today i suddenly realised why i like ortho as a subject. cause it's alot abt helping the patient regain function, relieve pain and disability. it's nice to see pt feel better, walk better, function better. but i'm not v into ortho surgeries so prob not a likely career option. but there's this thing abt old old pple walking into the clinic room w/o a wheelchair that just makes me feel happy to see them so healthy. yest at the reg clinic we noted that the next pt is 90 yo, so i started to move the chair away to clear up space for "the wheelchair". in the end the 90 yr old uncle walked in himself, albeit walking stick assisted but it just makes us smile and replace the chair for him to sit on. :) ortho is v relevant to everyone. i had an ortho consult for my humeral #, my mum and grandma are easily an ortho short/long cases, so it's kinda close to heart.

somehow i'm enjoying this ortho posting because of the nice doctors i met. my con is very nice, she's always smiling. my MO is very sweet n friendly and she always exudes this positive cheerful vibe. n met a nice reg who taught me at NUH last yr. he's very nice n funny, makes an effort to know ur name even if you're just joining his clinic, offers to give us tutorials which are v good. but i always dread it when he quiz me on sumthing n tells me "i'm sure you know" n i feel like i want to vanish into the ground because the fact is i dont know. hai..

n my ex-mentor who kinda instills alot of fear and cause me to have PTSD symptoms, even when he stands or sits remotely near me. i suddenly realize that i shud let it go. retrospectively mayb i was in the wrong too. there is nothing to fear expect for fear itself, mr eng likes to tell us. i decided that some scary teachers instills fear/unease in us even before they do anything to us. usu it turns out tt we are the ones w alot of preconceived ideas and it impairs our learning w all those negative thots/first impressions. just do ur best la.

mr tan's wife gave birth to a lovely daughter 2 days ago. such a joyous occasion. i'm sure coach is beaming w joy :)

oh and i actually met the Hero Mum in clinic today. the things mums do for their kids. ^_^ mdm, may you recover soon.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_240121.html

somehow i feel a little light hearted today, a strange feeling after so long. how long will it last i wonder.