Day 12 Chemo 1. Mon. 07/31/2017 10:50PM "friends I had a lot of good memories"

Day 12 Chemo 1. Mon. 07/31/2017 10:50PM

Yesterday, Late night around 11pm we tried mixing watermelon & apple for juice. It was kind of tasty but it caused hyperacidity in my tummy 2 hours after. At around 1 AM, I woke up with hunger pains, so I drank SOYA milk which never failed to give relief immediately.

We were planning to concoct watermelon with mango or with banana or with papaya or with young coconut fruit. These are other alternative drinks that can be used for substitute.

At around 1:00 AM also, I had a call from the OB- ROD (OB/GYN Resident On Duty)  at SHH (Sacred Heart Hospital) that I had a patient who came in due to watery vaginal discharge  secondary to the rapture of the amniotic membrane or bag of water. Internal vaginal exam revealed that the cervix was 1cm dilated , assessing the condition I figured out that there was still ample of time to sleep until 5:00AM, So I decided to go back  to sleep for another hour. Upon waking up I drank another brand of SOYA milk and my gosh the taste was horrible but for the sake of good health, I consumed a glass of it but vowing to refrain from buying that brand again. Absolutely no way man for a second buy.

Going back to my admitted patient at SHH (Sacred Heart Hospital). The OB-ROD (OB/GYN Resident On Duty) called me again at around 7am informing me that the patient's cervix was 9cm dilated. That was a big surprise. With disbelief I uttered:: “What? from 1-2cm, now 9cm?” So I was in a hurry, praying that hopefully I would be there before the baby would be delivered. Thanks, that the patient didn’t know how to  bear down effectively. I was still able to reach the hospital before the baby was delivered, ‘coz it took me a while to reach the hospital since I was caught on the peak of a heavy traffic.

God always put order into everything. I was still able able to do my rounds at PSH (Perpetual Succour Hospital) to order discharge for my patient that I delivered yesterday. Then later came  back home to get my lunch and proceeded to my clinic. Good enough there were only few patients. So it was kind of relaxing compared to the morning rush in SHH(Sacred Heart Hospital). With the slack schedule in the afternoon I decided to have a little break. Called Dr. Melissa Dublin and Dr. Cristina Aban if they would be available for dinner. It was a quick invite to the two friends of mine who readily agreed.  

Adrenalin rush or whatever way you call that, I was just so excited, making me forget to inform my nieces that I won't be home for dinner. And of course, when things like this happens they would easily get worried thus, I got a call from Steffi asking where was I or whether I was ok or not. Being at fault of course on this occasion I had to say sorry to them, telling them that It all slipped my mind. I was touched by their concern. It was so sweet.

We had a delicious healthy meal. Had a very enjoyable conversation that we ended up hopping from one restaurant to another just to be able to continue. From the Japanese restaurant, we transferred to a Coffee Shop for dessert until the store was closed. Then as we were supposed to transfer again to another coffee shop, we realised it was pretty late at night. So, we all headed to the parking lot and decided to get in touched as often as we could. Now that I have this breast cancer jackpot, meeting up with friends is my source of joy, most especially with friends I had a lot of good memories, like Dr. Dublin and Dr. Aban who together with me, once a trio on a team when we were still starting our medical practice. We always had a good laugh then and up until now.