Dairy ain't the answer...

This week we've been looking at osteoporosis. And its made out that stuffing oneself with dairy products is a sure-fire way to prevent it.

So how come in Japan (where traditional diet excludes dairy) there is a lower incidence of osteoporosis in the West? Genetic? Not if you consider the fact that with Westernisation of diet the difference becomes smaller. Interesting no?

Ok, so having given up dairy I am biased, but still does nobody else think that adult humans shouldn't consume food intended for calves?

Feedback

My medschool is always asking us for "feedback", on everything. And they always say to go to them if there is a problem and they will try and sort it. And so far they have been fantastic, really helpful, always there for you.

And then I mention the fact that there is a problem with our Primary Care transport arrangements for our PBL group. They say, sorry, tough sh*t.

And I say, "but!!!!!!"

And they say my tone is unacceptable.

F***k that.


Would you say there is a problem with 9 people having to wait an hour in the freezing cold for a bus? Every week? I would. But apparently that's "unacceptable".


Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........

The last straw

Somebody ate ALL my sweet potato curry that I spent ages making.

Now I don't mine sharing, I always offer when I'm making food. But to come and find it ALL GONE this morning, when I was so looking forward to eating it today as well, words cannot express. Whoever did it is gonna PAY.


Now I'm mad. And it looked like it was going to be a good day.......

gggggggrghhhhhhhhh

Sometimes I feel like at MedSchool For Dummies. And I get frustrated.

OSCE's

Went fine.

So glad its all over!


Had a wonderful sleep........Feel much better. :)

Cinderella...

Went to the ball. But she didn't find her Prince Charming and he didn't find her lost slipper.....

On the plus side she met a lot of other charming princes, and had some very interesting conversations with them. Which was nice.

Cinderella's body clock has struck midnight, so she is going to bed......

I am so tired.

I'm sure I'm not as bad as people who actually have real jobs but hey, a girl needs a moan every now and then.

I shouldn't have left it all to the last minute. And yet I always do. I don't know whether I should give up on vowing never to do it again, because it never works.


Ugh, I cannot take writing up another case, trawling through the massive pile of books on my desk, fighting with Word. (Why has no one come up with a better word processor? It really is SHITE.)

And when I do go to bed I probably wont be able to sleep. *sigh*

I'm sorry, I know I'm whining. Its late. I need sleep.

Oo, another question for you my dear readers (all 3 of you im sure....). Well, I'm supposed to be going to a ball tomorrow night. End of OSCE's and all that. Now I'm not usually the ball going type. I was coerced into going to my debs (complete DISASTER), and I've avoided them like the plague ever since. But hey I thought, I like it here, everyone says they are going, it might be fun (and they are going to have a chocolate fountain).
And now, all of my good friends here are not going (never got round to getting tickets). And I'm getting anxious. All that social pressure. Having to dress up, worrying about how I look, who I'm going to talk to, how can I dance in a ballgown, having to eat in front of near strangers (personal neurosis, don't ask), and the fact that I am exhausted and just really really want to sleep....and sleep and sleep.......

Should I sell my ticket? Or should I swallow my fears and brave it?

What do I do what do I do????

*panics*


I need answers, and fast.

Thank you.

One down....

SSS is over. Went fine, except that NONE of my videos would play. Not one. So, that kinda sucked. Oh well.....

OSCE's tomorrow, and I still have 4 patients to write up.....blargh. Still, it should be ok. Our stations are:

1. Urinalysis and handwashing
2. Mini-consultation
3. CPR
4. Patient write ups (probably the only remotely hard one)
5. TPR
6. Blood pressure.

As long as I get my write ups done, and I don't do something spectacularly stupid, there is no reason to fail. I mean, handwashing.......c'mon...

Ewy.....

Something in my room smells like dog shit.

And I cannot find it. I have turned the place upside down.

And no one else can smell it.....maybe I'm just going insane?

FIFI

So, for my "student selected studies" this semester, I chose the sociology domain. And as my subject area "body and personhood". And as my presentation "How do new bodily norms create new disorders?"

Wow. I have learnt so much, and it has changed my perspective on so many things. I focussed mainly on eating disorders anorexia/bulimia and obesity.

One of the books I read doing my research was "Unbearable Weight" by Susan Bordo. Its absolutely fascinating. READ IT.


My other favourite is Susie Orbach's "Fat is a Feminist Issue". Ok, now anyone who hasn't heard of it, please don't groan roll your eyes and go "ugh, bloody man-hating, bra-burning feminists" This book is not about feminism per se. And anyway, why has feminism become such a dirty word? It doesn't MEAN hating men, it doesn't mean being extremist. But anyway, thats for another post.

If you are a woman, you probably have body issues. Specifically you probably want to lose weight. Ever been on a diet? Ever failed? I know I have.
Do you yo-yo with your weight?
"Do you eat when you are not physically hungry?
Do you feel out of control around food, submerged either by dieting or gorging?
Do you spend a good deal of time thinking and worrying about food and fatness?
Do you scour the latest diet for vital information?
Do you feel awful about yourself as someone who is out of control?
Do you feel awful about your body?"

(All taken from FIFI)

Ok, so now you are rolling your eyes saying, "great, ANOTHER diet book telling us how if we eat such and such and do this and that we won't ever want a 'bad' food again and we will become stick like goddesses."

Nope. Thats not what FIFI is about. Its not about dieting, its not about getting thin. And it might show you things about yourself that you were never even aware of, things that have been seriously messing with your head.


So anyway, my message to all woman, is GO AND BUY THIS BOOK. It will change your mind. And then maybe, you can change your life......

And if you use the link to the book depository, you get free delivery!

please, do this.

And tell everyone you know.

Oh and Unbearable Weight is pretty fascinating too. Get it for good measure ;)

Off again..

Apologies for the hiatus.

So, heading back to En-ger-land this afternoon! Feeling kinda weird....... Probably because I'm super behind on my study and am completely freaked out by how little work I've managed to do in a month.

Hospital work was very cool though, and I did learn a lot (although only about cardiology which I don't do til 2nd year...oh well). Been meaning to write a post about that, the differences I've noticed between Irl and UK etc.. Maybe when I've done my 2000 word analytical review which is due for tuesday......SHIT SHIT AND SHIT!!!!!!!!

Right, gotta finish packing (I don't know if there's anything I hate more). My bag is already full, and I haven't packed ANY of my books (Kumar&Clark must weigh like 5 kilos on its own.....). Gotta tackle the handluggage.....



Wish me luck!

Wow

Saw 2 angiograms and 3 transesophageal echograms....... Very cool. On the TOE's I saw 1 ?endocarditis with aortic valve stenosis, 1 patent foramen ovale (the bubble trick is BRILLIANT, will discuss again later), and 1 normal!

Going back tomorrow for more!

Pity we're not doing cardio 'til year 2......

It is obscenely early...

For the Christmas Holidays, but I'm going to shadow a cardiologist today, so I guess that makes it ok....

:)

Woo!

Stupid Boy

Came out of the blue to make me feel shitty again. On New Years. F**cker.

The worst part is that I still give a sh*t. I shouldn't.




Why. Can't. I. Just. Let. It. Go