I saw my first Cesarian section today baby!!!

1 week of pediatrics rotations. And so far so good baby!!!

Its been a week

I started my first rotation today baby!!!

Yay!
I'm so excited.
I started my first rotation today with pediatrics.
1st day and we were already given assignments and presentations for tomorrow :(
Lucky for me the consultant is not mean
He's really nice
And this rotation is a duration of 6 weeks
The whole rotations both cores and electives are a total duration of 72 weeks
So my 72 weeks has started counting baby!!!
After that I'm through with med school
Then I have a whole lot of professional exams to write

I realised this(pediatrics- kids) is one of the most fragile fields in medicine alongside geriatrics (elderly people).
A good number of our patients today were babies and others children
The babies were so fragile
I think pediatrics is a bit complicated cos in cases of babies or kids that can't talk, they can't tell you what is wrong with them or their symptoms
You just have to go with what you see and the parent's observations
And confirm it with possible tests to diagnose
Right now I'm confused in what to specialise in, but I still have time to figure that out
I'm not so sure about specialising in pediatrics again, I'm changing my mind
When I do rotations in other fields I'll see the ones I like best or enjoy most
Till then I'll know
But for now I'll just focus on my rotations and on being a better medical student/doctor
I better go to sleep now
My first day went great
The only hitch was that I got tired from standing up for a long time
I have to get used to standing up for a long time cos stamina is needed as a doctor
Some surgeries take hours and I'll have to stand for even longer hours so I better get used to it now
Its 2:06a.m and I'm still up
I have to be at the hospital before 9a.m and its not close to my house
A good number of the kids had asthma and allergies, and one had a swollen thyroid gland
Some of my presentation topics are "Failure to thrive (FTT)", "Downs syndrome", "Edwards syndrome", "Patau syndrome".
Only me!!!
I better go to bed now before I wake up late
Nyte!!!

2 weeks to go before its rotation time baby!!!

I'm kinda excited the semester is almost over
Was posted in the Accident & Emergency (A & E) ward
It was okay, we saw a good number of cases
Worked on and improved my clerking skills
The doctors were quite nice and helpful
I guess maybe its cos we were not being evaluated by them
I have one exam next 2 weeks
After that exam I won't have to write any exams till my last final exam to graduate(still have professional exams to write)
Sheesh, medicine never ends
It will only be evaluations from our consultants
Will be starting rotations proper in september
I'm sooo excited
Time is moving fast and I love it that way
Can't wait to graduate

I've already planned out my rotations
Want to do the major/core rotations first
And after that I'll do some electives
I'm thinking of which one to start first
Being asking lots of questions
Wanted to start with Psychiatry but changed my mind cos its kinda depressing and will prefer to do one or two other before I do it
I thought of surgery too but realised it will be better to have a good knowledge of internal medicine first before doing it
So I've decided to do Pediatrics first

When it came to what specialty I wanted to take
I thought of Gynecology but my Aunt told me it was time consuming and very demanding & is best suited for an unmarried lady
I then thought of pediatrics but later realised kids are not easy to handle and understand
I thought of internal medicine
Surgery is out of the question cos I also want to have time for my family esp. my kids
I guess when I'm through with rotations I'll get a clearer view of what I really want to specialise in
I have less than 2 years to finish andd I'm so happy about that

The journey so far baby!!!

Medicine has always been what I've always wanted to study since I was a kid
It has always been my lifelong dream
To help others
To be able to reach out and to make a difference in this world
I come from a family with many health professionals
2 of my immediate uncles and their wives are doctors
Another of my immediate uncle's wife is also a doctor
My mom, her sister and their mom(my grandma) are also nurses
Most of my sibs are also medical students
So I guess there's a lot of inspiration and motivation around me

The journey so far has been both rocky and good
I've had my good times and bad times
I've had my moment of despair and moment of hope
I've had times when I wanted to give up and times when God told me not to
But I'm glad to be more than half way done
I'll use this blog to share my past experiences in the medical world, and as time goes on I'll share the present and future
This is more like an introductory piece

So what am I all about
Well I'm just a normal girl with hopes, dreams and aspirations like everyone else
And God has blessed me abundantly cos things he brings my way I sometimes wonder if I deserve them
Its amazing hhow I'm in the medical field cos as a kid I hated hospitals, drugs and injections
I was told when my mom had my younger brother I refused to enter the hospital with my family cos I was scared of doctors and drugs and injections
I'd cry and say "I don't want to see yotor, yotor will gimme inyection"
Right now I still have a problem with needles but I'm dealing with it cos I've reached that part where I'm supposed to do stitches and give injections and see surgeries
When I watch movies and there's a shooting or stabbing, I always close my eyes cos I can't handle the jknife piercing the victim or the shooting
My brother will be like "are you sure you can handle surgeries"
And I'm like "I'll definitely not specialise in surgery"
Doctors are expected to be strong and brave
I guess that will come in due time before I finish my training
So far the journey has been good
I'm learning to build my confidence cos that is very important
As I clerk my patients I improve with time