O is for Orals and Over

There are some things that are so serious you have to laugh at them. Niels Bohr

1 down, 2 to go. I had my Orals yesterday, along with the other 113 Pharmacy 4th year students. My first station was at 4pm. I called home at 1pm. Hearing my parents' and my sister's voices helped calm my nerves. Talking about nerves, i got myself dressed and ready by 11am, just to psych myself up. And when i'd reached 5th floor, waiting outside with 11 other students, Ann, our very lovely technician, approached me as i was pacing the 5th floor, and said "Angela.... BREATHE."

God granted me a lot of grace. For clinicals, 2 parts were alright. I'd remembered my
male erectile dysfunction drugs. So if the doctor had prescribed nitrolingual spray with Viagra, the poor man would have died from a MI. The 3rd part, however, was on prostate cancer. A topic i know nearly ziltch about. Really blessed to have gone to Eve's earlier on before the exam and listened to her speech about prostate cancer. But i only remembered 2 drugs. Better than nothing, i told myself. And oh yea, i had my 2 favourite tutors too! They were very nice and helped me out with the prostate stuff.

Second station was Sciences. Morphine pharmacokinetics. I almost cried. I couldnt remember. And gave IV information instead of oral somemore. :'( I flipped through the textbook in my brain, and at the page entitled "Morphine PK", it was just a blur. Dot asked HIV life cycle and drugs. I knew the drugs better than the life cycle.

Labels... is it just me or was it too simple? Argh. Then did i miss out on something??

OTCs. I got James =) and a lady with sunburn. Picked up on doxycycline photosensitivity, but i forgot to tell her when she should see a doctor is symptoms persist. The whole time i was baking Paul's cake when i came home, things kept on coming back to me, about what i should have said and had forgotten. So i should stop thinking.

Dinner at The Jitzu. Nice place. Forgot to take photos.

I went for Steps this morning. Will definitely need someone to do my stepping for me tomorrow. I wonder if i'll be able to walk.

Praying for everyone burying their noses in their notes and textbooks. And thanks for all the texts!! =D

I think my dry painful cough is coming back. Boohoo...

Conscience says to Ange "Oi! Back to studying!!" Ok, ok! Just let me click on publish post....