Fed up

Hi guys,

Wasn't really sure what to call this post. All I can say really is the last two weeks have been pretty hard and I'm not so sure I've enjoyed placement as much as I have previously. I spent a week in another hospital in a completely different department for some observation and I absolutely hated it. It really took it out of me just getting through that week. Needless to say I was looking forward to getting back to my usual hospital but it was short-lived - again another horrendous week, spent in a slightly different department. Just been feeling a bit like no matter how hard I try or how good my intentions it is just never good enough.....there is always something else.

I'm suffering with tiredness pretty bad this past week and the last two weekends I've been looking forward to and hoping for a rest and up til now I've still not had one. Since going back to uni I've been totally skint and things are going from bad to worse so I've been having to work the past few Sundays and then keep other people happy/be sociable on the Saturday when all I've really wanted to do is sit down and catch up with myself. It's now Sunday night (again) and I'm absolutely knackered and not even a little bit rested so this is going to be another bad week. For the third week on the bounce I'm going to a different hospital and department which is quite some distance from home and means leaving the house at 7.15 a.m. Not quite as bad as the week before last when I was having to leave at 6.45 a.m but still not ideal. I wasn't getting home til about 6.45 p.m that week so I hope I can get home a bit earlier on this placement.

Going to keep this post short and sweet as I don't really want to moan on here too much and as you can probably tell I'm feeling quite fed up of placement at the moment. The only thing keeping me going is that I'm on hol after this week. Can't wait!

Yipee.....I can finally see the light :-)

Hello,

Thought I'd come and post with what I've been up to. I've now completed my first 2 weeks of this placement block. Week 1 was preparation for my clinical assessment and Week 2 was my assessment. I am pleased to say I passed! I didn't get half as nervous as I usually do and I didn't find it as challenging as the portables assessment but I think that's because this assessment included a lot of examinations that I've undertaken on a regular basis so it felt more familiar. It basically included bucky work and dealing with patients on trolleys and using a horizontal beam etc. I really surprised myself because I thought I'd panic as soon as was presented with anything remotely challenging but somehow, deep in there something suddenly seemed to click into place. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. I've passed all of my clinical assessments, completed all my exams and coursework and I've passed everything so far. Just waiting on one result to come back but I think it should be okay. So now all that is standing between me and the 3rd year is these last few weeks of placement. Scary! Doesn't seem like 5 minutes since I was waiting to start the course.

Aside from my assessment I had a really good week getting loads of experience. Exams that I was struggling with seem to have also finally clicked into place so it's all coming together. A radiographer was telling me only a few weeks ago that things suddenly clicked into place for them and that it would for me too and it seems they were right. So needless to say, last night I was absolutely shattered. Best night's sleep I've had in ages and so far this has been the best weekend in a long time. I feel completely stress and hassle free, personally, lots of positive things have happened and again certain things have fell into place. I can just tell this is going to be a wonderful summer :-) Next week I have a full week in angiography so that will be interesting. Will report back soon. Enjoy the weekend x