6 weeks in ICU

we are having rotation posting to ICU in our hospital for 6 weeks. each MO (medical officer) from our department will go to ICU to work and learn critical care in anaesthesia by rotation. and this week it is my turn to go. already went for a week, n being there just confirmed one thing at least: i really dun like ICU :( so many ill patients, all with pipe down their throat and not responsive to our call. of course, they do respond when they get better and got transferred out to general ward. and managing them increases further the stress level. work load otherwise is much less compared when working in surgery, due to we have more colleagues to help out in lesser wards... but i do start missing my appendix already :P

had some emotional trauma happened related to work recently, but luckily i'm recovering now. and hope things will be better when time passes.

end of the month would go back KL to start planning my wedding schedule. busy scale escalating....

recent plans

things start to get busier with months go by. :) most likely my schedule for coming year will be like these:

Aug till mid sept: ICU posting for 6 weeks to learn about acute management in ICU and hopefully ventilation settings :) challenging as those are new things to me (again...)

sept 9: memorable day for me and my darling for registration of marriage. the event will take place in associate registrar of marriage in ipoh witness by both our family.

sept 22: it's my MRCS exam day in KL. currently revision is underway n hopefully i can finish reading the book. but i'm trying not to put so much stress on it. greater stress means poorer performance from me. :P

oct 3: i'm part of commitee for basic surgical workshop to be held in the hospital on this day. so meaning while preparing for my wedding n exam n learning new stuff in ICU posting, i also working as secreatary in this project

dec 5: my friend's wedding dinner in penang. already promised i will go :D

dec 26: family trip, including my dear, to langkawi for three days. good time to relax.

jun 2010: another friend's wedding dinner in ipoh. very good friend of mine. :)

july - aug 2010: hopefully my wedding dinner here. :p

oct 2010: may have chance to apply for master of surgery. UM programme offers training in hosp ipoh n in-campus in KL. a win-win situation

so, something like this. busy time ahead.