I'm feeling this nice warm glow about me now. :)


I potentially saved a life yesterday. Medicine in practice, it's things like these that remind you that all this sitting around in lecture theatres actually means something in the end. That learning to take medical history is actually useful, and the course co-ordinators aren't making you learn that to be evil. Can't believe no one noticed though, that little lady definately wasn't well- and it's NOT HER GLASSES, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!! Some one who is on the verge of passing out, gasping for air, almost throwing up, having fainting spells and headaches lately, feeling really dizzy and having the world spin around her, losing muscle tone, can't walk... no, it's not because of her glasses. And, hell no, it's not the flu. *rolls eyes*


We were all like... "I diagnose.... "


Maybe First Aid and FCP and all those FYI pathological symptoms lectures actually have a use after all.


On another note, I've just realised that I've finished first year medicine today. How incredibly scary. I can't say I've regretted it though, it's been the most challenging and heartening experience I've been through. I've met amazing people, people who've supported me when I was down, who've I've had the time of my life with. We've studied together, partied together, been there for each other. We've seen the ups and downs of this year together. Friends that've gone through parallel experiences with me, friends that've done the most random stuff, friends that've seen me at my best and worst and have still stood by me. Just... friends. And of course all the new knowledge that I have, new stories to tell about anatomy labs to freak out squeamish friends and family *evil laughter*... sleeping in lectures on a regular basis, staying up late trying to cram the textbook into my cranium, bitching about lecturers who say that we only need to know the big picture and the relationships between things, but on the other hand mean that they want you to know every single little inconsequential detail. I mean, please. Who is ever going to care about the radial recurrent artery? You can't SEE it, let alone CUT it.


Mr Jared Watts is going to be a doctor in approximately 3 weeks time. Sworn in and everything. The next time I see him he's gonna be DR WATTS. Oh. My. God.


Time is flying by so fast.


Too fast.