Elective attachment-Oncology

I haven't blog for such a long time! So I going to start from the most recent one.

I have been doing my elective 2 in Mahkota Medical Center(MMC) since holidays started. I have choose Oncology for the specialty. It has been a very good experience for me. It actually like me have a very deep thought. Everyday I see different type of patient presented to the clinic. Some so keen for treatment and how hard they seek treatment just to prolong their life. They travel so far just to seek the best treatment for them, especially a lot of them travel all over from Indonesia. Some of them who don't want treatment, seek for those unproven alternative, then later presented with the worst scenario and then only they willing to accept the evidence based treatment.

From there I also see human nature. How cruel is reality. If there is ever a God, I don't think he will treat the people like this.So much of suffering. Yet when they praised God for everything and not blame God for having the illness, I loss my understanding.

Cancer is curable disease, when it is in early stage and you treat it early. The most scary part of cancer is there is possibility of recurrence. Don't wait until too late because it is not painful. because things that is not painful is those who is more dangerous.

I might really get crazy for this split personalities. I have to think like a doctor yet I can't help to think like those people/patient who don't know anything. Tried to explain but not everyone will accept. A lot people have misconception.


"it's human nature to blame other people instead of ourselves"

Off topic!

Today MMC organise nurses day and have lunch treat for all the nurse. So I follow the clinic nurse for lunch. Only 2 weeks and we bond really well! I really have fun at there, with people there. At first I only plan to attach 2 weeks. 2 weeks passes way too fast. So I decided to attach for another week. Everyday just past so fast.