Still alive….
…I suppose that is an appropriate title after the weekend of duty that I managed to survive. Trust me, I earned my on-call pay this weekend just gone. The work was reminiscent of my days of Internship! (A period of my life that I cannot say I recall with much fondness.) Anyway, tired as I was I am still here. By about 8 PM last night, it seemed that the hurricane breeze of work had passed and on my way home from the hospital, a bredrin called me, who lives nearby my workplace. He said he felt in the mood for a Sunday nightcap (or two) if I would care to join him. My stress level being pretty high at the time, I was only too happy to oblige. So, I made a quick detour to his yard, and sipped on two VX with cranberry juice. Made them pretty weak as well, as being mucho tired, I didn’t want drowsiness to hol me behind the wheel. Chat was good as usual, and it helped to destress me, and I made it home at about 11 PM and hit the sack. The slumber was blissful and I was not called again for the night.
I am making preparations (albeit slowly) for a trip to Bim next week Tuesday. I am not one who likes to do things last minute at all, but with all that is going on with work and daily living, I am just not abreast of what I have to do. Also, me tiyad….probably why I am here just passing time and blogging ad lib. Anyway, I know that I will eventually get cracking with what is left to be done.
On another note, I don’t know how many of you are aware of the impact that “Bad Belief” (what some may even call a form of obeah, or for me just plain ole ‘dark’ and fool fool) has on the practice of medicine…. I admitted a woman on Saturday night with a list of problems. I can’t get into details about the case, because of medico-legal issues. Long and short of it is that she decided to discharge herself from hospital against medical advice this evening. This is after she has had the details of her illness outlined to her, having been told that she will not be given medication to take home, we will not be held responsible for any adverse events that may befall her when she leaves, and that she will NOT BE ADMITTED back into the hospital. Well, she proceeded to sign the form. I would not be surprised if she is going to see a Bush Doctor in St. Mary or wherever, where some form of bush bath ot tea will be prescribed.
Based on her problems, she is quite likely to die soon without treatment. She was told this more than once. She still wanted to leave. And so she did. Anyhow, she mus know wah she want. Patients do have their rights. I say she fool, but others may say I am being judgemental. Serious effect that what people believe in, obeah and alternative medicine can do to those of us who try to help the public by the practice of ‘Western’ medicine. (Not sure if that sentence structure sound right, but at present the brain tiyad.) On that note, maybe I should jus done dis rass and seh tek it easy until when next…….not sure when that will be either.
October 24th, 2006 at 7:44 pm Wow. Elderly woman? You certainly love your VX Doc, do you drink anything else? So what or where is BIM?
October 24th, 2006 at 7:45 pm Occasional beer and I like Merlot. Bim is Barbados.
October 24th, 2006 at 10:37 pm She prob’ly no longer wants 2 fight de illness. Sometimes only God knows. U sound like U’re kinda angry or frustrated ’cause U’re worried about her, but U can only do so much. Noh worry yu-self.
October 24th, 2006 at 10:53 pm Well I hope for her sake she pulls through but hey….. Get some rest and gear up for the travel fiasco.
October 25th, 2006 at 8:42 am Gela, I don’t consider 49 an elderly woman. What she has if it is not treated, along with her other metabolic problems will probably take her home to the Big Guy sooner than later…..
October 25th, 2006 at 10:04 am its a fine line. sometimes i hear people say they prefer to tek a bush tea than go to tek a million tablets from the dr. and who knows sometimes it works but still i wouldnt be going no obeah man or woman to prescribe foolishness for me to tek over no dr
October 26th, 2006 at 10:29 am Enjoy your trip. You’re a man after my own heart, don’t leave nothing for the last minute. That can spell disaster. On the obeah issue, I know what you mean. Even as a new mother, some old wives tales I’ve heard make me wonder. I for one do not believe in obeah but for those who do believe, you can’t tell them anything. Someone close to me is ill, and kill her dead is somebody “do har summen”. At least she still takes her meds but she don’t believe that they help any.