oF HeAltH
Never quite realised the importance of health till today. It’s an awful feeling being down and out and insipid… cant think of a better word to describe my current state!
Had a really bad sore throat brewing since thurs last week, then went on call on fri. Calls are absolutely hazardous to one’s health. Woke up with a craoky voice on sat then started dying on sun! I totally lost my voice… laryngitis and pharyngitis. It hurts just to swallow but it’s an amazing way to lose weight. Mus have lost at least 1 kg so far from lack of food :p
Tried going back to work on monday and gee… got myself into a totally embarrassing situation. I had a really bad bout of gastritis which made me really nauseous and dizzy. Had to excuse myself from ward round to drape myself over the toilet bowl- never been drunk enough to puke my guts out before but the nausea must have been comparable. Felt like a complete idiot for even trying to go to work. When my reg saw how green i was she told me to go off and rest. Thank goodness for understanding bosses like her.
Totally concussed after getting home and i mus say, i’m eternally grateful to my ward colleagues cynthia and jason, for covering me. When i messaged them to thank them for covering, they even told me to just rest and get well soon! Gosh… talk about angels
Anyhow, yeah, 7 am in the morning on a tues and i’m still blogging. That’s cause i’m still down and out. The URTI has evolved into a bronchitis. No wheezing but the phlegm’s yellow green now with SOB and coughing fits. Doesn’t help that i’ve got a conjunctivitis on board. If someone were to clerk me like a paeds patient, my history would read
Feeding ~ 50% usual
Activity level ~ 30% usual
Pharynx: injected ++
Right eye conjunctivitis and chemosis
Cant help thinking about all my patients and how frustrated they must be feeling when they’re ill too. Especially those with chronic diseases. It’s very annoying knowing that you have the potential to do so much more when you’re well. It really sucks when your mind is functioning at 100% but your body just wont let you get up and go. It’s easy for me to say “I understand” to my patients when they try to voice their frustrations to me. But do i really understand? Frankly, i dont think I really do. The most i can do is offer them a shoulder to cry on/ send them a smile to try and make their day a little more cheery.
Anyhow, here’s wishing all sickies out there a speedy recovery and a return to 101% functioning levels!!!
