The Calm Before the Storm

My friends would know exactly why I don't like Pediatrics that much. For 2 consecutive years, I've considered it as one of my all-time waterloos-- next to Histology. Why did I say so? Pedia is in itself a deviant. While you think you've memorized all the normal anthropometrics and laboratory values, Pedia has their own set of 'normals'. And mind you, the normal values are in their own set of ranges-- 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, so on and so forth until age 19 plus the growth charts. Hilarious! And ironic, since all these should be interesting for a mom like me.

Then here comes the first day of rotation. First rotation is, drum roll please.. 

PEDIATRICS!

I admit I'd got a little envious with my classmates who will be rotating first in the Minors or in Family Medicine. They're probably enjoying their first like it's still summer vacation (but don't misinterpret, I'm not saying their work's that easy-peasy). I also got scared that I'm too scared. You know what happens when one's too agitated, they do more wrong.

There were ups and downs, they won't probably go away any sooner. But my first 3 weeks in Pediatrics is subtly harder than I expected. I just finished ward work last week where I first learned how to insert an IV cannula, extract blood samples from babies' blood vessels (without success), witness lumbar taps, do clerical work and care for patients. It's where I first experienced 'soupy' moments of almost no sleep and being grateful for the gift of being able to take pauses for peeing, taking a bath and eating.

OPD is a little 'benign' to me. But I love the fact that we get to see concerned parents coming back for follow-up consults as per doctor's order. I also like practicing prescription skills and advising patients. Being in the nursery/NICU is a little bit more fun to me except for the unbearable heat inside the unit. We get to catch babies, confirm their age of gestation through Ballard scoring and practice IV insertion (without supervision, haha!). My next stop: ER!

Fate must be joking when it put me in the Dept. of Pediatrics for my first clerkship rotation. But at least I'm a little prepared now for what to expect during my next rotation in OB-GYN with our little connection with them in the NICU. Will share about it soon. For now, I'd say I'm enjoying Pedia like there's no OB tomorrow. HAHA! =D

1st Big Blog Giveaway Winners!

Hello my dear readers! I will be busy coming days so I’m announcing the winners of my very first big blog giveaway this early. But before that, I would like first to thank again my dearest sponsors for their support in this endeavor and to everyone who joined the giveaways. Lastly, I’d also like to invite you to join my 2-part summer giveaways as it is especially meant for you guys.

So without further ado, here are the list of winners for my 1^st big blog giveaway. Hooray!

Giveaway # 1: Dandy Nappy

Maricar Canillas- Saladino

Giveaway # 2: Numa Baby

Roel Christopher

Jilliane Pardo

Giveaway # 3: ShushKohETC

Erica Baylosis (Orig Espadrille)

Sherry Ann (Strap Sexy Cork Wedges)

Giveaway # 4: Mustela Philippines

Mikee Cruz

Giveaway # 5: Casa de Lorenzo

Diosa Marie Aguila

Maricris Tandoc Abarabar

Giveaway # 6: Unilab

BeeBee Gail

Say Yap

Giveaway # 7:

Tere Decena

Ruby Papio

Kindly email me at tinz_mendoza@yahoo.com on or before March 19, 9 am the following details so I can immediately forward it to the respective sponsors.

Full name

Complete shipping address (with zip code if possible)

Contact number

Failure to respond within the said duration will mean forfeiture of your prize. For the winner of the Mustela Philippines gift pack, I will contact you on how you can claim your prize.

Thank you again everyone and congratulations! =)

1 is Better than 2 Summer Giveaway (Part 2): Ten Tee Shirts

For the sequel of my 1 is Better than 1 Summer Giveaway, I’ll be giving away a cool shirt and bag courtesy of Ten Tee by Ms. Kristen Ramos!

Ten Tee’s online store showcases their personalized printed and hand-painted shirts. I personally love this Team Wesley shirt, which I saw, was even designed for my med school classmates, Jacq and Jill (small world, eh?).

 

Their Creative Juice Box Queen, Just Shoot, Hail Manresa and Hyper for Christ are among their best sellers. These colorful silkscreen shirts are all original designs and are available at very reasonable prices.

Aside from these fun tees, they also take pride in their Viva Vintage Bags. These are vintage bags recreated with recycled accessories and have been redesigned by painting. The bags are certified original and unique as they only make 1 bag per design so you can be sure there’s no one here on Earth living with the same bag as yours. Haha.

They also have these necklace shirts which are shirts with artwork connected to the necklace design so one cannot be worn without the other. Yes, that’s instant accessories for you.

And for all those who love dancing, these adorable Sayawera merchandise will be available this March!

If you wanna see more of their creations, you can check out their Facebook page or visit their shop at Capital G at the 3^rd level of Robinsons Galleria.

Onto our giveaway, Ms. Ten of Ten Tee is giving away these goodies for you dear readers!

1 personalized design shirt - handpainted (in small regular size)

1 Paris body bag with cellphone case

 

and 

a 20% discount off your next purchase!

You already know how this works. Just follow the Rafflecopter steps below to be eligible for this giveaway.

a Rafflecopter giveaway  

The winner will be announced on this blog and my twitter account so make sure to follow me during the whole duration of the contest. Please be also reminded that I will personally verify the winning entry just to be fair to all who joined. Prizes will be shipped to the winner.

Happy Tees! =)

2 is Better Than 1 Summer Giveaway (Part 1): Be Summer Ready!

Here’s to an envious me this 2013 ‘cause I’m gonna be stuck with Pediatrics for the rest of summer. I’ll be saying goodbye for a while from buying swimsuits and sunblocks and ‘google-ing’ summer whereabouts. Guess, the hopeful me, will just have to wait for an awesome escapade next year that Kel is planning for me.

The better news right now is, *drumroll please.. I am holding yet another giveaway! Yehey! Thanks to my generous med school friends, Marj and Dexter of SoRandomOnlineShop for sponsoring some of these wonderful items! You might also be wondering why the title of this blog post. It’s because I’m holding not 1 but 2 summer giveaways this month! How awesome is that?

So let’s now move on to the prizes. For the 1^st part of my summer giveaway, I know you ladies like me would want to look fabulous when you hit the beach this summer so I’ll be giving away the following to one (1) lucky winner:

              an iPhone 4/4s case (courtesy of Dexter)

2 pairs of fancy earrings (courtesy of Marj)

an Aldo bangle 

a glitter eyeliner and shimmer pot set

To join this giveaway, just follow the steps through Rafflecopter below. Don’t fret because the rules are easy-peasy. I’ll be giving additional entry to those who will be following SoRandomOnlineShop on Instagram.

a Rafflecopter giveaway  

The winner will be announced on this blog and my twitter account so make sure to follow me during the whole duration of the contest. Please be also reminded that I will personally verify the winning entry just to be fair to all who joined. Prizes will be shipped to the winner.

Best of luck, everyone! Spread the word. =)