Starting Out My Journey As a Doctor to Be

Sunday, September 30, 2007

a price to pay

there are a lot to post about, our trip to brighton beach, our little mooncake festival celebration, I games... my one week holiday was AWESOME =D but previously, our internet got used up AGAIN and i din dare to post anything because it was 2 weeks before the quota will be renewed but luckily we have another extra 5 gb to use until the 9th and tell u what, i can't be bothered anymore, regardless of whether i blog or not, the internet still sucks, so SCREW IT, i am going to blog EVERYTHING today... starting with the post with the least pictures.

so friday was I games ^^ (there will be another LONG post about I games coming up SOON) but because we din have enough girl playing for the mixed team for both soccer and basketball, i played for IM (international medical). *fast foward* i tripped and fell FLAT on the floor when we were playing against IL (international law) *mempersiahsuikan* and hence i injured my right knee. i am not too sure how but i am pretty convinced that someone accidentally - somehow - unintentionally - tripped me because regardless of how clumsy i am, i would not possible just collapse with no reason. but well, accidents do happen and i am not slightly pissed but my knee HURTS ;(

below are two nasty unpleasant looking photos, don't view them if u have weak heart or have just had you meal =D

evidence of my injured knee

believe it or not, the first thing that crossed my mind when i noticed that i've injured my knee was -- DAMN IT!!! I CAN'T WEAR SKIRT ANYMORE!!!! yesh, this is 100% true, my knee will be scarred but the next 5 - 10 years!!! *bang head* but i was lucky because miraculously, it didn't hurt until after i finished playing another 2 matches of basketball and 2 matches of dodgeball!!! *phew* maybe because i was a little too 'high" at that time but when i reached home, the pain hit my hard! it was so painful that stuffs that i learnt from last semester regarding inflammation all came back to me! experiencing it is much more efficient that memorizing it.

four characteristics of inflammation:-

redness -- due to vasodilation so that sufficient blood can perfuse the site of injury so that enough O2 and nutrient and neutrophils can get to the damaged tissue
warmth -- one of the effect of vasodilation
swelling -- accumulation of neutrophils and fluids at the injured site as a result of increased capillary permeability (by histamine). fluids nurture the damaged tissue providing a optimum environment for cell recovert while neutrophil scavenge dead cell
pain -- body's physiological effect towards injury. the pain reminds u of the wound u have and be extra careful not to injure it again. during inflammation, prostaglandin E and I hypersentisize the nerves potentiate the pain initiated by bradykinin and cytokines.

this is not bullshit after all because they are true!!! at last i've learnt sth relevant to my daily life. =D med rocks !!! *trying to convince myself that school is fun cause school is starting tml*

a rim of redness surrounding my 50 cents-pit