#ple2015

[abystig]

Suntok sa buwan

Thank you Lord for the myriad of blessings you have given me. Thank you sa mga taong ito. :) Let me begin with a story about the day my dad had his first dialysis. It was sakto on the first few months start ng review. Kaya ang siste, andito kami sa manila at ang tatay ko ay tinutubo na pala sa probinsya at wala pa kaming alam. You see, my dad is the most selfless person I know. Gaya ng ibang magulang, isusubo na lang ibibigay pa anak. My dad is a diagnosed case of CKD. Sabi nga nila, doctor and pinakamahirap na pasyente. He stand firm on not wanting to undergo dialysis for his CKD. He underwent every alternative he could get himself in except dialysis and transplant. He always told us. Hndi na ako makakapag-opera. I’m sure what he wanted to say was we won’t have a living if I won’t be able to operate. But that day, he started vomiting so much he was nearly tuyong tuyo. He had low hemoglobin count almost making him paperwhite. Acidosis upon ABGs. I could only imagine the most toxic patient I know. He required emergency IJ cath insertion and dialysis. He also needed blood transfusion. E kainis, kami ni kuya ang kablood type ni papa. At that time, kuya and I didn’t have the slightest idea of what was happening as my dad told my sister not to tell us kasi daw baka madistorbo ang pagrereview. When we finally knew what happened as we greeted him “happy father’s day”. Kwinento nman nya na, stable na kasi siya nun. I can’t help but cry. The things you sacrifice for your dream tlga. And so papakins, this is especially for you. Superhero ka tlga. :) To my dearest sister, thank you for always calling me and keeping me sane during the review. I appreciate how you push us to study and do our best. Thank you for being the best ate for providing and spoiling us always. I love you indeed. This is for you. :) To our kuya emon and the rest of our angkan hehe, thank you for believing in us. Para sa inyo ito. :) To my dearest kuya, thank you for taking care of me. Thank you for always thinking and putting me first. Thank you for keeping up with my terrible tantrums and moodswings. You are indeed a great brother. I’m sorry if on one way or another have done something wrong or haven’t done anything to help. Always remember package deal tayo. You are part of my success because we are one. Apir tayo brother! Babawi tayo. :) Thank you to my brothers and sisters from clerkship to internship to Tatingmates and review buddies. Thank you for being my family. We may be so different but somehow we manage to clash beautifully. We share funny and tearful memories of ranting, bloopers, difficulties, kaartehan, ka-OA-an and successes. I am truly blessed. Salamat. Thank you LSOC, AYTRI family, BLACKJACKS, my bestfriend, my college, highschool and gimik friends; thank you for the prayers. Tlgang powerful nga tlga ang prayers. Thank you sa paniniwalang kaya ko to. Salamat sa pagintindi sa MIA status ko always. Madami akong namiss na life events at ganap sa inyo. And I’m truly sorry. Thank you sa pagiging kaibigan. I miss you guys! Let’s catch up soon Joy, sisterette, sorry sa MIA status ko sa pinakaimportanteng araw sa buhay mo. Bet na bet ko pa man din magdress-up at photo-op with you guys at sa mga ganyang okasyon lang tayo nakukumpleto. I know you understand nmn. Ingitera lang ako sa pictures nyo. Hahahaha. Don, thank you for calling me the day before the exams. Alam mo ang mga inarte ko ng mga araw na yun. Salamat at pinalakas mo loob ko and higit sa lahat pinatawa mo ako ng bongga sa mga kwento mo. I really miss you friend. Ipasyal mo na ako sa Australia. Hehehe. :) Thank you Tatings, ate divine, tita leny and all. Salamat sa pagaalaga. May God continue to bless all of you at pati na din ang lugar na yan. Nawa’y you may help more future doctors. Thank you. To our mentors sa medschool, SLU hospital, BGHMC; naturuan nyo po kami ng maayos. Huhukayin mo pala talaga sa experiences mo sa hospitals and mga tinuro sa medschool ang sasagutin mo sa exams. I am so grateful. Salamat ng madami. I’m a proud Louisian and a proud batang BGH. Thank you Topnotch family, doc broli, doc rocky, thank you po ng sobra. Indeed, you have geared us well. Not only in concepts pero sa lahat po doc. Emotionally, tamang mindset, attitude lahat. Ang galing nyo po. I am always moved by the kind encouraging words you say doc. Maraming maraming salamat. :) May God bless you more. Para po sa inyo ito. For the special patient I had when I was in internship. Thank you for inspiring me to become a better doctor. Thank you for inspiring me to learn, learn and learn more in order to come up just decisions and actions for you our patients because at the end of the day lives are in our hands. Thank you! I promise to strive hard to become better and find significance in becoming a doctor. This is also for you. And syempre, wala ang lahat ng ito kung hindi dahil sayo Papa God! :) Thank you for being my strength when a lot of times I am tired to go on. Thank you for being my hope when I felt discouraged. Thank you for giving me peace when a lot of times I worry and I am afraid. Thank you Lord. You really are super bait. Superwow! Thank you tlga Lord. :) Hindi man buo ang saya ng family pero we are still humbled. We know may purpose din ito. Nadelay man. Ibibigay Nyo din. We trust in you. :) To You all the Glory. :) As I end this Oscar winning speech of mine, let me share to you some pictures ng mga araw na parang nasa limbo of uncertainty lang ako. Lumubog at sumikat ang araw na parang nasa vacuum lang ako. All worth it. Maraming salamat sa lahat.

