Author Topic: What Did You Do Today? (Read 758336 times)

Lorenzo · « **Reply #5240 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:04:17 PM »

This week was definitely filled with a lot of difficult circumstances, trying times with patients as well as with the beauty of the work place. It is a mix of feelings , a mixed environment, really. Balancing the time in being a Medical Intern and also being a Clinical Instructor keeps me on my toes. Yet, despite it all, despite the responsibilities, I love it. The feeling of satisfaction in seeing nursing students "understand" a concept. The sound of their voices reiterating, " Oh Now I get It!" , it truly is priceless.

A physician is not only one who treats, but a physician also teaches, educates, and in doing so better ascertains his own footing and understanding. To teach is to learn. To instruct is to gain wisdom. Truly.

In austerity,
Lorenzo

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5241 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:12:19 PM »

March 16, 2012,

Dearest Friends,

I was really touched today. After finishing my hospital rounds, I went to Northwestern's Campus to finish reporting grades at the Department of Nursing & Allied Health. I was really touched because one of the secretaries came up to me and said, "Dr. Lucino, your students wanted you to have this card. They really are going to miss you!"

The class that I was teaching was Medical Terminology, which is a prerequisite for Nursing Students. The class ended on March 14, 2012 and I had developed a fond relationship with many of my students. Many of whom were twice my own age. lol.

I was really touched and deeply inspired by their card for me. I could not help but cry.

Mo share ko ani diri:

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5242 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:15:52 PM »

Truly,

The greatest reward is in knowing you made a difference in someone's educational and professional career. I am so proud of my Nursing Students. I know they will be GREAT nurses someday.

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chicogon · « **Reply #5243 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:46:07 PM »

Went down to the Bayou early today to take picture of heavy fog; came back around 4pm to join our Men's Club for our 1st Lenten Fish Friday!

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chicogon · « **Reply #5244 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:46:35 PM »

Saturday, March 17, 2012 7PM... Attended a birthday party!!! She's a Filipina married to a Homeland Security guy from Texas...

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5245 on:** March 18, 2012, 01:14:45 PM »

Celebrated St. Patty's Day with friends.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5246 on:** March 21, 2012, 07:41:11 AM »

Had a good work schedule today at the hospital. I talked with my good friend Dr. Villa about doing an observancy with a local hospital we both know about. Anyways, Dr. Villa is a good guy as we were both able to talk and bond today. He is an M.D who graduated from Western Visayas State University College of Medicine in Iloilo City.

We are also both instructing the Nursing Entrance Exams at Northwestern. Both of us attended the conference today with ATI representatives, it was productive. The Director of Allied Health Department, a Tagalog, said to us, "Oh! We have Bisayans taking control of the entrance exams. One is a doctor from Iloilo and the other a doctor from Bohol" hehe

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chicogon · « **Reply #5247 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:18:03 AM »

Went to see my thyroid doctor today... she's handling too my diabetes and cholesterol. Salamat sa Ginoo nada ra jog magic sa "cider vinegar." Nius-os gamay akong trigle hehehe

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5248 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:32:17 AM »

Went to see my thyroid doctor today... she's handling too my diabetes and cholesterol. Salamat sa Ginoo nada ra jog magic sa "cider vinegar." Nius-os gamay akong trigle hehehe

That's good. Father R, eat a lot of green veggies. Eat a lot of lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, zuccini (you can boil them), don't add any salt or anything just eat it as is. If you eat a healthy amount of green veggies every day and drink water , you can substantially decrease your triglyceride levels.

A good way to reduce triglyceride levels, besides medicine, is eating a good amount of Green Leafy Vegetables.

You are taking you Omega 3,6 Fatty Acids , right? If you are not, you need to start taking that because it is Cardio-Protective. If you are taking it then, good, keep on taking it religiously.

Imong higala,
Bran

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5249 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:33:12 AM »

Starting this week, I am now taking up a veggie diet and augmenting that with more constant exercise.

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chicogon · « **Reply #5250 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:38:01 AM »

That's good. Father R, eat a lot of green veggies. Eat a lot of lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, zuccini (you can boil them), don't add any salt or anything just eat it as is. If you eat a healthy amount of green veggies every day and drink water , you can substantially decrease your triglyceride levels.

A good way to reduce triglyceride levels, besides medicine, is eating a good amount of Green Leafy Vegetables.

