How do you feel right now?

[dr. d]

I see what u did there hahaha! Come in your white coat HAHAHA!

...a pew-ful of white lab coats!
...ano 'to, kasal o medical conference?"
heh heh.

[_Cathy_]

...a pew-ful of white lab coats!
...ano 'to, kasal o medical conference?"
heh heh.

Hahaha! Dr d, baka you know my Dad's cardio, si dr GR. He is the same hospital as dr APS. These doctors never age.

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[dr. d]

Hahaha! Dr d, baka you know my Dad's cardio, si dr GR. He is the same hospital as dr APS. These doctors never age.

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naku... i do not know.. maraming cardiologists... GR ba 'kamo, or ER ? i know ER. many colleagues call him GR, but his city hall name is ER.
but there is only one living legend that is dr. APS.

[_Cathy_]

naku... i do not know.. maraming cardiologists... GR ba 'kamo, or ER ? i know ER. many colleagues call him GR, but his city hall name is ER.
but there is only one living legend that is dr. APS.

OMG dr! I am impressed! Baka naman you all work in the same hospital :P Yes his name is ER but they call him Gene. My Dad's cardio since the 90s and never ages LOL! I wouldn't be surprised if you know Dr Cutie also :P

[dr. d]

OMG dr! I am impressed! Baka naman you all work in the same hospital :P Yes his name is ER but they call him Gene. My Dad's cardio since the 90s and never ages LOL! I wouldn't be surprised if you know Dr Cutie also :P

"we came from the same institutions, ibang department lang nga... and a few years apart. he probably also knows me. it's not a big place, where we came from."

[_Cathy_]

"we came from the same institutions, ibang department lang nga... and a few years apart. he probably also knows me."

I'm intrigued, baka naging doctor din kita LOL. I have some doctors who were sadly caught up in some intrigues 2 of my formers opthas JA and MP

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[dr. d]

I'm intrigued, baka naging doctor din kita LOL. I have some doctors who were sadly caught up in some intrigues 2 of my formers opthas JA and MP

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i also know one or two of them.
alas, the medical profession is a mirror of the rest of the human population.
but we should not believe everything, unless we know the everything about it.
usually kasi, we know only some aspect of it, which is what makes it juicy...

[_Cathy_]

i also know one or two of them.
alas, the medical profession is a mirror of the rest of the human population.
but we should not believe everything, unless we know the everything about it.
usually kasi, we know only some aspect of it, which is what makes it juicy...

Wow!! Dr J k A o and Dr M a P a?, the latter sa love life yung issue haha You know them also? It seems like all Doctors in Manila know each other nga

May derma who told me sa psych floor ako pumunta, that was almost 20 yrs ago, hindi malimutan ng Mom ko, she cites that incident all the time when I'm being neurotic

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[dr. d]

Wow!! Dr J k A o and Dr M a P a?, the latter sa love life yung issue haha You know them also? It seems like all Doctors in Manila know each other nga

May derma who told me sa psych floor ako pumunta, that was almost 20 yrs ago, hindi malimutan ng Mom ko, she cites that incident all the time when I'm being neurotic

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it can't be helped, madam.
doctors in my age group, are now in positions of senior citizenhood, influence, importance, popularity, notoriety, etc...
and i shall stop myself, madam.
baka ano pa ang madulas sa aking mga labi.
but...siya nga.

[_Cathy_]

it can't be helped, madam.
doctors in my age group, are now in positions of senior citizenhood, influence, importance, popularity, notoriety, etc...
and i shall stop myself, madam.
baka ano pa ang madulas sa aking mga labi.
but...siya nga.

and yes,
there's less than 120,000 doctors in the philippines, from the start of the profession.
a big number of them have already passed away, so the sphere of recognition is not that big, as to favor anonymity.
it's really an elite club. more elite if one practices in metro manila.
and more so, if one further limits them to those who practice in established establishments.
we see each other, when we attend our children's social or school activities.
just last... three major hospital directors in one affair.. friendlying up with colleagues..
but i confess, halos wala akong maraming kakilalang higit na mas bata sakin.

