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Sigh.

I am exhausted. The past week has been really busy except on Thursday. A few sick patients on the ward, one ended up in CCU. Another patient has worsening kidney function, and is extremely septic....he is brewing bacteria in his urine, and blood. The only antibiotics that the bacteria is sensitive to are gentamicin and tazocin. We really have to keep a close eye on his kidneys. So everyday, I will have to speak to the pharmacist and the microbiologist about what is best to do. It doesn't get any easier, especially when both of them have conflicting opinions.

Friday wasn't particularly busy. But I had to escort a patient down for a CT scan, just in case I need to sedate him for the procedure. Strangely, the patient was very cooperative and he was really not abusive at all! (I got a bruise on my arm last week because of him). I spent nearly an hour at the radiology department. When I arrived back at the ward, so many other things had to be sorted out. I had to speak to a patient and his family about his liver biopsy result. Informing them the result was quite scary, I have to say. I had to recompose myself and think about what I was going to say and how I was going to do it. There was a huge group of them, all very anxious to know of the result. Unfortunately, the result wasn't a good one. =(

I left work at a ridiculous time of 7.30 pm (everyday except Thurs)!! 2 and a half hours later!!!!! I know, I know, lots of other doctors back home work longer than me...but over here, finishing 2 hours later is against the law. haha.

Finishing late + eating crap + half spring/summer weather = intermittent GI disturbance + hay fever + watery eyes + exhaustion. Believe it or not, I fell asleep halfway through Pirates of The Carribean 3! (ssshhh!!! But I have to say the show was quite boring and too long).

I felt like shit on Friday. I had to cancel my trip down to Ayr to visit SzeLeng.

Now it is Sunday......arrghh....will be on call for the next 7 days. Great!