You are taking you Omega 3,6 Fatty Acids , right? If you are not, you need to start taking that because it is Cardio-Protective. If you are taking it then, good, keep on taking it religiously.

Imong higala,
Bran

I'm taking LOVASA 4x a day. Thanks, Bran!

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5251 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:40:50 AM »

Today I got a phone call from a former student in my Pharmacy Technology Class, which I had taught in September 2011. This student called to tell me that he had passed his Pharmacy Technician Board Exam. Now he is an official CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technologist). This person was a delivery driver before going to college for Pharmacy Technology. I was really touched by his life experiences and the difficulties he had to go through.

With education, one's possibilities become limitless. I am so proud of him. He said to me, "I could not have done it with out your teaching, Doctor." I had said to him in reply, "No, it was all about you, Aslam! See how successful you can be if you APPLY yourself!"

God Bless him.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5252 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:43:01 AM »

I'm taking LOVASA 4x a day. Thanks, Bran!

Okay,you are taking Lovastatin, that is a HMG COA-Inhibitor. That is given to lower your cholesterol level; it reduces your LDL (bad cholesterol) and can elevate your HDL (good cholesterol). It has some ability to reduce your Triglycerides, pero not so good. I HIGHLY recommend, in fact, I ENDORSE that you eat A LOT of green veggies from now on, Father R. Eat a lot of lettuce, a lot of broccoli, a lot of zuccini, a lot of bachoy, etc etc every day na gajud.

Trust me, in one month, go check your TRIGS and it will be reduced.

For you, anything.

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islander · « **Reply #5253 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:13:12 AM »

Went to see my thyroid doctor today... she's handling too my diabetes and cholesterol. Salamat sa Ginoo nada ra jog magic sa "cider vinegar." Nius-os gamay akong trigle hehehe

wow! congrats, fr chic. you gave me this tip about cider vinegar, and i'm having it. but tell me, am i doing it right? i dilute one teaspoon with a glass of water. i can't take it straight. i hope the effect is the same.

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islander · « **Reply #5254 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:53:21 AM »

nag-aginod ug post sa tb. woke up with a stiff neck and left shoulder. kasakit ba uroy. i move like a zombie.

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chicogon · « **Reply #5255 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:58:11 AM »

wow! congrats, fr chic. you gave me this tip about cider vinegar, and i'm having it. but tell me, am i doing it right? i dilute one teaspoon with a glass of water. i can't take it straight. i hope the effect is the same.

I think it's fine; my friends use orange juice; ako kay straight, anad god kilaw unya suka ray gamiton hehehe

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chicogon · « **Reply #5256 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:59:17 AM »

Okay,you are taking Lovastatin, that is a HMG COA-Inhibitor. That is given to lower your cholesterol level; it reduces your LDL (bad cholesterol) and can elevate your HDL (good cholesterol). It has some ability to reduce your Triglycerides, pero not so good. I HIGHLY recommend, in fact, I ENDORSE that you eat A LOT of green veggies from now on, Father R. Eat a lot of lettuce, a lot of broccoli, a lot of zuccini, a lot of bachoy, etc etc every day na gajud.

Trust me, in one month, go check your TRIGS and it will be reduced.

For you, anything.

Correction: I use trilipix for trigle... lovasa for Kulas Tirol

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chicogon · « **Reply #5257 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:09:38 PM »

Late this evening diha koy group discussion with parishioners on the book, "The Mass Explained" by Msgr. James Moroney. 1st night pa lang out of 4 evening nga ge skedyul within the next 2 weeks. Human, ga bahaw-bahaw ko: raw shrimp dipped in spicy jufran banana catchup and tabasco (lami man diay pod

) ug manok nga gesabaw with sotanghon... paytz na!!!

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5258 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:09:40 PM »

Correction: I use trilipix for trigle... lovasa for Kulas Tirol

hahaha! covering the entire base gajud eh?

Try the green diet technique tho, mo work lagi. Promise.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5259 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:11:13 PM »

nag-aginod ug post sa tb. woke up with a stiff neck and left shoulder. kasakit ba uroy. i move like a zombie.

Luoy pod. Okay na ba ka ron?

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chicogon · « **Reply #5260 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:17:19 PM »

hahaha! covering the entire base gajud eh?

Try the green diet technique tho, mo work lagi. Promise.

I'm doing that, too!!! Pechay, pechay, pechay, hehehe...

