First Day In Ortho

Today I started my Orthopedic cycle.
First thing this morning, I had to attend the passover rounds.
It was extra long because it is a Monday.
Basically, you have to present whatever cases that you clerk at the passover rounds.
If it is a Monday, then you have to present all new cases from Friday up to Sunday.

After the passover rounds, the captain gave us a briefing about the department.
Then we met the HOD - who gave us a short 'lecture'. It wasn't really a lecture, but I can't think of any other words to use.

Then, I went up to the ward.
I was SO BLUR!
I didn't know any cases.
I didn't know how to clerk cases (taggers are required to clerk new cases).
I didn't know how to manage any cases.
I didn't know where the lab forms are.
I didn't know how things were done in that ward.

I tried reading through a few cases; trying to see how to clerk an orthopedic case.
The other HOs were doing their morning rounds.
I kind of managed to figure out how to clerk a case, but then to manage it?
I have NO IDEA!
The other HOs said that that will take time.
How much time, I wonder.

The whole day passed in a blur.
I clerked 2 cases (the MO/specialist was around and he planned the management).
I still don't know the name of the MOs and specialists.
I don't know how to manage any Ortho case.
I failed 1 line setting and succeeded another - which was a pediatric case.

I have 5 days to learn whatever I can before I am put oncall.
I can't imagine being oncall, clueless as I am right now.
5 days.
I have to work from 7.30am to 12am everyday with a break from 5pm-7pm.
When am I going to study?
ARGH!!!!!!
I should have chosen a different proffession.

Blur Eyes

Recently, I began to notice that my vision is slightly blur.
It wasn't a gradual kind of thing, one day I could see things clearly, the next day, it was like I forgot to put on my spectacles.
I was (and am) very sad.
In case you didn't know, I did LASIK for my eyes just 7 months ago.

At first I thought that maybe it's just a passing thing, maybe I was just tired (I noticed the blurness on a day that I was oncall).
But then, the blurring of vision persisted even after long hours of sleep.

Since I am on leave right now, I decided to go for an eye check up today.
At first, I thought of just going straight to Optimax Taman Tun - do the checkup and if necessary, the enhancement straight away.
So, I called Optimax Taman Tun.

The receptionists in Optimax have always been very polite, nice people.
Even cousin Nila has mentioned it previously.
I was shocked today when the lady who answered the phone was quite rude.
She didn't really say anything rude, but the way she spoke was enough to make you wonder whether or not she was having PMS.
I wonder what happened to their friendly staff.

At one point, she told me that it won't be possible to do the enhancement tomorrow because they do upkeep of the equipments on Wednesday.
Then I asked her whether or not it would be possible to do the assessment in Seremban.
She then gave me the Seremban Optimax number.
I wanted to ask her more about the check up, but she cut me short and just put down the phone.
What the ....?!

I then called Optimax Seremban and got an appointment with them for today (they were very friendly and nice).
The eye assessment showed that my eyes indeed have a power of 75 and 50.
They said I could go for an enhancement, but then the doctor who did my eyes is not around for now, so I will have to get an appointment for later.

So sad.
The fact that I have to do my eyes again.
And the fact that I can't do it this week.
I will have to take leave again for the enhancement.
Maybe next month.

*Sigh*
Why can't my eyes behave.
It's not like I watch TV or use the computer that much..
*Sigh*