had been sent off to military school, or something. we felt like robots, like slaves. Sure, I was overwhelmed to be in a hospital... but not in this way, not as a nurse. I really am awaiting my "doctor days".
the Good News came. Wednesday.
the CIs gathered us around for a quiz and an announcement. NO DUTY ON FRIDAY. hoooray! we all wanted to shout for joy! we almost did until the CI quickly added: WALANG SISIGAW. whoops! talk about anticipation haha. yes, I guess we somehow forgot we were in a hospital.
6PM - 12MN. Thursday. This is definitely the shift for me. I was soooo hyper that my friends noticed. Ge-An kept laughing at me na nga eh... i was acting strangely, talking endlessly, being so hyper. night person talaga ako. haha. nocturnal. so was Lani that night, as she only had one patient as well. the funny part was when she was making fun out of the construction workers in the other building... haha oh no! Lani ha.tsktsktsk. And also, funny was when we tried to come up with ways to avoid "Maricar's situation" for the night. hahaha! oh the excuses, oh the tactics. Oh, and i'll never forget the memory of that nurse na naki-epal sa saya namin ni Ge-An as we found ourselves amazed at the hospital's windows... haha. and that lady who asked: "San ung papunta sa baba?" or something like that and Ge-An and I were so pissed that we wanted to reply: "Paano ka nakaakyat?!". haha.
Overall, I'm glad my last duty ended up this way, I'm glad it was this fun. i guess you could say it was basically was a night of laughter. haha. at least i'm not gonna be dreading the next duty as much as i would if it had been otherwise.
anyway, blogging about hospital duties....
for this summer, we've been scheduled to have 2 weeks of hospital exposure... or equivalent to 51 hours duty. first week (MTW), my sched was from 6AM to 12nn at the Aguilar ward. it was okay but the time seemed sooo long (actually, that part was pretty much constant whatever the sched was). the sad part was that on the second day (wednesday... it's just the second day cos monday was orientation), my patient had been discharged so I had to be assigned to another one. I was awaiting week 2 cos at least then, duty would start at 12nn (for MTW). It was quite hard having to leave the house at 5:15am, considering we had to be at the hospital 15 minutes before duty time.
MTW, 12nn-6pm slot. i thought it would be better for me but no, I actually prefer the morning slot. during these days, i felt so disoriented. i didn't know what time to eat, to dress up, etc..... i didn't know how to go about my "routine". Thankfully though, I was transferred to Station 3... the ward where Ge-An was. Not that I didn't have any company at the Aguilar ward but I just missed Ge-An. Sad that I was leaving ate Chris at the Aguilar ward but at least I was gonna be with Ge-An, Lani, Tabs! but the hard part at Station3 was that the Nurses' station was "secluded". Unlike in Aguilar ward, where we stayed "within" the Nurses' station, where we could just go ahead and get the patient's charts,... in Station 3, it didn't seem that way. We had to ask our CIs to get it for us... or sometimes, we even asked the nurses na... at times, the nurses would tell us to just go in but we didn't want to. it's like: nakakahiya. But basically, though I had friends with me, kadamay ko lang talaga sina Ge-An and my partner, Maricar. busy kasi si Lani eh, sobra! nurse na nurse na my gosh!while kami ni Ge-An, wala lang... tulala. haha. and, just as in the case of Ate Chris and I in the other ward, we also had nothing to say to each other. odd. as we had agreed, being in the hospital made us feel like we had been imprisoned, like we had been sent off to military school, or something. we felt like robots, like slaves. Sure, I was overwhelmed to be in a hospital... but not in this way, not as a nurse. I really am awaiting my "doctor days".
the Good News came. Wednesday.
the CIs gathered us around for a quiz and an announcement. NO DUTY ON FRIDAY. hoooray! we all wanted to shout for joy! we almost did until the CI quickly added: WALANG SISIGAW. whoops! talk about anticipation haha. yes, I guess we somehow forgot we were in a hospital.
6PM - 12MN. Thursday. This is definitely the shift for me. I was soooo hyper that my friends noticed. Ge-An kept laughing at me na nga eh... i was acting strangely, talking endlessly, being so hyper. night person talaga ako. haha. nocturnal. so was Lani that night, as she only had one patient as well. the funny part was when she was making fun out of the construction workers in the other building... haha oh no! Lani ha.tsktsktsk. And also, funny was when we tried to come up with ways to avoid "Maricar's situation" for the night. hahaha! oh the excuses, oh the tactics. Oh, and i'll never forget the memory of that nurse na naki-epal sa saya namin ni Ge-An as we found ourselves amazed at the hospital's windows... haha. and that lady who asked: "San ung papunta sa baba?" or something like that and Ge-An and I were so pissed that we wanted to reply: "Paano ka nakaakyat?!". haha.
Overall, I'm glad my last duty ended up this way, I'm glad it was this fun. i guess you could say it was basically was a night of laughter. haha. at least i'm not gonna be dreading the next duty as much as i would if it had been otherwise.
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