any doctors in the house.

[surg]

Hi jule! I'm a general surgeon (hence my username "surg"), Diplomate of Phil.Board of Surgery and Fellow of Phil.College of Surgeons and Phil. Society of General Surgeons. Practicing in the Bundok. Welcome to Tsikot!

[ooba99]

....merry x mas to everyone.am sure kabi kabila ang party ngayon.ingat lang tayo lahat sa kalusugan natin.

Tama ka dyan, doc jule, kaya sa company namin, we step up our information campaign on the hazards of life's excesses during this season, that includes, hypertension aggravated by stress brought about by the holiday rush, simbang gabi, parties left and right; high cholesterol due to high fat intake (from lechon, liempo, fruit and buko salad because of the cream) during the holidays; obesity, kasi mga tao hindi kumakain ngayon, lamon ang ginagawa, hahaha. I'll stop here. Magmumukha na akong killjoy, hehe.

[Gumusut_Amige]

doc jule welkam po sa tsikot! dami ko rin natutunan dito at ito ang aking stress reliever pag nasa offshore ako. lahat ng mga doc dito ay mababait bukod yata sa isang feeling doc na pasaway?

[Shintaro]

Hi! Pasali!

I used to work as a Barge Doctor based in Dubai and presently working as an Offshore Medical Officer dito sa isang Offshore Complex malapit sa Iran on a 28 days cycle......Saklap lang nataon yung shift ko this Christmas/ NewYear..........

[jule]

nice to meet you Shintaro.Dami na pala tayong mga doctors dito.here's the updated list;

1. sherwin tommy
2. [B]bladerunner[B]
3. Smooth
4. Gleenster
5. wiretap md
6. shintaro
7. Gumuset Amige
8. ooba99
9. surg
10. biboy28
11. Otep
12. Cutedoc
To all the tsikoters,I wish you a very merry christmas and a happy new year.

[ooba99]

nice to meet you Shintaro.Dami na pala tayong mga doctors dito.here's the updated list;

1. sherwin tommy
2. [b]bladerunner[b]
3. Smooth
4. Gleenster
5. wiretap md
6. shintaro
7. Gumuset Amige
8. ooba99
9. surg
10. biboy28
11. Otep
12. Cutedoc
To all the tsikoters,I wish you a very merry christmas and a happy new year.

Doc Jule, the meaning of 2 b's enclosed in paretheses on the two sides of a name, is banned ng tsikot yung username na yun, tama ba guys? You can deduce from there. Baka me umapela, sinama mo sya sa list. Anyway, masaya dito, and read the different threads, including the non-automotive threads, promise, masaya talaga.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

[OTEP]

Hello, ngayon lang po naka-log in [nag-Christmas Eve ako on duty]. Tapos duty na naman mamaya! [ang saklap!]. hehehe

Sir sherwin and smooth [gramps? ] salamat po sa advice.

meron ba nag offer ng ATLS sa manila

Ano po ang ATLS? UP-PGH and UST offer Advanced Cardiac Life Support Courses. In UST, all interns and residents are required to be certified. Residents and fellows have to be recertified every two years as long as they are training in UST. The nurse I worked with in Aeromed had his ACLS via UP-PGH.

otep, tama si sherwintommy. ok na ang status mo. don't take this wrongly pards pero i felt much the same way when i was a resident.

Doc, happy pa naman po ako sa buhay. Just curious what's going on outside. Saka para may maipayo din ako sa mga kabarkada ko ayaw na mag-residency. Yung iba sa kanila moonlighting sa ospital nila commander.

i felt na para kasing nakakulong lang ako sa hospital while there is so much happening outside.

Tama din ito. Ang pampalubag loob na lang ay ang mga magagandang clerks at interns. hahahaha.

i often hated how little i made (with regards to salary) while doing so much work and going on duties. sobrang under-compensated ang pakiramdam ko. puyat, pagod, gutom.. tapos ang liit ng sahod.

Yeah, grabe ang disparity ng sahod sa moonlight at sa residency. Ang pampalubag loob na lang ay ang pag-asa na magkaron ng rewarding practice afterwards.

pero take heart, everything will pan out well after residency training. lalo na ENT. anlakas ng practice ng ENT. the ENT people i know are doing so well now.

