Monday, November 10, 2008

another day

my day started with my lola yowling at me.... " hoy dirk alas otso na .. bugtaw na da kay my duty ka.." i answered her " dali lang gd la... 5 mins na lng gd.." then i woke up et realized its 8:30 et im fucking late... im now affiliated with the Rehab Med Dept of Iloilo Mission Hospital.. the Department runs from 8am to 4pm.... im a Physical Therapist (volunteer) at the said hospital.. i usually go there by 9 am.. not just because im lazy... i prefer to go there by that time coz i d ko gusto disturbohon cla during there feeding et u cant to anything during that time but to wait for 30 mins to an hour after. The feeding schedule at Mission Hospital starts by 8 am... i can't proceed with the management of our physiatrist if the patient is full.. We have to respect the Rest et digest response of our nervous system et thus preventing them to vomit whatever they had eaten .. ergo if im there by 9am i can proceed with my work right away et not to wait for a long time.... i told tatay Elbe who is assigned as an orderly in our department "Tay kuhaon ta c Analia sa H6".. (Analia is my patient.. she has this ILIZAROV on her left lower extremity after suffering a multiple comminuted fracture due a motorcycle incident.... she was brought by Tatay Elbe from her room to the clinic.. done with her treatment.. after that the Chief Physical Therapist told me that i have a new patient.. after knowing it Im very excited to meet the new one.. Another individual who needs my help... i prepared all the paraphernalia (stethoscope, BP apparatus, ES machine, et the extension cord) i went there and I introduced myself et if who i am... when i was about to start the sister of the patient told me "Sir ano na ubrahon mo?? hulaton ta anay iya misis ky cya ang ang ga decide!" then i explained my part in the most easy to understand words for us to meet halfway... then the wife came and I explained the rationale of why im there she then told me that they are not willing to undergo rehab because of financial reasons.. et narrated of there current situation... saying "DOC maski gani gin resita nga bulong d kmi kabakal tpos kami gani wla pa kami kakaon halin kagapon" ***( the patient, patient's folks, student nurses et even worst registered nurses calls me DOC.. how i wish.!!!) Physical Therapy in our country is to young... oftentimes encountered question.... "PT ka?? nami ka mag masahe eh noh??? and thats the worst part.. u studied for almost 5 years then passed the licensure exam then tawgon ka man lang masahista... After hearing all those sentiments id suggested to them that instead of me doing some manipulation.. ill teach them some exercises et techniques that they can do with there sick love one to alleviate the pain and the disease process itself. i bid farewell to them and the wife told me "DOC salamat gd ha.. kaw lang tani ma pasensya samon kay wla gd kmi kwarta." i said its ok. went back to the department et wait for a couple minutes et enjoyed lunch at an carienderia near the hospital.. we usually take a nap after lunch.. went to my patient by 2pm.. im done by 3pm et bid goodbye to my colleagues.. i went to St Paul's Hospital to meet Ralph who is my friend.. he is not around so i decided to say hi to my former C.I. sir Raymund.. i went home by 5pm et changed to pambahay outfit et went straight to my parents house... during my freetym i usually help my mother in supervising our mini grocery.. enjoyed a bottle of beer et went home...the more beer i drink the more creative mind i will have.. so i keep on drinking .... drained my brains.. squeezing everything from it to come up with this blog... thats it for now.. a long day ahead of me..... more people to help later...

1 comment:

Emery said...

haha..

dirk that's one of the perks.. maski la sweldo kung Doc man bla tawag cmu aw..

hala anu gne ang ILIZAROV ah??.. hehe.. hala.. indi na gd ku ya kadum dum.. hehe..

ahai.. ge lang dirk amu gd na.. one of the reasons to be thankful gd kay maka-kaon ta three times a day..