I wouldn't agree with the elite club My dad's family is picky with doctors. Just like lawyers hindi lahat magaling. So just because a person has a medical degree, doesn't mean he or she gets my respect automatically. I look at the reputation, education and values. May mga doctor din na opposite of elite, ewan ko how they got their degree

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[dr. d]

I wouldn't agree with the elite club My dad's family is picky with doctors. Just like lawyers hindi lahat magaling. So just because a person has a medical degree, doesn't mean he or she gets my respect automatically. I look at the reputation, education and values. May mga doctor din na opposite of elite, ewan ko how they got their degree

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elite, as in, exclusive for doctors, po.
"we know each another.. strengths and weaknesses..."
and, fortunately for us, "the unsuspecting public does not!"
heh heh.

i'm not going to say that this doctor is bad.
instead, i'll say, "dr soenso will fit our needs".

just like in other professions, some folks work more harmoniously with this or that folk.
ganun lang yon.

[_Cathy_]

elite, as in, exclusive for doctors, po.
"we know each another.. strengths and weaknesses..."
and, fortunately for us, "the unsuspecting public does not!"
heh heh.

i'm not going to say that this doctor is bad.
instead, i'll say, "dr soenso will fit our needs".

just like in other professions, some folks work more harmoniously with this or that folk.
ganun lang yon.

How do doctors from private hospitals view doctors from small public hospitals (except the elite ones like PGH, Heart Center or Kidney institute etc)

May biruan kasi kami in our family na pag pumunta ka sa (small government hospital in Makati) ng buhay, pag labas mo patay ka na HAHAHA. Minsan lokohan pa namin, we're taking you to (small government hospital in Makati) Pikon pikon Mom ko because she works for the local government of Makati.

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[dr. d]

How do doctors from private hospitals view doctors from small public hospitals (except the elite ones like PGH, Heart Center or Kidney institute etc)

May biruan kasi kami in our family na pag pumunta ka sa (small government hospital in Makati) ng buhay, pag labas mo patay ka na HAHAHA. Minsan lokohan pa namin, we're taking you to (small government hospital in Makati) Pikon pikon Mom ko because she works for the local government of Makati.

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Patay General Hospital.
Patay city General Hospital.
infirMatay (a campus establishment).

me and my colleagues, captains of the practice all that, state with all truth, that we do NOT, in any way, look down on these physicians who toil in the small hospitals or government hospitals. we can only take pride, and are humbled, that some of them still make house calls in the dead of night, by taking several-hour-long horse rides or foot treks across rivers.
most of us are not in it for the money. we are in it for the service and personal professional pride. believe it, guys.
what i do with/to the patient, is my reward.
the money, while convenient, comes second.

i have also talked to some of these "shall-we-call-them-underprivileged" doctors.
i have only the best respect for them.
they see things in their patients that i would not have thought of.

by the very nature of the patient, the government hospital is already at a disadvantage.
the patient comes in... already in the later stage of the disease.. inhabiting a body that is, even if it were not suffering from the illness at hand, is already in an obvious state of under-health.. and comes from a neighborhood reeking of sub-standard personal and community hygiene..

if said government hospital were to have the same type of patients that the big medical centers had, these statistics would be markedly improved.
if the big medical centers had these types of double-whammy patients, i'll bet their batting average would tumble down.

but yes,
government hospitals need funds.

[yubby24]

I visit my ortho at BGC for my routine check up post-op. Pero yung operation ko sa PGH namin ginawa kasi mas makakamura kami. Yung quoted expense namin sa BGC para sa operation ko, 1/4 lang nagastos namin sa PGH. Heto buhay pa naman ako at thankful dahil nakilala namin sya at binigyan ako ng 2nd chance at life.

Naisip ko lang, bago makarating sa mataas na status ang isang doctor, pano ba sya nagsimula? Kailangan ba nya ng connections? para mabuild up sya ng maganda?

[_Cathy_]

Patay General Hospital.
Patay city General Hospital.
infirMatay (a campus establishment).

me and my colleagues, captains of the practice all that, state with all truth, that we do NOT, in any way, look down on these physicians who toil in the small hospitals or government hospitals. we can only take pride, and are humbled, that some of them still make house calls in the dead of night, by taking several-hour-long horse rides or foot treks across rivers.
most of us are not in it for the money. we are in it for the service and personal professional pride. believe it, guys.
what i do with/to the patient, is my reward.
the money, while convenient, comes second.

i have also talked to some of these "shall-we-call-them-underprivileged" doctors.
i have only the best respect for them.
they see things in their patients that i would not have thought of.

by the very nature of the patient, the government hospital is already at a disadvantage.
the patient comes in... already in the later stage of the disease.. inhabiting a body that is, even if it were not suffering from the illness at hand, is already in an obvious state of under-health.. and comes from a neighborhood reeking of sub-standard personal and community hygiene..

if said government hospital were to have the same type of patients that the big medical centers had, these statistics would be markedly improved.
if the big medical centers had these types of double-whammy patients, i'll bet their batting average would tumble down.

but yes,
government hospitals need funds.