Ito nga inaantay ko. Thanks for the wise words.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

[sherwintommy]

Ano po ang ATLS? UP-PGH and UST offer Advanced Cardiac Life Support Courses. In UST, all interns and residents are required to be certified. Residents and fellows have to be recertified every two years as long as they are training in UST. The nurse I worked with in Aeromed had his ACLS via UP-PGH.


Doc Otep...ATLS is Advanced Traumatic Life Support...there are courses being offered but in Singapore and Hong Kong...I was wondering if we have a Training Center in Manila that offers such course as well....I would be very grateful if you have any info to share...Happy New Year to all of us....

[jule]

Hi,VENTURER.ayan,nadagdagan pa tayo ng isa.14 na tayo.Happy New Year to All.

[smooth]

Hello, ngayon lang po naka-log in [nag-Christmas Eve ako on duty]. Tapos duty na naman mamaya! [ang saklap!]. hehehe

Sir sherwin and smooth [gramps? ] salamat po sa advice.

Doc, happy pa naman po ako sa buhay. Just curious what's going on outside. Saka para may maipayo din ako sa mga kabarkada ko ayaw na mag-residency. Yung iba sa kanila moonlighting sa ospital nila commander.

Yeah, grabe ang disparity ng sahod sa moonlight at sa residency. Ang pampalubag loob na lang ay ang pag-asa na magkaron ng rewarding practice afterwards.

your parents and grandparents are doctors right? so i guess i don't need to dwell on the fact that its much more toxic in private practice than it is in residency. sa practice kasi walang leave at walang off. essentially on-call ka talaga 24/7. i keep telling people this one time i went to my aunt's place in paranaque after braving an hour and a half of traffic. pagod at gutom, nagpa-park ako nang matanggap ko ang tawag na may emergency cs sa hospital. no choice. balik kaagad ako sa hospital.

pero rewarding naman ang trabaho natin (and this i have to say in spite of the numerous promissory notes and the generally negative climate against the practice of medicine in this country). honestly, iba pa din ang trabahong nakakatulong ka sa kapwa mo. of course, i'll be honest na nakakainis talaga ang mga pasyenteng tumatawad sa pf mo but it can't be helped. i noticed however that ang mga tumatawad kadalasan belongs to a certain socio-demographic group.

baka may mag-react sa post ko (medyo controversial kasi). naiintindihan ko ang pag-haggle sa presyo ng professional fee (which is okay), pero ang nakakainis ang mga tumatawad pag sinigilan na. bakit hindi tumawad sa umpisa ng transaction? bakit sa huli? kapag ba bumili tayo ng isang bagay sa tindahan, tatawad ba tayo after natin magamit ang product? di ba the general procedure is we look at the product, we ask how much, we haggle, and then we purchase? sa medicine kasi parang we look at the product, we ask how much, we purchase (eg. we avail of the service) and then we haggle. parang may mali ata dun.

minsan pa nga nagiging combative ang pasyente (or ang kasama ng pasyente) kapag hindi ka pumayag na babaan ang pf mo. i remember this one time na nagalit talaga ang mom ng pasyente kasi ayaw pumayag ng isang consultant (note: hindi ako) na babaan ang pf niya. tinanong ko ang consultant bakit ayaw niya pumayag. ang sagot niya: naka-dalawang tawad na daw ang ibinigay niya tapos humihingi pa ng isa, plus sobrang baba na daw ng pf niya na nakaka-insulto na daw. (actually, it was -- nagulat din ako sa baba ng singil niya e.)

[mataraki]

isa po akong eyeMd. welcome to tsikot!

[jule]

Hi Mataraki.you are number 15th. i am curious with your avatar and its a pangasinan word,i supposed.hehe kasi i was born and speak pangasinan.Mataraki ak met hehe.where are you based?

[surg]

you're so right smooth. talagang nakakainis ang mga patients or relatives na humihingi pa ng additional discount pag pauwi na inspite of may napag-usapan na kayo pf. Its very common here sa province esp yun maghahanap pa ng padrino like emplolyees of the hospitals or politicians para makahingi pa ng additional discount sa pf. Worse, mga patients na nagpaprivate tapos wala pala pambayad pagpauwi na! Kaya hindi talaga pwede yun promissory note bill ni Pia Cayetano and Manny Villar kasi maaabuso lang. Haay, minsan tuloy nakakadepress na ang profession natin bec of these kind of patients
Additional depressing factor pa ay yun mga colleagues na ibabagsak ang Pf para lang masulot ang patient. Its becoming a dog eats dog world already!

