my heart Blog!!!

i have a blog in my heart..
and but one faithful follower.
I'd dare not share these posts with you...
you'll judge me much i know you will
what i need most, he provides!
a listening ear, he avails.
when the time is right he'll be my judge
until then..here's my heart blog...
to my faithful follower.

My heart is broken now you know..
another dropped it
and shattered to pieces it fell tonite!
My heart blog to you i cry!

How it hurts...

There i was...
thinking what an amazing nite t'was goin to be...
after giving off most of my day and evening for an ungrateful patient..
coming back home to a tired husband who was being really sweet...
hey he shampooed my hair...
but just when i thought the nite had just started great...he says the wrong things...
and bruises ma heart bad.
why couldn't you just say the right things?

AZONTO!!!!

 Boy, I love the azonto dance!...show me the migraine skank! Enjoy!!!

I MISS WEY GEY HEY!!!

http://youtu.be/GGYdxRH2Es8

I will never trade anything for the experience I had in Wesley Girls' High School.  I met so many wonderful girls!
Holler back Gey Hey Girls!

My snoring half.

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Yep, weird subject...but we are soooooo going there.

I always knew my boyfriend (now my husband) snored....
I just didnt know he snored THIS much....

Why, i didn't even know he snored THIS much during our honeymoon...and no i don't think i was so fatigued to have slept like a bear and not notice.

5 months into our marriage and my husband starts making these outrageously loud noises about 20cm from my ears each aching minute i am aware that i'v drifted out of sleep again...which will be about the 20th time!(by the time i decide i'm fed up that is).The annoying thing is, he seems to stop this "tic" after a nudge or two..only to resume much louder than before!

Speak of endurance...those were some 2 weeks of  mega stress...going to bed stressed from work..and getting stressed on waking because my sleepless nights were nothing to write home about.

For the first time in my life..i began to wonder..."I am going to live like this the rest of our marriage?...for God sake..I'll turn into a freaking Zombie!" I started to wonder how many women( or men for that matter) actually deal with this(I pause here with a smile on my face as i remember Evan from Royal Pains complain to his Medical doctor brother, Hank, about how terribly his girlfriend snores, lol).

The word "frustrating" in this case is an understatement... For that period in time, our relationship went through turmoil...most of the time i was angry..not particularly at anything...but subconsciously at him...the annoying thing is...he REFUSED to believe he snored!!! Imagine that.

When it came to crunch...i had to find a way out. Thank God for a handy camcorder...a 5 minute video of my sleeping better-half was all the proof i needed! Now he knew he snored! he felt bad about it..and started sleeping on the couch (yeah right! as if that would solve the problem...cuz the couch was right next to the bed...hahaaa).

I finally put my thinking cup on...had to find a solution..or face becoming a nagging zombie. Oh you won't believe the CONTRAPTIONS i found online to deal with snoring! The lengths to which people go! Not for me, thank you! Then i realised although my husband snored the first 5 months of our "happily-ever-after", it was bearable..almost unnoticeable...so there had to be a reason..."was he extra-stressed-out lately?", could it be the new bed...considering we'd moved rooms...or was it part of him growing up...the answer was more simple than all those....PILLOWS!!! My babe was not sleeping on his pillows (having still unpacked them since packing out). He always seemed to sleep fine without them and not complain. So to the pillows i went for rescue...and its been a sweet-serenading snore since!!!! Long live pillows!

My Billion dollar question

Seriously, how much worse is the pain of dysmenorrhoea compared to childbirth?

I am sitting here at 4:00am this Sunday morning( something i won't otherwise do unless i was up cramming for a paper)...and wondering why the heck i'm in sooo much pain?

Have just been thinking....

Do we women experience painful cyclical "bleeds" as part of Eve's curse in the garden of Eden...

Or is it solely a  "plus" in that its to prepare one for...if not nullify the pain of childbirth?

I am aware we all as individuals have varying thresholds to enduring pain...but I'd love if some experiences were shared....for truly...THIS is MY billion dollar question. A penny for your thoughts!

marriage!

funny how much time and money goes into planning the big day
how many times you fantacise about your new life together
then the day comes and it passes
and you live out reality
one day at a time.

for the married couple out there?
are there times when u've caught yourself wondering if you made the right decision?
marrying the person you chose?
ever wondered how different things may be had they not been the ones?

today i write to celebrate my husband...
and i have no regrets saying...
"yes, i have wondered more than once ...
if you trully were the one...
but each time...
i've had to come around and say
you've made my life so much better
yes i may nag you out of your bad habits
and complain endlessly when you don't do things my way...
but through it all...i remember
Luther Vandross' "I'd rather"...
and so I toast to you...our memories past and future to come!