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islander · « **Reply #5261 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:18:01 PM »

I HIGHLY recommend, in fact, I ENDORSE that you eat A LOT of green veggies from now on, Father R. Eat a lot of lettuce, a lot of broccoli, a lot of zuccini, a lot of bachoy, etc etc every day na gajud.

Trust me, in one month, go check your TRIGS and it will be reduced.

hayahay gyod diay ang kanding kay puro ra man greens ang kaonon. it would be something like 'take a goat's diet for a healthy heart'.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5262 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:18:11 PM »

I'm doing that, too!!! Pechay, pechay, pechay, hehehe...

Mao na!!

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5263 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:18:50 PM »

hayahay gyod diay ang kanding kay puro ra man greens ang kaonon. it would be something like 'take a goat's diet for a healthy heart'.

Isles, that is why goat meat is so delicious ! They eat very healthy food !

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islander · « **Reply #5264 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:28:36 PM »

I HIGHLY recommend, in fact, I ENDORSE that you eat A LOT of green veggies from now on, Father R. Eat a lot of lettuce, a lot of broccoli, a lot of zuccini, a lot of bachoy, etc etc every day na gajud.

you're sure about bachoy, lorenz? could it be that you meant pechay? or is there a vegetable called bachoy? the batchoy i know is an ilonggo dish, the best there is i must say. its main ingredient of course is noodles, but its charm is in its soup.

in that one batchoy place (near the capitol of cebu) i used to frequent as a young working girl, i learned that they simmer beef, chicken and pork bones continuously in a big vat, 24 hours a day. meats, entrails, crushed chicharon, raw egg, fried garlic and a variety of condiments top off the noodles cooked in the bowl only by the simmering soup that they ladle from the vat. whatever veggies there were, these were usually slivers of cabbage, spring onions and mint, which add color and esthetics aside from their hint of flavor.

since all the main ingredients were clipped with kitchen scissors directly to the bowl, our joke then was their batchoy is so good because it includes the chef's fingernails.

heaven is a la paz batchoy

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islander · « **Reply #5265 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:32:20 PM »

i like this best. great work, lorenz.

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islander · « **Reply #5266 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:36:20 PM »

I think it's fine; my friends use orange juice; ako kay straight, anad god kilaw unya suka ray gamiton hehehe

thanks. great tip; i'll try the orange juice.

ganahan sad baya kog kinilaw; ma-straight nako ang cider vinegar only kun naay bolinaw naglutawlutaw...

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islander · « **Reply #5267 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:38:45 PM »

Luoy pod. Okay na ba ka ron?

i'm still a zombie. i'll take muscle relaxant only if this doesn't improve after 10 hours (my own pain threshold time limit, hahaha!)

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5268 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:53:55 PM »

you're sure about bachoy, lorenz? could it be that you meant pechay? or is there a vegetable called bachoy? the batchoy i know is an ilonggo dish, the best there is i must say. its main ingredient of course is noodles, but its charm is in its soup.

in that one batchoy place (near the capitol of cebu) i used to frequent as a young working girl, i learned that they simmer beef, chicken and pork bones continuously in a big vat, 24 hours a day. meats, entrails, crushed chicharon, raw egg, fried garlic and a variety of condiments top off the noodles cooked in the bowl only by the simmering soup that they ladle from the vat. whatever veggies there were, these were usually slivers of cabbage, spring onions and mint, which add color and esthetics aside from their hint of flavor.

since all the main ingredients were clipped with kitchen scissors directly to the bowl, our joke then was their batchoy is so good because it includes the chef's fingernails.

heaven is a la paz batchoy

hehehe kahibalo mo luto ahong nobya ani, isles. she cooks it the way they make it in Santa Barbara, Iloillo City.
Nami kaayo GID !

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5269 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:55:10 PM »

i'm still a zombie. i'll take muscle relaxant only if this doesn't improve after 10 hours (my own pain threshold time limit, hahaha!)

Luoy pod tawn...asa man ang sakit, isles, sa both sides sa liog?

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islander · « **Reply #5270 on:** March 21, 2012, 02:19:27 PM »

Luoy pod tawn...asa man ang sakit, isles, sa both sides sa liog?

left side only.

(ing-ana man kuno kun magkatiguwang na ta. sakit ang hisgotan, hehehe.)

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5271 on:** March 21, 2012, 02:44:42 PM »

Boil hot water, dip a towel and wrap that around your neck, the warm towel will help dilate the artery and veins in around your neck and help alleviate the contracted muscles. Massaging it should alleviate some pain, dear. Hope you feel better.

