HOship - O&G posting - what to expect

 assalamualaikum w.b.t...


-the day i learn to bring more spare clothes-


coming from medical, i kinda hoped that O&G would be my second posting..
and somehow,, it happened! ahaha

kenapa nak O&G as second posting?
tahla..maybe sebab masa tu still fresh kot

baru je masuk dunia kerja, tapi otak undergrad tu masih ada lagi..
clinical knowledge masih fresh, semangat pun masih fresh - cuma real experience je belum ada

and somehow, i thought that was the perfect time to enter O&G..
sebab kalau blur, kalau overwhelmed, kalau rasa macam tak okay…

"issokayy to not feel okay"

baru second posting kan?
gitulah lebih kurang to husnuzon :D

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day 1: welcome to O&G :D
day 1 dah kena pekik >.<
and nope, that was definitely not the end of it

“dikkk, cepat ambik trolley tu! patient nak czer!”
“apa yang tercegat kat situ..patient nak push dah, cepat sikit!”
“dah ARM belum?”
“dah VE belum? Siapa verify?”
“dikkk, fundal la betul-betulll!”


allahuu sabauu 😂

basically…
the adrenaline started on day 1
and somehow continued until the very last day
HAHA .

O&G was the kind of posting where one day could feel like three days

pagi masuk wad/ labour room rasa macam dah lama hidup dekat situ
tengok jam -
eh, baru pukul 10? :D

there was always something happening
someone contracting.
someone bleeding.
someone nak push.
someone nak czer.
someone's CTG suddenly tak cantik.
and somewhere in between all that…

"siapa VE pt ni tadi?"
"MTP activated!"

despite us macam lipas kudung kejap pegang form kejap pegang perut pt kejap VE kejap berlari kejap - ehh japp belum solat, belum makan, belum refer baby
:D

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a posting full of hormones
if i had to describe O&G in three words:
Hormones. Emotions. Adrenaline.

lots and lots of adrenaline, and a bit lot more of hormones..haha
management dia sebenarnya, after some time, lebih kurang je untuk most patients..you will slowly start recognizing the pattern

but O&G is also a posting yang full of medicolegal issues
everything needs to be documented.
everything needs to be timed.
everything needs to be communicated.
everything needs to be very, very clear.
so perhaps..., thats the reason of all the chaos feelings

patient ada hormones sendiri
doctors ada hormones sendiri
nurses and midwives pun ada hormones sendiri
mix allll those in one labour room -
✨ O&G ✨

heee. :D

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but beneath all the rushing, shouting, sleepless calls, CTGs, VEs, ARM, emergency C-sections and endless adrenaline...,

i actually collected quite a lot of bittersweet memories there..
ngl some days were exhausting..
some days made me question why i voluntarily wished for O&G as my second posting in the first place :D

as someone yang freshly graduated, dont be too harsh on yourself.. jangan expect diri sendiri to be perfect.. allow yourself to feel a little lost, but always willing to learn..
kadang VE tak tepat
kadang perineal guard loose 
kadang fundal tak kuat
kadang suture tak cantik
kadang pt develop hematoma
kadang 3rd - 4th degree tear
kadang pt tak cooperative

everything can happen
allow some uneasy feelings to get through
you are not demanded to be perfect
atleast let yourself know that, even from yourself only; not from other people

some moments hurt
some gonna stayed with much longer than we expected
but there were always sweet memories too

“eh? ada sweet memories jugak?”

ofcourseee
mana-mana pun ada sweet memories
sometimes they don't simply happen
kita buat dia :D

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you don't necessarily get to choose whether a posting will be easy
you don't get to choose the people, the workload, the calls, or what kind of day is waiting for you behind those hospital doors

but somewhere between all the chaos, you still get to collect little moments that make the whole thing worth remembering..

between all the chaos and unknown, i met a lot of helpful seniors along the way..
seniors who taught, guided, corrected, and sometimes quietly made things a little easier when everything else felt overwhelming

O&G was stressful, no doubt..
there were days when the adrenaline never seemed to settle, and days when me felt like i was just trying to keep up..
but having people who were willing to teach and help made the journey a little less scary - and a lot more meaningful

maybe that's another thing housemanship slowly taught me:
an uneasy posting doesn't necessarily mean a bad journey..sometimes, the people you meet along the way make all the difference

and O&G?
it was loud.
it was tiring.
it was emotional.
it was chaotic.
it was very, very hormonal. :D
and somehow, despite everything,
im glad i was able to go through it

overall rate?
sebab i takminat o&g, the rate will not valid :p haha
hadap je..
oke je everything insyaAllah <3

rate: 3/5

xoxo,
yanie

HOship - medical posting - what to expect

 assalamualaikum w.b.t...


