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been a long time!

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ya i know its been a long time since i posted,been a bit busy and feeling really lazy! i was busy when i was posted in isolation hospital-what with 18 hours continuous duty when i had night duties.....but it was a very informative experience. never in my life had i seen a rabies patient,managed to see one here,poor people they are,nothing much can be done to save them! also,3 tetanus cases were there in the wards when was finishing my posting there,1 patient had expired just the previous day....had never seen these patients too. so people reading this post,be warned-prevention is better than cure. get anti rabies vaccination when bitten by a dog and tetanus toxoid injection when you have a penetrating wound. also wash the sites with liberal amounts of soap and water. right now,i have been posted in siddiah road referral hospital-urban and family welfare centre. not much work here actually, its only on mondays and fridays-when there is ante-natal care clinic that we will be really busy.

have been awarded!

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my long time friend brocasarea has given me yet another award: thanks a lot man! :)

Yaare Neenu Cheluve

no,i am not saying that, dont get any ideas in your head! its a song,a really beautiful one at that, one which i never get tired of listening to..... i think the music composition and lyrics are by hamsalekha. and is the singer yesudas,because on the video posted on the youtube site,one person thinks it may be jayachandran.... anyone has more info pls comment.... here is the video embedded.... i have not posted this video on youtube. all credit goes to the original poster. the link on the youtube page itself is posted below the video. enjoy one of the most beautiful songs ever: Link

first week as doctor in k.g.halli!

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the d-day had finally arrived on monday,9th of march,2009. it was going to be my first day as intern! having gotten up earlier than i had in more than a month,i trudged off,full of enthusiasm and a little anxiety, to college to the community medicine department to collect the posting order and arrived at the place well before 9am. but not a single soul was to be seen,other than 2 0r 3 other first day interns like me.... it was well after 10.00 am when someone concerned with our posting order arrived, but it was almost 3.30 pm by the time we got the orders and my first posting was in k.g.halli, a.k.a kadugondanna halli.... not really rural,the place itself is in bangalore but the facilities are pretty rural! in the meantime, i did open an account in the nearby sbi bank where our stipends are sent and we also found time for a long overdue birthday and results treat of a close friend!the food and pricing were both awesome at roti ghar in basavangudi.... the next day was a holiday,but we s

At long last!

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finally,the final year is over! the exams got over,the results have come out and well, i got a first class!!!!!!! am feeling really,really relieved and happy now:) last time i felt like this was way back in 2002 and in 2004,when my x std. and 2nd puc results had come out! whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i finally can add those coveted 2 letters before my name now!

fever with chills!

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thats why i have not been blogging, or doing much else for that matter, these few days. i think this is the sickest i have been since i had got pneumonia in 2005. atleast i had a diagnosis then..... it all began last thursday morning with a sore throat...which conveniently disappeared by evening,by when i had developed fever.... i did go to college the next day, but by the time i came back, i had chills to accompany the fever.... had to go to a doctor, who diagnosed it as viral lower respiratory tract infection and was given fever lowering drugs and antibiotics for prophylaxis. but the fever did not subside. after being bedridden and missing college for 3 days, i called up the doc. i was advised blood tests-all of which were normal-no signs of parasites,bacterial infections..... hmmm, the doctor thought it should still be a viral fever, the fever might be taking some time to come down. i thought and hoped soo too. the course of antibiotics were completed yesterday and am feeling a litt

4th October!

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well, it was quite a special day yesterday(4th october), first being, it was my birthday. we were also finshing our paediatrics postings, so it was internals time(yet again)! the internals went alright, i had to take a case of acute diarrhea! we did not have any classes at 12.30, so whiled away my time till 2. after the medicine-neurology class at 2, it was time for some partying!!!! i had to give a treat to my friends and another close friend had to as well, for getting his ICMR project approved and getting a handsome stipend! we went to an ice-cream snacks.... joint and had some fun!!!! a photo from there: by the way, 4th october,1957 was the day the first satellite was launched, sputnik it was....