Tag: clinic
On Wearing a White Coat
The interns nowadays at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) wear short white coats with short sleeves. When we were interns, the only thing distinguishing us from the rest of the medical students was a red nameplate; the other students had white nameplates pinned to the all-white uniform that was common to first- to fifth-year medical […]
First day of clinic: look, I match the wall!
I suppose that’s a good sign, right? After leaving the clinical world in 2019 for a 2-year expensive and soul-searching sabbatical + 1 year of health issues + easing back into medicine after that year through teaching duties… here I am! Outpatient clinic every Thursday afternoon. May consider doing Tuesday afternoons too, if needed. But […]
53. An Anniversary, and Making Progress
March 31, 2023Doreen the breast cancer mascot celebrates the first anniversary of boobless-ness with one of the foobs from Knits by May. They are also known as “knitted knockers“. April 4, 2023 It’s been a busy couple of days, and will be busy through next week. I will be undergoing all sorts of surveillance tests, […]
37. No-Breast Clinic
September 13, 2022 Update. We can truthfully say I am now more than halfway through radiation therapy, with session 11 of 20 (55 percent) today. After radiation and a mid-morning snack with coffee at Starbucks, I made my way to the Breast Center for a follow up appointment with the breast surgeon. It was strange […]
