The first 4 months

1/3rd of Housemanship is over. Can't believe it's been four months...... Can't use the 'I'm still a new HO' excuse anymore. Haha..... not that it was ever an excusable excuse.....

The past four months have been full of ups and downs.....Sometimes, more downs than ups but on the whole, it has been a very good experience. My first month was tough, ironically, as it was supposed to be the team with the lightest workload. But I guess it helped set the tone. That's the way things worked most times anyway. It was a realistic start to work life. 2nd month was when I never saw daylight. 30 days of reaching hospital at 6/6.30am and leaving at 10pm (minus the weekends where I used to get off earlier). It was also a month that taught me some important lessons. Some that will remain etched in memory forever. I also met many nice souls during that period. My fellow colleagues, the team, the Nurses who will save food for you, who will make coffee for you when you are half dead during the call..... All these made it a very nice environment to work in. I guess, when you know that your work is appreciated, you dont mind doing the extra bit of hard work.

The 3rd month was completely different from the 2nd. From surviving on one meal a day, I moved on to going for breakfast at 10, lunch at one followed by tea and then back to hospital for exit. Had very nice seniors, who provided guidance and who were very willing to teach. I also did my first op that month! I removed 4 lipomas! It was sooo cool..... Haha

Last month in GS turned out to be one of the best. I really enjoyed myself in the team. VERY nice people to work with. Seniors who constantly check on you to make sure you've had lunch, seniors who dont order changes unnecessarily on weekends and during exit rounds so that the HOs dont go back late. Felt very taken care of......

And now moving on......
Hopefully the next four months will be a good experiene as well.

Still miss my GS days......