1st meal on day 1 at 2300H


its been sooo long since i last sharing kat sini..
after finish medschool and started my HO-ship rasanya i rarely mencurah disini :D

now me dah esok lusa nak start new journey ni, lemme share my 2cents of my HO journey here..
untuk kenangan diri sendiri and if anyone rasa nak baca sharing ehe

so,,,
my 1st posting as houseman was in medical department..
a department that i love waktu i intern (2017) as well as waktu i medical school

minat bukan sebab its easy, tapi ramai yang i jumpa baik2 in medical department..haha
even waktu i internship back in 2017 pun, i jumpa lots of nice people in medical department..

before anything, i would say that i sangat glad i dapat medical as my 1st posting :D

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so, where should i begin >,< banyak nak share ni

i started my junior Dr journey at ward perempuan medical..
it was exciting + scary at the same time
before this as medical student selalunya tengok je Drs buat apa kan..kita tunggu nak sign cop je..
but the reality is now before my eyes..

in medical, leader ho yang akan divide duk ward mana, jaga cub mana etc..
and waktu my batch begin our posting tu actually tengah ada takde je ho..cukup, tapi tak ramai..cukup2 makan jela..takdela tak cukup sangat..

my 1st cubicle - acute cubicle
ada senior sorang situ, tapi senior pulak EL on my 1st day kerja tu..maka yeah..im all alone di acute cubicle 
tapi i asked another senior to come and guide me jugak..sebab acute cubicle, i dont wanna do anything 'not wise'on my day 1.. and i dont want to cari pasal with my superiors as well..prevention is better than cure remember?

so my 1st day i just review, sign cop medications je..still adapting to the system itself..

my day 2 - speed on top already..on day 2 dah start jaga cubicle sendiri2, and my 1st task was peritoneal tapping..my MO need to go to clinic that morning, and the only ho for that particular cubicle was me..so nak taknak i jela yang ada to settle all the active plan before tengah hari..

so begitulah..did my peritoneal tapping as 1st 'huge task'on day 2..

after that, takde apa dah alasan boleh bagi..buat je semua..the key is, buat je..under kewarasan maksima and be humble enough to ask if u dont know ofcourse..jangan memandai buat apa yang u pun unsure..

as for me, plus point a bit is, sebab most of the procedures i biasa buat waktu i intern back in 2017..so bila kena buat ituini, i just ingat balik back in 2017 je..alhamdulillah..

the hardest part is - to understand the system itself..what do's and donts..
u just came in a biggg company (kkm) which has different branch (hospitals)..and each branch ada rules dia masing2..
waktu medical school, u practical at different kind of hospital..rules in each pun lain2..so u will be confused by time nak buat anything tu eh tiber kena marah sebab salah ituini..

and that's where the kind senior is needed actually..
and im blessed with ramai kind seniors alhamdulillah..

what i disappointed the most is, bila kena marah out of nowhere without any input..
"u are wrong, but i dont wanna tell u which part, and what to do to make it correct"
begitulah umpamanya..
thats the most saddest part..

medical is a nice posting to begin ur housemanship..as u will learn most of the basic procedures here..
branula, ABG, blood cns, peritoneal tapping, cvl insertion, femoral catheter, artline, cpr, intubation etc2..everything ada sini..

oh lupa, i started my HO waktu bulan puasa..so, the struggle is kinda real..
tapi sebab busyyyyy maka puasa pun tak terasa sangat..sebab memang baseline tak sempat nak makan pun..so puasa je..

best part is - dapat makanan free (bayar, tapi sikit sangat kena bayar tu for the whole 1 month)
so everytime waktu buka puasa kitorang ambik foods kat pantry, makan ramai2..
tiberr ada yang collapsed, lari pun berjemaah to cpr pt..
bitterSweet memories indeed..

pernah sekali taksempat pun nak berbuka..pukul 8pm still lagi struggle duk cari vein edematous pt yang tengah unstable..sudahnya jam 12am baru balik..
yes, i balik jam 11pm paling awal waktu kat medical posting..
1st posting, tengah risau tertinggal kerja etc lagi..but sometimes memang the whole situation itself yang tak membenarkan to balik awal..serba salah, so stay je to complete kerja..balik just to shower, tidur kejap then bangun pergi kerja lagi..

there's a lot memories to share satu2..insyaAllah if sempat i share satu2 yang mana lekat di memori in another entry..

papepun, medical posting has its own soft spot to me..
the one that teach me on how to be a real Dr..
cc to my helpful seniors and superiors too..dalam 2,3 yang bagi upset tu, ramaii lagi yang sangat3 membantu alhamdulillah..

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what to expect in medical posting as fresh grad Dr?
-u will be crying on how to understand the system itself, srsly..the hardest part of the growth is to understand the system..so inhale, learn slowly..dont expect to know everything in a day..u will understand, but not in a day.. take ur time..
-branula? okay je if takdapat awal2, sekali poke..we will always wanna do everything at one go.. if dapat on one try, alhamdulillah..if not, its normal..dapat pulak ur 1st pt is an edematous esrf pt..lagila kena be nice to urself <3
-other procedures? dont rush everything.. u will learn, u will get that opportunity..take ur time, takperlu gopoh..but always willing to learn

rate: 4/5



xoxo,
yanie