Saturday 26/11/05

It's Saturday again.But there are really not much difference between any other days.Seems the same to me.

I went to see a normal delivery 2 days ago.That was my first time seeing a baby delivered through the birth canal.It was amazing.When I reached the labour room the baby's head was already emerging from the uterine cervix.And then an incision had to be made to make the outlet bigger so that the baby can be pushed out faster.The mother was in so much pain and that remind me of my mother how much she have suffered to give birth to me.How much pain and agony there was for her cos she is a small woman with small frame and for small women there are more complications suffered by them.

After the baby was out he was quickly cleaned and handed over to the pediatrician to chek his status.Like his reflex,his breathing,his scrotum,palmar creases,etc.And soon was draped and handed over to the mother who sees him for the first time.That moment felt wonderful even to the eyes of the bystanders :)

And now I thank mo mother more than i ever can ever thank her for bringing me to life.

Oedema

It's FRIDAY!And boy am I glad.Last night I went for another singing practice and about 10 other friends were there to watch the practice.It went well.Cant wait till next weekend.

Today there's no morning posting since today is the Indian National Filariasis Day.And this means we are not seeing any patients today.Community medicine posting is fun but very tiring.But at least I have been doing quite a lot of practices doing the general examination and prescription writing.

Today I feel like mentioning something on edema.It means swelling.This swelling is not due to any bruise or bumps we seldom come across.But edema is usually associated with some very dangerous diseases like heart disease and kidney failure.Usually oedema occur in the legs where they are the more dependent parts of the body.The problem in oedema is that the heart is not able to pump the blood around the body as quickly as it should. This means there is a continual backlog of blood in the veins, and fluid seeps from the blood into the tissues,being concentrated by gravity in the lower legs.Some people may miss this and think that it is a normal thing or just you putting on weight and it is very important to look out for any signs of swellings on your body parts.

Oedema may be missed but it is very important that we all know a little about it.You might detetct some diseases at their early stages and this can prevent things from being too complicated at the end.

Monday 7/11/05

I went to another rural clinic today and here they also have a kindergarten in the same room.The room was small.About 15 to 20 children between 3 to 6 were there in the clinic/kindergarten and they were all so cute.There were these 3 little girls who were entertaining my friends and I when we were there.They asked us if they can dance and they were dancing and singing the whole time and they were just too cute!

Saturday 5/11/05

It's the 3rd day of Eid today.And I'm still very tired from cooking for the first 2 days of Eid.I had fun cooking.I love to cook.Yesterday I received 2 Eid cards from my family.1 was from mom and dad and another was from my 9 year old sister.She drew a picture of me and hers.And another picture of hers crying.She wrote next to it that she's crying because she misses me so much and I couldn't join her during Eid at home.I was deeply touched and I cried too.I miss my family too much now.

A day before Eid I went to visit the old folks home.It was a sad to see them.I get to chat with a few of them.None of them looked as if they are getting senile or anything.They were healthy and they were glad to have us as visitors.1 of the ladies was my classmate's grandmother and if anyone ever knew that I leave her there behind I surely will be so embarrased.

Most of the ladies and gents there lived alone before they came to this home.They are a little glad that they are in that home because they find it to be a much better place to be compared when they have to be all alone by themselves.We might think that it's inhumane to leave your old folks in this home but come to think of it.They might have a better life there.As they will have someone to talk to.Like being young again.Like us staying in hostels and mixing up with people our age.And I think most of them there think the same.

But there were a few who regretted it too much and they are just giving up hope to live.They are much too sad to be left out and sent there and never been visited by their own family members.It is most unfortunate and i hope never will I ever turn down my parents or any of my family members to any of these places.

Before we left we handed them gifts and 1 of the ladies gave me flowers that Indians use to stick into the hair bun and I tied it to my hair.It surely was a good experiance and I'm planning to go back there once again before i leave Manipal for good.