I finally clerked a patient with depression!!

I've just started doing my psychiatry rotation recently.. well, when I say recently, it means about a month already.. haha.. I've been trying to talk to patients with depression, just because I need a depressed patient for my exams.

I was quite happy that the 1st patient I talked to has depression with suicidal ideation. She was admitted because she took an overdose, trying to end it all. But, sadly, she only talked to me for 5 minutes and she REJECTED me.. *sob*.. (it usually takes a minimum of 40mins to clerk)

She was my 1st patient and I didn't expect it to go wrong.. I mean at least let me talk to her longer.. I don't know if I've offended her or something, she just didn't want to tell me her stories.. haiz.. and because of that, I actually got scared of clerking psycho patients.. I did not go into wards for several days, I planned my days with home visits and whatever I can think of, just NOT clerking..

Then I realized that I really need to clerk.. again, I went to another ward, and they ask me to speak to this patient.. and again.. with depression.. as expected.. it didn't last for more than 15mins.. That was my 2nd clerking!!!!!!!! How can that be possible????? During the 15mins, he was talking to me with his eyes shut.. because he said that he is toooooo tired.. and he mumbles.. and can't really get the whole picture of his story.. sad sad again..

Finally.. today.. I spoke to a depressed patient for about 1 hour!!!!!!!! and i think i got most of his story!!! damn satisfying!!! weeee!!!!!!!!!!!

Sad CNY in UK..

Haiz.. CNY in UK .. seriously.. was shitty.. well.. I did go out with friends for reunion dinner and things like that.. but then it didn't feel like CNY.. Partly because we've got to go to hospital the next morning.. really sad sad CNY..

But we did have great time together.. more like a gathering than reunion dinner.. and the chinese food here can never be as good as in Malaysia.. *missing home*.. Haiz haiz haiz..

And then during the weekend.. I went back to my ex-flat mates.. and we had steamboat!!! that was great.. and thanks to my lovely brother.. I've got yee sang to eat.. He posted it over for me.. hehe.. Then we played Texas poker till like 2 or 3am.. coz my friend has da poker chips.. haha.. i lost some money though.. just a few pounds lar.. hahahaha..

Yummy!! Yee sang!!!!

My 20th Birthday!!

ok.. 1st of all.. don't scold me for not posting anything since 2009.. haha.. sorry sorry.. =p

My friends in Bristol threw a surprise party for me on my birthday.. they booked a karaoke room in one of the chinese restaurants.. In fact, I think my boyfriend was the master mind.. so I thought I should post the pictures..=p

Haha.. just because I'm lazy to type.. hehe..

me and my ex-flat mates..

my medic friends..

then, he suddenly appeared without telling me..

Argh..

present from him..

so.. we had great fun singing through the night..!!! *memories*

talking to patients with alzheimer's???+ a bit deaf..

I gotta clerk patients.. yeah.. n it's respiratory week.. well.. I dun mind talking to patients, but it would b better if they could answer my questions.. I need the answers to present their history!!!

Well this old lady, lying on da bed looked a bit distress n pale..otherwise fine.. ya... that's the patient i'm clerking..

" Hi, mrs.X.. can we have a chat wit u??" I said..
" what????? I CANT HEAR U.."

Gosh.. gotta repeat.. again n again.. the finally said ok.. no prob..

So.. her it goes..

" Mrs.X, can u tell us what brought u into the hospital?" ---standard question to start with..

" erm.. erm..."

After a minute.. she said.." I dont noe.. erm erm.. I live down the street.. juz by da corner.. do u noe bristol??"

" Yes, we do, we study there.." ( we are at a completely different place.. Weston which is an hour away..)

" I live in bristol.. yeah yeah.."

" so do you noe y u are here??"

" erm .. erm... i fainted that day.. i live juz down da road.. i live in bristol.. i used to live in Weston.. It's a very nice place.. Do u noe weston??"

" Yes, we do.. it's a really nice place.."

" Yaya.. I lived in Uppingham.. It's a very nice place.. I lived with this guy.. he has got 2 cute boys.. n i like them alot.. "

" U mentioned u lived in Uppingham.. wut was ur job then??" ( we were trying to noe whether she was previously exposed to any form of pollutant tat might damage her lungs..)

" well, I live wit this man.. he's got 2 boys.. they are sooo cute.. I like them a lot.. we live in a small house in Uppingham.. Do u noe Uppingham? It's a very nice village.."

" No, we dunno about uppingham, so wut have u been doin in uppingham? wut do u work as?"

" erm.. I work for tis man.. he's got 2 boys.. they are so cute.. I like them alot.. i work for them in Uppingham.. It's a very nice place.. It's such a nice place.. Do u noe uppingham??""

GOD!!! YES WE NOE!!!WE DUN HAVE TIME.. JUZ ANSWER OUR QUES!!!
pantience.. patience..

" yes, we noe uppingham.. but we've never been there.. can u tell us a bit about ur condition.."

" erm.. erm..." (long pause..) I tot she cant hear me tat's y.. so i repeated my question..

" do u noe what happened to u when.." I haven even finished my sentence and she interrupted..