[smooth]

you're so right smooth. talagang nakakainis ang mga patients or relatives na humihingi pa ng additional discount pag pauwi na inspite of may napag-usapan na kayo pf. Its very common here sa province esp yun maghahanap pa ng padrino like emplolyees of the hospitals or politicians para makahingi pa ng additional discount sa pf. Worse, mga patients na nagpaprivate tapos wala pala pambayad pagpauwi na! Kaya hindi talaga pwede yun promissory note bill ni Pia Cayetano and Manny Villar kasi maaabuso lang. Haay, minsan tuloy nakakadepress na ang profession natin bec of these kind of patients
Additional depressing factor pa ay yun mga colleagues na ibabagsak ang Pf para lang masulot ang patient. Its becoming a dog eats dog world already!

hi surg. hehehe i'm sure andami nating kwento sa mga ganyang klaseng pasyente pero baka umabot tayo ng 100 pages hahaha

iba-iba talaga ang pasyente. one time may pasyente kami na inofferan namin na tutulungan namin sa charity (kasi baka mahirapan sila sa hospital bill). grabe, umiyak ng todo at nag-drama kasi hindi daw siya pang-charity. okay sige, e di sa private namin ginawa. ayun, nung singilan na e promissory note ang kinalabasan.

may isa naman pasyente na may driver pa. mayaman daw sila. puro english magsalita. suite room pa ang kinuha sa hospital. laging ikinukwento ang mga ari-arian nila. ayun, nung bayaran na, promissory note din. ang matindi diyan, nag-follow up na (post-op). nung ipinaalala ang promissory note nila, ang sabi ba naman ay yung asawa daw niya ang bahala diyan, ayaw daw niya problemahin yan. ayos. ngayon, magbabagong-taon na e hindi pa din bayad si rich kid.

[mataraki]

jule: Hi Mataraki.you are number 15th. i am curious with your avatar and its a pangasinan word,i supposed.hehe kasi i was born and speak pangasinan.Mataraki ak met hehe.where are you based?

dalawa na pala tayong mataraki dito hehe! dito ang practice ko sa san carlos, pangasinan.

[GlennSter]

woops. im not taking up medicine now =)

Im taking up nursing here in T.O. so you can take me off the list! =p

[webmiester]

Hi guys,

ngayon ko lang nakita itong thread.

Im a new doctor. I just passed last August. Graduate of UST. Im currently on vacation here in the US (not planning to take USMLE), and my last job was moonlighting lang as IM resident.

Kamusta na kayong lahat?
Happy New Year

[smooth]

Hi guys,

ngayon ko lang nakita itong thread.

Im a new doctor. I just passed last August. Graduate of UST. Im currently on vacation here in the US (not planning to take USMLE), and my last job was moonlighting lang as IM resident.

Kamusta na kayong lahat?
Happy New Year

hi webmiester. sayang naman stay mo diyan. may-MLE ka na congrats on passing the boards. sarap ng pakiramdam nyan. that's one thing na ayoko na uling pagdaanan hehehe

happy new year likewise

[surg]

korek ka dyan smooth! meron ako parient dati nagalit ang anak kasi I told them (in a very nice way) my PF before the procedure. nainsulto daw sila nad they can pay any amount so I don't have to tell them my PF beforehand. As usual, problema na naman pagdating ng bayaran. Hay, ang buhay ng mga doctors
Webmeister, huwag ka na magpractice. mag-stocks na lang tayo! hehe
Happy New year to all!!!

[webmiester]

korek ka dyan smooth! meron ako parient dati nagalit ang anak kasi I told them (in a very nice way) my PF before the procedure. nainsulto daw sila nad they can pay any amount so I don't have to tell them my PF beforehand. As usual, problema na naman pagdating ng bayaran. Hay, ang buhay ng mga doctors
Webmeister, huwag ka na magpractice. mag-stocks na lang tayo! hehe
Happy New year to all!!!

Talo yan ng lolo ko: May patient siya dati, after niya inoperahan sabi sa kanya "Doc, wala akong pera"... So sabi ng lolo ko, "OK lang yan, I understand, no need to pay kung ganun"... tapos when my lolo went out, he saw the same patient bumibili ng isang piano!

Nainis lolo ko kaya linapitan niya yung patient and he asked "Why not, piano na lang ibayad mo sa akin?"

There are a lot of people who also take advantage of the goodness of some doctors. They dont appreciate the work we put in.