How has your sleeping been?

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chicogon · « **Reply #5272 on:** March 21, 2012, 08:57:09 PM »

you're sure about bachoy, lorenz? could it be that you meant pechay? or is there a vegetable called bachoy?

BOK CHOY is PECHAY

Lain pod tong peachay nga monay

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islander · « **Reply #5273 on:** March 21, 2012, 09:27:18 PM »

BOK CHOY is PECHAY

Lain pod tong peachay nga monay

the expert hereby speaketh.

bok choy diay ang ipasabot ni lorenz sa bachoy. ininsik ang bok choy, ilonggo ang bachoy? wa hinoon ko kasabot unsa nang peachay nga monay. naa ba say broccoli nga ensaymada?

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islander · « **Reply #5274 on:** March 21, 2012, 09:43:26 PM »

Boil hot water, dip a towel and wrap that around your neck, the warm towel will help dilate the artery and veins in around your neck and help alleviate the contracted muscles. Massaging it should alleviate some pain, dear. Hope you feel better.

How has your sleeping been?

thanks. will do that before sleeping.

i have resorted to alaxan (ibuprofen paracetamol) hours ago because the pain is rendering my left arm almost immobile (sometimes, i tackle the computer keys with only one hand; touch system for the keys is useless now). it helped a bit. this over-the-counter medicine scares me. i know someone who has lupus because of this, or so she claims. so i'm very spare about taking this.

as for sleeping, it's not so good. the doctor had prescribed sleepasil. she said it's no longer that easy to prescribe stillnox here because they need a special license for such medicines, and most of the licensed ones are psychiatrists. it looks like sleepasil doesn't help much, especially if i'm agitated.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #5275 on:** March 22, 2012, 09:37:13 AM »

since all the main ingredients were clipped with kitchen scissors directly to the bowl, our joke then was their batchoy is so good because it includes the chef's fingernails.

Sustansyado kaayo ang diet ni Fr. Chic ani kon maohon...

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chicogon · « **Reply #5276 on:** March 22, 2012, 12:54:17 PM »

the expert hereby speaketh.

bok choy diay ang ipasabot ni lorenz sa bachoy. ininsik ang bok choy, ilonggo ang bachoy? wa hinoon ko kasabot unsa nang peachay nga monay. naa ba say broccoli nga ensaymada?

Sa Cabanatuan nako na experience o nadungog in the mid 80's ang expression nga "pechay" to mean "monay" as in female organ, nga poborit topic sa ubang TB members hehehe

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beyotch · « **Reply #5277 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:11:07 PM »

with my son today....together we surf the internet...cge xag change sa iyahang password sa FB...kalokah!!!!...heheheh

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5278 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:24:25 PM »

thanks. will do that before sleeping.

i have resorted to alaxan (ibuprofen paracetamol) hours ago because the pain is rendering my left arm almost immobile (sometimes, i tackle the computer keys with only one hand; touch system for the keys is useless now). it helped a bit. this over-the-counter medicine scares me. i know someone who has lupus because of this, or so she claims. so i'm very spare about taking this.

as for sleeping, it's not so good. the doctor had prescribed sleepasil. she said it's no longer that easy to prescribe stillnox here because they need a special license for such medicines, and most of the licensed ones are psychiatrists. it looks like sleepasil doesn't help much, especially if i'm agitated.

I hope that you were able to get some recuperative sleep, isles. Kanang warning sa imong amigo, it is very correct. There are alot of drugs that can cause Drug-Induced Lupus. So long as you don't take it chronically. In fact the drugs that can cause drug-induced lupus are HIPP (Hydralazine, Isoniazide, Phenytoin, Procainamide)

Septrin, ibuprofen, sulfa drugs, don't cause drug-induced lupus as such, but they can exacerbate true underlying lupus, & cause lupus flares. Ibuprofen Paracetamol will not cause lupus, but has the ability to exacerbate an underlying lupus. Your friend had a dormant or minor form of SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), which did not flare up until your friend started to abuse the Ibuprofen Paracetamol.

Hope you feel better, dear. Try switching body positions if you can't sleep.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5279 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:30:38 PM »

Isles, in the hospital, when it is my turn to "sleep" during on-call hours, i try to switch around on the sofa chair. 2 hours on one side, then 2 hours on the other. Luoy pod kai we are only allowed 4 hour sleep during our 36 hour on-calls.

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