Familiar Faces

24th November (Monday) - While it may be a previously dull moment on Sunday, today we had admissions, but not so bad. But my mind felt like it's only half-awake, as it always does whenever I'm on noon duty and going to morning in the next day. But for patients' sake, I shall do my very best. 

I seemed to be glued to Datin because for three days I've been taking care of her. Not that I'm complaining but she's being really difficult by making odd requests. Argh, patience, patience, I've been handling her from the first time she entered and this is no difference, she's co-operative, just being slightly difficult.

Hnmm, I've never expected much out of myself, to tell you the truth. And for some reason my stomach seems to disagree with me today. God knows. I came back from a round of major stomach complain to find a phone call waiting for me. That's strange, I don't get much phone call since I'm pretty much 'invisible' most of the time, but what a pleasant surprise. It's an old patient of mine from two months back. I definitely still remember her, she's the cute lady with the bob-cut hair and whom had stayed for 10 days because of her drain spilling out a lot. Oh yes, I still remember every shift we changed bottles about 3 - 4 times. Aww, she wanted to bring lunch for us, unfortunately most people that she remembered had changed departments or left jobs. No matter, even though I told her she didn't need to bring lunch, she insisted and said she'll make it before the end of our shift. Well, it's the patience's kindness... Let's just wait til tomorrow and see what happens.

I thought having taken a chiffon cake and my porridge should help quell my gastric problem. Bzzt. For some reason near the end of my shift I ended up getting another gastric pain. Ohhhh. Dear God, why does it have to keep coming? I felt a severe pain at my abdomen and was clutching in pain near the end of my shift. Oh help. Thank God I already fixed an appointment with the Gatro Prof, I hope he'll be able to fix my gastric issues. No joke. My old patient once said to me that gastric can eventually lead to gastritis, and in worse case scenario, CA gastric. t Oh God, no, please no. I don't want any disease. 

Because of some issues, I had to rush to buy postal orders at the nearest shopping complex post office despite my gastric pain and who do I run into but old friends. I wonder how come I keep getting popped by surprises from familiar patients and old classmates? Must be a sign from God telling me to keep moving onwards... Sigh, I do miss my student life.