Apologies!!!

Goodness me!!

Hey friends, it's been 6 months I blogged...*bb can't watch*. Honest fact is I missed blogging but had to face the struggle of the internship. It got the better part of me.
Hope all's forgiven???? Yes? Wiiiii!!!! No? *raised eyebrow* shrug!

Soooo It's a done deal: I officially became a doctor 18.06.2011

The feeling was just something else and I give it all to God because looking back, thinking back just points towards Gods work in my life. And I give him all the praise.

L-R: Dr. Ebube, Dr. Nana, Dr. Hirra & I (Proudly Nigerians)

Here's to a brighter & better future, God's favor and guidance in the next chapter!

Much Love

Tis the season

The final month of the well worn calendar

Has turned over at last

The twelfth image of the year is with us

To refresh the dark December house

Lit up with fairy lights and innocent angels

Whatever your conscience or faith

A time for family and all our forgiveness

Because loneliness is more painful

The festivities bring unity

And delight to cherubic faces

Who get on for once.

Merry Christmas and a Happy holidays to you all. Hope we end the year with a big BANG!!!!

Love always

Maidstone experience

It is the county town of Kent, 55 minutes away from London via train. It's quite small and quiet with the town center being the busiest. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see the nightlife, which weirdly it's on Thursdays.

My favorite place to be asides home/hospital was the town center (high street & mall), it had most of the shops you'll find in London and it wasn't all about shopping but window shopping :-)
Something strange happened  the first day I went to the center, this was after work 4-5ish. the center looked almost empty at first I was like maybe today isn't the day, but shops were closing as well. In my mind I was like really business is that bad that you are closing early, anyways I kept on walking and going into shops that were still opened, got carried away in House of fraser. I heard an announcement that the store was closing, took my stuff and headed to the bus stop. Not knowing how to read the time schedule I just sat alone at the stop. Sat for up to an hr  when I decided to ask a shop owner/attendant what time the bus comes he laughed and said love you've missed the last bus. Say WHat?!! LOL imagine this, buses finish running by 6pm weekdays & Saturdays & doesn't run Sundays. Used a cab home ha ha.

My weekends were mostly in London seeing loved ones, couldn't afford to stay back, most people that I got acquainted with don't even stay in Maidstone so it'd be a boring weekend. The weekend I did stay back we (students) were asked to work weekends which wasn't as bad as I had imagined, but going back to the house reminded me about how boring it was *everyone in the house works 7days a week*.

P.S: Tis the season to be Merry. Back in London!
xoxo

Settling

Leaving Hungary to England for my rotation was the best feeling for several reasons: needed a break from the university environ, to meet up with my family and the so obvious... to be in an English speaking country. 

Got a placement in Maidstone hospital Kent, 55mins away from London. In preparation for the move, I tried to cover all areas of my need, the cost of accommodation, transport & feeding. Anyways it felt so easy and I was just ecstatic. After getting in and trying to sort everything, taking me to my room was a SHOCK!!! For a split second I thought I was in the project *not that I've been to one, but from the movies *. Immediately I was heartbroken & angry, the thought of staying there for 2 months made me shed tears *no kidding*. So many things were just wrong with it, that I couldn't even think of managing it; there was no internet (which was meant to be included), putting on a hairdryer/straightener trips the electricity of the whole building, the place stinks & the icing on the top that made me mad was I was asked to pay £500/month (for a 2 months stay). Long story short, I got another place that was closer to the hospital, a family house with lovely people *Bless them* for £65/week (bills inclusive+internet).

Then to think that, that was the end of my problems and me beginning to settle down, the academics people called me to say since am not staying there I'll have to pay £125/week for the placement (program that lasts 8 weeks)upfront. At that point I couldn't just believe my ears, all these things were new to me, and I remember asking them for all the details concerning the placement so I could inform my dad who doesn't pluck money from the backyard. Anyways after 3 weeks of communicating back and forth I was able to settle down and face what took me there. Phew!

All the hustling aside, I won't say Maidstone was fun but it was different, it was alright. The people there are friendly and amazed that I left an English speaking country to a non-English speaking country to obtain a medical degree * I won't just get to that, cause it's a topic on it's own*

Next post will be about Maidstone experience...stay tuned.
Happy weekend yayyy!!!

xoxo 

Burn out

Just want to share some most recent stuff before I bore you with deets on my practice.

Presently in Hungary. Came back to take my exams in Surgery and Paediatrics. Took the last bit yesterday and you guessed right...AM FREAKING DONE!!!! *sigh*

So so tired of reading and practice,was so close to getting depressed so decided to give myself a months break from everything starting from today. :o)
But I'll like to thank God for seeing me through since January this year from 5th yr exams and straight unto 6th yr practice + exams. Wouldn't have made it without HIM.

Will still work on my thesis from time to time, the deadline to submit is 1st March. Thesis title: Effects of Insulin resistance on the cardiovascular system.

Yeah that's about it....
 xoxo

Hubba hubba

Hello dear readers...How have y'all  been? Christmas is around the corner and I suppose we are all rounding up stuffs at school or work, getting gifts for loved ones etc. *Happy planning*

I have been on hiatus since my last post cause of practice and a troublesome laptop but for what it's worth I missed blogging. But hey!!! I am back and will update y'all with the deets :-)

I'll leave you with something to ponder on: How can you help yourself and your community health-wise?

xoxo

Backward never.

