I have not been posting for a while because it's been busy - honours submission, assignments due, exams preparation, clinics and lectures. It's been quite a roller-coaster ride for me. First, I have decided to withdraw from Honours. I don't want to get into the details but suffice to say, this was a decision that was difficult to make and I'm just glad that it is done... Now I can concentrate on what is important to me - MBBS.
I had my turn at the Birth Unit. It was a very interesting experience but a long week. Waiting for the birth of a baby is a long process... I have been to 2 deliveries so far and they took more than 12 hours to deliver. I know this is normal but until you are sitting there listening the the fetal heart beat, measuring mum's BP, temp, heart rate every 30 minutes, you won't realise how long those hours are. I'm not blind to the fact that mum is obviously in significant discomfort (Thank god for epidurals) but having to sit there and do the observations every 30 minutes is just tedious... Having said that, I'm glad to experience it cos' you do form some sort of a attachment to mum and family because in those 12 hours or more, you would have ample time to talk to them. So in a way, you become drawn into the family circle even if it's for that 12 hours or so. You learn bout the sister who is klutz in the family or grandpa who refused to ask for directions, husband who snores and so on...
I manage to witness a normal vaginal delivery and boy! am I glad I'm not a woman... Husbands out there listen up... You bloody hell make sure you support your wife throughout the pregnancy and delivery because I'm sure if you were in their position, you would be screaming your head off... Just imagine a grapefruit passing through your anus and that's putting it mildly. So don't complain when your wife ask you to drive and pick up jelly donuts in the middle of the night. The other delivery I saw was meant to be a normal vaginal delivery. However at the last minute, baby's heart rate was dropping and remained low. We had to call for a code so that we can deliver the baby by emergency C-section. Baby came out screming and crying but mum was in a bit of a trouble because her blood pressure became low and was not breathing properly and thus was transferred to the ICU. But I'm happy to say that both mum and bubee are doing well.
I'm so glad that O&G is over - I passed the exams! Don't get me wrong I did enjoy myself in the Birth Unit and most of the lecturers were fantastic but I can't imagine myself doing it for a career.
I just got the results for my intern allocation next year - I was not allocated to the hospital that I have been training in for the past 4 years... I'm going to Newcastle... Initially I freaked out cos' I know nothing about Newcastle. I was wondering when I have to move over there, where should I look for apartments, how am I getting there from Sydney and so on. However, after speaking to the hosp admin and a couple of seniors who are working there, I'm much calmer... I know some may say for goodness sake that's still a few months away but you have to understand that I'm a CONTROL FREAK! I need to know stuff. I don't like to be OUT OF CONTROL. Anyway, today is my final day of my 1 week break... I went around Sydney taking photos during my break...It was good fun. I'll post it on my gallery soon. Tomorrow marks my first day in my last examinable term - Psychiatry.
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