Friday, April 20, 2007

Such a long time

I have named my blog as 5HT-thats short for serotonin for those not familiar with medical jargon dysphasic terminology-and I would indeed call it most appropriate. Indeed to write down what you feel on an online diary with a Icarelittle whatyouthinkaboutit prologue is a serotonin surge itself. And its odd tht when I felt down during many moments and movements I could randomly write stuff and feel good....and yet I did not during many more ebb points. Maybe I was just too lazy. Well thats a maybe.

My last post more than a month back was abt me sinking into the languor of lecturer at BJ.Since then I have been....well...lecturer still....but have taught more,done cathlab postings( that was the high), done EDs seeing patients in distant wards in surreal MSEB blackout looking for jaundice in flashlight misery and groping for livers along tibial smoothness.More misery as we smashed ribs trying to resuscitate a patient on empty gloomy hospital corridors with no lights as she gasped waiting for the elevator to take her to wards.These are stories which only medicine residents will tell you.And it is fortunate I have had an opportunity to revisit that period through a fortuitous demotion in my professional career.

I think there might be a power failure in a few minutes. Shall save this and publish. More on tht later.

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