Hey been a while, hope y'all are doing great.

I have no excuse for not blogging oh...actually I do.lol
For some time my lappy has been misbehaving and obviously I have to act distant from it, I don't enjoy using it anymore :-( *so blame it on my lappy*

Anywho completed my surgery 2 weeks rotation 2 weeks ago basically I was inactive during that rotation so I won't say I learnt anything. Right after Neurology things haven't been the same, the library doesn't seem appealing neither do my books. Been a lazy bum, stay in bed all day, watch series, movies or cartoon.

So yeah that's about it. Looking forward to start another fun experience in the hospital. Finally left what I will call my home (debrecen) and it's helloooo London and by Monday it will be goodbye London hello Kent. :-)
So glad to be somewhere different after so long and also surrounded by family and before I forget I get to communicate in ENGLISH. Yippeyy!!!!! *ever imagined yourself being happy about english?*

Taking the path of moving forward.

Yeah yeah stay tuned for more....

 

Happy new month!

Howdy my friends?!

I started another 2 weeks in Paediatrics and was attached to surgery yet again :( but it's not as bad as surgery itself.
Went in on Monday and by Tuesday I was told I didn't have to come in, but how can that happen? Eh? Efriko like me *jokes*. Anyways will have to force myself on my tutor *not what you think* gotcha* lol.

Asides rotation it's all dull around here. Need spontaneity in my life right about now.

BTW Cheers to a new month and another chance for us to get things right!!!


P.S: think I want to start putting up pics alongside messages---too much writing can get boring don't you think?

Much loove from me->you

Surgery

Hey guys. So Am done with my 2 weeks surgery rotation and all I can say is that it's DEF not for me lol. It's all crazy in the OR.
Btw no one got to steal my surgery again. And I did my second call. This time around it was just me on night duty and it was hell. Have you ever been sleep deprived? Do you know how that feels? It's unbearable!!! I was in the OR for 6 hours retracting, battling with nature, having back pain & battling with nature again lol. I couldn't take it seriously. During the surgery & sleep deprivation I made a very major decision in my life that I will not specialize in surgery. I love my sleep and flexibility lol. Phew!!

What can I say about my 2 weeks? So far I didn't learn anything, and nothing was expected of me except showing up for my scheduled surgery & call. *such a pity*. It's left to me to sort myself out surgically lol.


Interesting fact: Cardiac surgery was founded in Dote *nice huh* (saw it on pubmed)

That's all for now. How's the weekend going? Have a superb 1 xox

Low down

Hey guys, howdy?!

Surgery surgery lets see where do I even start from ...hmm. Low down:

1. Always be on time meaning by 7.30am I should be at the ward for rounds.
I get scheduled for morning surgeries so it's all about hanging around the OR so once its free I jump in to scrub, by the way you remember episodes in greys anatomy how Christina fights for surgeries I never understood why the interns fight for it but I get the whole deal now it's considered a PRIVILEGE to assist. This is what happened on Wednesday I was scheduled for my first surgery and after getting to the department as early as 7.40 ish I sat down for a while, dozed a bit, waited for the OR to be free and when it was my turn to scrub in you won't believe what I was told.....hmm the surgeon told me that I can't scrub in because the dude standing in front of  me wants to be a surgeon but I can observe. Oh Yes!!! (in his own words) lol. At that point I was so tired, sleepy and not thinking straight just wanted to go home or somewhere fun like the mall lol. Anyway as soon as I stepped out the OR it hit me, the surgeon didn't give me any choice, he never considered if I want to be a surgeon too. That wasn't fair and there was nothing I could do about it (it's his OR) well there was, talk to the dude about it to give me a heads up before he steals my surgery behind my back. Since then I haven't seen the dude.

Well I got scheduled for surgery the next day, no one was there to steal that lol, scrubbed in, had a small conversation with the surgeon. He mentioned where we were operating ==> thyroid gland region (multiple mass/goiter). Anesthesiologist had jokes, having fun & making me laugh. Operation started, I did my job retracting, the surgeon took his time to explain what he was doing, asked a few questions here and there. We were on our 3rd hour when suddenly I felt woozy and the nurse came to my rescue lol took me to a gurney gave me water to drink and allowed me to rest for a while. After some minutes I went back to the OR asking if they needed me lol (feeling all strong again) fortunately for me they asked me to go home and eat.  2. Eat before you begin any case.


Had my very first 12 hour call yesterday from 8pm to 8am this morning. Thank goodness I wasn't the only one, kinda cool. But imagine we got to share a single bed lol we managed quite alright though but it was funny seeing the bed knowing we were 2 on duty (usually its 1 person). Prior to the call we both had dreams that it was gonna be a busy night for us, jumping from one OR to the next (wasn't hoping for that). We fell asleep and by past 12 midnight heard the phone ring in my sleep lol  operation starting soon headed there and I observed the operation,the patient had umbilical hernia, hepatitis infection with cirrhosis one has to be careful about the hepatitis=>infectious. The surgeon was great enough to explain and it was a fast one end result is a man with no umbilicus but has other things to worry about like the hep.

The night call went on nicely slept till 7 this morning and its ON to the next person! :-)

Yours truly
Mee :-)