" I'm thinking!!... erm erm.. i live in bristol juz down da road.. n i used to live in weston.."

Yeah.. it went on n on.. until her ex-husband came to visit her..

so i said to the man.. like.. sorry.. we are 2nd year medic... bla bla bla.. chatting wit her.. bla bla bla n that old lady suddenly said.." he's deaf!! He cant hear u..!!He's very deaf.."

n i suddenly felt weird coz i've been speaking to some1 hu cant hear me.. gosh.. then the man told the lady.. " Oh, U still remember tat i'm deaf.."

Ok.. so he can hear.. ( he's wearing hearing aids..) n then oni he told us that she's got alzheimer's...
Haiz.. we wouldnt have spoken to her if we've noted about it earlier.. so at the end we've got nothing out of her.. except that she's living in bristol n used to live in uppingham.. AND she's got alzheimers..

I hate my house in UK......

It has been 2 months since i came back to tis bloody place.. I moved out of halls and I'm staying in a private flat.. 355 pounds per month.. and yet.. there's soooooooo much problems with tis stupid flat..

!st.. the heater.. when we 1st moved in the heater is not working.. so we called da agency to get it settled.. n it was sorted quite easily.. but.. now.. the boiler is not working.. there's steaming hot water at da 1st 3 seconds and it goes off..torturous!!! again.. we called them up and they sent some1 over on da next week.. so imagine us bathing with cold water everyday.. i hate hate hate it.. then eventually they came.. tried to fix it.. but failed.. he said he need to ask another man to come over and have a look.. so the other man came da next day.. and he still cant sort it out.. so he said he THINKS there's a prob. with 1 of the expensive spare parts and will come back in a day or 2.. and he did.. n finally out boiler is fixed.. and now.. no heater!!!!!!!!! ANNOYING!!! we cant get both boiler n heater i dunno y.....?? then we called them up n they fixed it.. but.. no hot water again.. as expected.. and on the day when the boiler guy came.. miraculously, everything worked perfectly fine.. we have hot water n heater.. Y?????? i have n idea.. but we are happy to get both.. so it doesnt matter.. But.. da prob. is.. our hot water goes hot n cold n hot n cold... but we din call them up again.. we are affraid if our heater stopped working again.. so till now.. we've been surviving without constant hot water!!!!!!!!!!! haiz..... i dunno how are we going to go thru winter.... gosh.. save me..

now da internet... supposingly we will get da internet 3 weeks after subscription.. but.. we din.. up till now(since late september).. we din.... we hav been trying to ring da customer survice soooo many times.. n i've already spent more than 30pounds juz to call them.. n we've visited da store for 4times juz to settle da prob.. n its never settled..

I HATE TIS HOUSE...of coz not da housemates...haiz.....

finally..

ok..Finally..I manage 2 make myself right sumtin.. But, I haven tot of anything to rite.. So, I decided to follow as Misaa always does.. NEVER THINK B4 DOING SUMTIN.. Tat's how she completed most of her assignments I guess.. Tis post is gonna b random... But, no choice as have nothing 2 share about..I have already been like a dead person for weeks, aimless.. Coz I dun hav 2 study, no 1 will force me 2 study and there's no exam!! so no worries at all.. everyday, TV.. SLEEEP.... EAT... occasionally MEET FRENS.. tat's all..sien..

Oh..seriusly..PLS!!!
U guys stop fooling me about ' THE SECRET ' ..Just tell me!!!
It's not like u guys are going 2 get out n meet me all together.. There must b sum1 who cannot turn up..bla bla bla..so.. Just SAY!!!
Haiz.. Nvm.. I noe u guys too well.. U wont tell no matter wut.. But, I guess it's Oi Keat!! Her BF proposed????????
Just tell me.. YES or NO... I knew it is..Come on..

Oh.. EY..u must b jealous rite? we went out that day.. Haha.. n we chatted alot alot..so u missed it.. haha.. ( if u wan2 noe all about wut u chatted, tell me da SECRET.. n I'll tell u.. haha.. ) n i managed 2 paint a stone in misaa's place..then ordered a .. i dunno wut u call that.. soft toy?? wuteva it is.. da cute thingy from misaa.. haha.. oh.. n u miss da choc i brought back for u guys..but dun worry, u r not da oni 1.. zhi hui, oi keat, ean wearn n pik gee aso missed it.. But IF I go 2 IMU next week then I'll bring it for u.. But then it's milk choc.. u might not like it wor.. so dun complain..

Haiz..wut else should I say???? i guess i should go back to my series.. haha.. there's about 90 episodes!!! now..55 oni.. long way more..Haha...


GUYs!!! Jia You STUDYING!!!!

Guess wut's tat..

Guess wut's this thing...
Look nearer..

U r right! It's someone's HAIR..

OMG..That day i suffered in my anatomy lecture.. due to the thing in front of me..it smells.."gud"..

N..it's real..not any wig.. probably she survived a year without washing it..

I shall not talk more about this thing juz in case she read my blog..but i doubt it..coz we dunno each other..

Btw..da lecturer is Alice Roberts..recognise her?she's a celebrity..=p

Isn't it interesting to have a star as ur lecturer?

Haha......