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Big City Doc: November 2007
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Thursday, November 29, 2007. Today, I just wanted to disappear. To be invisible. To not be in anyone's consciousness. To cease to exist. Not forever but for just 30 minutes. I wanted a break even from myself and my own feelings. I just had an exhausting day in the ER. It was not more busy than usual but everything just had to be a little bit more difficult than usual. Posted by BigCityDoc at 7:56 PM.
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Big City Doc: July 2007
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Was that the best decision ever! I had always been interested in a career in international health. Call me a romantic. Call me an idealist. One part of me thinks I can save the world. Of course, this is, at the very least, a couple of years away. But suddenly I had a goal again. Something to work for. Something I'm genuinely excited about. And, of course, there are many obstacle...Great Expecta...
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Big City Doc: July 2008
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Sunday, July 20, 2008. The tears well up still and they probably will continue to come from wherever they come from. A part of me does not want it to end - lest I forget her totally. But that cannot be possible. Where did I hear that - relationships don't end with death? I look forward to the day when the grief finally fades away and turns to joy. Posted by BigCityDoc at 8:51 PM. Great Expectations in the Big Apple.
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Big City Doc: March 2007
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Wednesday, March 14, 2007. I haven't posted in a while and there's good reason. Internship has finally caught up with me. The sleep deprivation and overall exhaustion has finally worn me down. It's not even the physical aspect of it all. I'm a bit superstitious and despite all of my so-called scientific training, I believe in miracles. I believe today God saw that maybe I was getting a little bit desperate. So I...
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Big City Doc: June 2009
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Wednesday, June 24, 2009. So here I am. In a few days, I'm going to be a fellow. At the tail end of my residency, I can't believe how the years just rolled by. I've come a long way from being that lost intern three years ago. Posted by BigCityDoc at 9:30 PM. Great Expectations in the Big Apple.
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Big City Doc: October 2006
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Thursday, October 12, 2006. My ICU rotation is coming to an end. And today I caught myself saying the strangest thing to my fellow intern. I said, "What a sad day - two people are dying today." As soon as the words flew out of my mouth, I realized how strange that must sound if taken out of context. This is an interesting time in which we live. This is an interesting profession in which I work. There are days wh...A few...
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Big City Doc: February 2009
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Wednesday, February 11, 2009. It's not them. Maybe, I should spend more time with the drug addict (it takes a lifetime, a herculean effort to get over an addiction after all). Maybe, we in the medical profession learn to let go and let patients do what they want. Maybe I don't spend enough time explaining everything that's going on to my patients. Posted by BigCityDoc at 8:06 PM. Great Expectations in the Big Apple.
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Big City Doc: November 2006
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Monday, November 06, 2006. I am now back home in Manila for a much deserved vacation. I've been looking forward to this for weeks and weeks. It couldn't have come at a better time too - right after the toughest rotation thus far (working as night float) and just when it's starting to get really chilly in New York too. Exemption from travel tax and terminal fees? Help in repatriating my body just in case? The five pesos ...
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Big City Doc: March 2009
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Long calls, night shifts, sleep deprivation - the surreal life of a medical resident. Tuesday, March 10, 2009. I've been working nights for the past two weeks and, for the most part, it has been slow. I am the senior resident on call at night and only get busy when the junior resident is capped with patients or if other services, such as surgery or rehab medicine, need a medical consult. But those are rare in the middle of the night. Posted by BigCityDoc at 7:01 AM. Great Expectations in the Big Apple.
