OJI Blog #2 | Day 2 of 9
The photo above shows what your blood would probably look like under a microscope.
Today, February 13, 2018, is our second day of work immersion. The best way to describe this day? Well the right word is, 'challenging'.
I was excited the other day upon knowing that we will be able to perform CBC (complete blood count) testing by finger pricking but at the same time nervous because I already have several experiences that whenever I see blood I get dizzy and worst...faint. Unconsciously, I have a fear of blood I guess?
So here it comes, as expected when I was pricked I slowly got dizzy. It was really embarrassing, but I challenged myself that I should overcome this fear and would not let it hinder my goals. Fortunately I was able to perform well when it was my turn.
We've learned the process on how to examine a blood sample. The part which I enjoyed the most was determining and counting the amount of 'seg.' and 'lymph.' you'll see in each field. Aside from that we are also taught by our Manang Justine, one of the Medical Technologist inside the laboratory how to perform urinalysis.
Though I have weaknesses, this wouldn't stop me from being a doctor. Let's go! As they say, "malayo yan sa bituka".