This week I have learnt a very important lesson. It is not sensible to increase both the speed and incline on a treadmill and then become so distracted by your success that your ipod goes flying across the room never to be seen again. My initial hunt was unsuccessful and I was reluctant to ask for help from the gym guys on the grounds that the track that was playing when I dropped my ipod was ‘Staying Alive’ by the BeeGees. However, a full week later it has still not turned up which means I have been bereft of music for an entire week!
Life on ICU has been less depressing this week. It has been good for learning procedures. On Friday, I did a lumbar puncture, which was scary but really exciting. The patients have been an interesting lot this week. A couple have been readmitted either post-op or have bounced back from the ward. I am becoming more aware of the differences between the Australian health system and the British health system. For a start, there are far more ICU beds in Oz, so the admission guidelines are less stringent. In a way it is nice when the patients stay for a while because you get to know them and their families.
I also have been to see Inception, which is a brilliant film, but is one of those films that you need to see twice to full appreciate just how clever it is. I saw it with Matt, my flatmate, at Bondi Junction, where we also had dinner in the food court. Duck Laksa is gorgeous!
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