LOL at Patay City General hospital. I have high respect for barrio/far flung area doctors but what I meant are those in the city who practice in small hospitals. I wonder if among doctors may advantage din those that come from elite schools and surnames. Si Dr Cutie parang nagc clinic lang not for the money e. He's so bad ass haha, ayaw daw niya ng maraming patients LOL. Well, he is a surgeon, I remember what you said, mas malaki kita nila sa procedure

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[_Cathy_]

I visit my ortho at BGC for my routine check up post-op. Pero yung operation ko sa PGH namin ginawa kasi mas makakamura kami. Yung quoted expense namin sa BGC para sa operation ko, 1/4 lang nagastos namin sa PGH. Heto buhay pa naman ako at thankful dahil nakilala namin sya at binigyan ako ng 2nd chance at life.

Naisip ko lang, bago makarating sa mataas na status ang isang doctor, pano ba sya nagsimula? Kailangan ba nya ng connections? para mabuild up sya ng maganda?

Prestigious ata mag internship sa PGH pero kakatakot hitsura ng hospital

May factor ata apelyido like with my dentist, their surname is known as dentists talaga. Meron din derma na since kopong kopong known na family nila in that line.


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[uls]

Prestigious ata mag internship sa PGH pero kakatakot hitsura ng hospital

Malaki ata factor apelyido like with my dentist, their surname is known as dentists talaga. Meron din derma na since kopong kopong known na family nila in that line.


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ganito kasi yun... your parents/grandparents move in a small circle of society where everyone knows each other and refer each other to the same doctors and dentists

kaya puro oldies mga kilala mo coz those are your parents' and grandparents' doctors and dentists

kaya na-shock ka when people said there are doctors who go to the states para maging nurse

kasi sa circle mo there's no such thing

lagi ko sinasabi diba you live in a bubble

[_Cathy_]

ganito kasi yun... your parents/grandparents move in a small circle of society where everyone knows each other and refer each other to the same doctors and dentists

kaya puro oldies mga kilala mo coz those are your parents' and grandparents' doctors and dentists

kaya na-shock ka when people said there are doctors who go to the states para maging nurse

kasi sa circle mo there's no such thing

lagi ko sinasabi diba you live in a bubble

Yes! Puro oldies doctors namin kasi kakilala ng elders ko. Nagulat ako Lola ni UF and I have the same cardio nga LOL. Buti nagre refer na sila sa mga bata which by their standards is 50s haha

But seriously, totoo pala yung doctor na nagnu nurse Meron ba may kilala dito na hindi kilala ng kilala?

Nakwento ko sayo, my dentist doesn't know item kami ng son niya. Pero son niya nakilala ko else where. Awkward naman to tell him. See, hindi naman kami nagkatuluyan haha.

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[yubby24]

Prestigious ata mag internship sa PGH pero kakatakot hitsura ng hospital

Di ko masasabi na nakakatakot pero nakakaawa pag nagawi ka dun sa area ng charity ward. Nung nakaconfine na ako, nag-ikot yung wife ko to check yung itsura ng balkan frame na ikakabit sa bed ko dahil dun lang daw may available that time. Naawa raw sya kasi cramped yung charity ward at mukhang mainit. Electric fan lang ang nagpapahangin sa kanila tapos halos tabi tabi na ang bed. Yung mga bantay ng patients, sa sahig na nakahiga at yung iba sa corridor na.

[_Cathy_]

Di ko masasabi na nakakatakot pero nakakaawa pag nagawi ka dun sa area ng charity ward. Nung nakaconfine na ako, nag-ikot yung wife ko to check yung itsura ng balkan frame na ikakabit sa bed ko dahil dun lang daw may available that time. Naawa raw sya kasi cramped yung charity ward at mukhang mainit. Electric fan lang ang nagpapahangin sa kanila tapos halos tabi tabi na ang bed. Yung mga bantay ng patients, sa sahig na nakahiga at yung iba sa corridor na.

PGH looks haunted kasi. Wow, all hospitals should be airconditioned at the minimum. Pero sa ward naman kasi kahit sa Reputable hospitals, wala talagang tulugan, silya lang.

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