[nomeshioriginal]

Since kakalabas lng ng #PLE2015 ok tong pang Day 26 ng #BuwanNgAkdangPinoy Mga Pilipino na manunulat ng libro na nakatulong sa mga #medstudents maging isang MD #Histology #IMPlatinum

[celestialpsyche]

How I felt like during the board exams

Before:

(Self-doubt x1000)

During:

(Nag-aral naman ako..! Pero parang mali lahat ng inaral ko. Huhuhu. Natunugan ata ng mga examiners na yun yung inaral namin, so hindi yun yung tinanong nila. XD)

After:

(Pano ba ako papasa sa IM or Pedia HUHUHU *please curve please*)

I think it’s one of the most traumatic two weekends of my life. XD As if studying our asses off for the past 3 months--past year, even--wasn’t hard enough. For all the effort--all the blood, sweat, and tears; all the liters of midnight oil burned; and all the eyebrows lost, regrown, and lost again; for the past 5 years of endless struggle through medical school, internship, and board review to finally culminate into twelve 100-item exams that asked about anything and everything under the sun (and nothing about what we actually studied), I didn’t think i’d make it out alive!

The exams were difficult, no doubt. I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t study enough (host factor), or because the examiners were new (agent virulence!), or that’s just the way it is with board exams (environment factors? lols), but I always found myself at a loss after each exam. But I know that I’m not the only one (ohyeah, misery loves company! HEHE!). And I also believe that, aside from all the things med-related we (re)learned over the past several months, the boards was also trying to teach us ~something else.

1) We will never really know everything there is to know about everything (you can always try though).

2) Things never really come out as expected. (None of what I studied came out DEMMET!) Therefore, build up on frustration tolerance.

3) Things may be shitty now, but it can’t get any worse, right? (After IM, HUHU OMG ANYARE. “Tingin ko after IM, wala nang mahirap.” After Pedia, OH I WAS SO WRONG DEMMET.) Well, not always, but you learn to deal. XD  Character building lang yan.

4) All the hard work you did in the last five years actually paid off. (After you’ve forgotten everything you’ve read in the last couple of days before the exams, those that stuck from the past will turn out to be useful, one way or another. Deep inside, woot salamat po sa lahat ng stock knowledge!!)

5) Do not doubt yourself. You’ve got this. (Despite the seemingly insurmountable mountain of self-doubt that accumulated quite rapidly in the past couple of weeks, just remember--you’re a miracle worker. Ang dami mo nang naigapang in the past, idagdag natin to!! Hohohoho.)

Wooo bahala na! GLNG2015! Lukan isandaan! B-)

[ar1ash]

"the licensure exam seeks to assess your competency as a general physician. The questions will not focus on a certain specialization of an examiner." Me: okay..... That sounds fake but okay.

[angelowillruletehworld-blog]

Dumating man ang matintinding pagsubok, di nila kayo matitinag. In other words, kayo ang pabebe warriors, at di kayo mapipigilan! 😂 Kahit anong mangyari, pinagmamalaki parin kayo ni Ramon! Sugod, Batch 2014! Pro deo et Patria! #VSCOcam #UERM #UERMMMCI #PLE2015 (at UERM Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc.)

[lifeisgoodblog]

Incentives

A father with colorectal cancer, in for his 3rd round of chemotherapy, cradling a hand of bananas. A single father with a teenage daughter and a motorcycle, his vision falling from the back of his eyes. A diabetic woman with blood dissecting in between the muscles of her belly. These three babies with swimmer lungs, green from biliary atresia. A doctor with biliary cancer. A 450g baby girl we watched pass into Heaven. A boy who burned holes through his throat. This beautiful mother in the red shirt who died giving birth to her twins. The drunk man who came into the ER for walking through his aquarium and saving his fish first of all. This boy as old as me, as young as me, snow white and quiet, fighting through leukemia. The wife crying outside her husband’s room as we shocked his heart into rhythm. The daughter in the ICU, calling for her mother. This grandfather.

I don’t remember their names but their faces are clear as day. If you were to ask me who brought me this far, under 24 hours away from taking the Physician Licensure Exams, I’d like to think it was them:)

Please pray for us.