"Love you hun".

blaaaaaaaaaaaah

Boy, it's been awfully long since i was on here
Been  so busy...
Life really is taking me for a ride now!
Muscles all aching as l lie here ...shoulder muscles to be precise.
Hmm, such is life i guess...occupational hazards.
But i really don't want to bore you with the nuances of my not so amazing job...
so let's get talking about something else....
something more interesting...
HAIR!
Got my hair cut in 2008 november when i got really tired of spending time, money and effort on my hair which just wouldn't grow...
loved the short hair, didnt look bad on me actually( could have looked better if i didnt have such a huge nose to go with it you know)..and it cost a fortune to keep.
what i loved most about it..that i could dye my hair...loved the hot look.
Then in 2009 i decided to grow it...braids upon braids upon weaves..
A year and a half down the line,
pretty impressed with the outcome..
still have a long way to go tho...
TARGET: Midback length-hair..i reckon another 2 years?
Hasn't been without challenges, especially with the edges and my nape.
Now those are my NEXT targets..to get them growing...
More full weaves and less braids i guess.
Have a tendencey for long hair and holding my hair up in a tail or bun...
sad thing is the traction tends to get to my edges..been battling with traction alopecia a while
thank God it gorws out over about 3 months(long wait huh, i know, it's killing).
Now though i'm looking for a style (a full weave) i can wear over my completely braid-out natural
something just about nape-lenght, curly, diva-ish!
Any ideas?

Sacrifice? At the expense of MY life?

It's really funny how some people think that once you're a doctor, you need to start running once you get call of a patient coming in...say for instance with urine retention as i handled today.
Every one thinks you're wicked or don't have a conscience if you are not seen to be running (no, literally, panting for breath) to the rescue of the patient.
Little thought goes to what a long day you've had,
Whether you'd had breakfast or lunch,
or if you're a bit under the weather.
No, people don't actually expect doctors to fall ill...
why it's almost like taboo!
No one cares about the stresses you have outside your work environment,
not  to speak of those work generated ones..
faulty equipment,
inadequate personnel
lack of up-to-date-know-how,
crowded and smelly emergency rooms,
inadequate logistics...
and worse still, the absurd patient:doctor ratio!
Yes that ratio...that which makes patients at the Out Patients Department cuss and rant,
thinking the doctor just likes to be slow...
"why's he spending so much time with that one patient?" they ask
Yet when it's their time with the doctor, they expect special treatment,
"a minute more would not hurt." they murmur.
Is it really worth the sacrifice? i keep asking.
Well if it brings fulfilment to one...i guess it is.
But that does not undermine the fact that rights and privileges go with responsibilities.
Patients are responsible to ensure that they hold their personal health in high esteem,
They are responsible to ensure they keep appointments and not present when they're at their wit ends...
expecting the doctor to be at their beck and call.
Doctors are human too, a kind word of concern, motivation or gratitude go a long way!
Human Life Is Precious!
Let's make the sacrifice worth it!

Last days at ENT

So i'm doing the last weekend of my Ear, Nose and Throat rotation, and I'm on duty the entire weekend. Bittersweet! It's ironic how I thought t'was meant to be a boring 4 and a half weeks but turns out I made good friends and learnt new things i'll miss.

There was never too little action;

Calls at night to see emegencies, 

endless hours in theatre,

annoying lines that won't set,

obstructed airways setting us on edge,

and ultimately...

the notorious ones who always pass their cases onto others...

lol....the "school-feeding-program", how could i forget!

The department had a great ambience; 

the smiles that great you at every bend, 

the willing hands offering to help when need be;

the nurses who lacked complexes (or at least they didn't let them show)

the ever-grateful patients and their families....

I could go on and on.

Scriller, Adwoa, Lovelace; the 3 nurses i'll miss the most...

(Oh, Scriller, how can i forget the famous motor bike and kenkey story?)

Drs Searyoh and Armoo...it's been amazing working with you guys.

I'll always have great memories of the jokes, teasing and laughter sessions.

To the consultant's Drs Kitcher, Jangu, Sackey, Aryee, Yeboah, Baidoo, Danso-Adams...

Thanks for imparting knowledge. The tutorial sessions were useful...

Loved the opportunity to get to know you.

I'm really looking forward to our outing tonite...

I bet it'll be great.

Will definitely be passing by to relive these moments.

And now on to G.U....Dr. Gyepiate...here i come!

So so days!

It's funny how i went to bed late and in high spirits knowing i had to be up early for surgery morning meeting, only to be awoken by the chimings of what seemed like my alarm(which i kept turning off) and to the voice of my senior resident (obviously it had been the phone ringin) summoning me to answer to why i had prescribed antibiotics for a patient who apparently did not need them...or did she? THE TIME: 6:20 AM. How embarassing!
LESSON LEARNT: If you dont get something, never be too embarrasd to ask.

New Beginnings!

Hi guys, so I've been thinking of blogging for a long time now.
Only today, i finally took some inspiration from a buddy and got down to it.

Funny, i used to think if i started blogging, then i'd have to do it every day,
i mean, i'm not a prolific writer or anything that compares,
but i have all these thoughts
that i feel may be weird to others, quite peculiar to me, some not so..and to think i'd be saddled with the daunting task of having to write on a regular basis....pouring it all out for them that care to read...well that quite scared me.

But hey, we finally jumped that hurdle...
ready, set....go...
and we're off on a long run.
I hope you enjoy the journey
As you care to share in my laughter, my cries, my worries and anxieties,
 my faith, trials and triumphs.
Welcome to my world!