Gen Z Baddie/Why don't you take alcohol?

9 min readDec 22, 2023

I’m not a baddie, tori Oloun. I’m a child of God, plix. These two are unrelated but I could not pick a title. So here goes;

Got a comment on my hair from a paediatrician and I must say she was cool about it. She asked me to bend down and whispered, why did you colour your hair like this? The one close to answered, she’s a Gen Z Baddie. I was like, what she said, Gen Z.
She was now like parents will worry you in Paediatrics oh. They will tell you your hair is causing their children to have convulsions. I just laughed and told her that when I do paediatrics proper, we will figure that out.
The other doctor was like, times are changing. I totally agree with her.

I have gotten so many reactions to my hair colour and I really like that it makes me memorable and when people see that I'm a serious person, they just forget the hair and like me.

I like hair colours, this doctor work won't stop it. Let all of us get used it. Times are indeed changing.

I went to give drugs one night during the past week.

I've been going to give my night drugs a little earlier than usual if I can help it because the nurses in the children surgical ward sleep early and it's rude to wake them up by 10.
This evening, I went earlier than usual as the evening session of Reboot camp came to an end. On getting to the ward, I saw it locked (hmm, maybe they are asleep, but too early) with a curtain covering the inside. I knocked and knocked and it took a while for anyone to answer. A patient relative saw me then alerted the nurse. She peeped from her office to ask who it was, I told her I was the one and I came to give night drugs then put on my glasses to help her recognize me. When she finally came to the door, she kept looking behind me and I had to look pe, kilonsele?

I finally entered and she tells me that she got a call from her superiors that a patient relative is walking around with a gun and that they should lock up.

I immediately did a flashback to my journey up- you guys, I was not paying attention to my surroundings at all. I just dey waka😭😭😭😭. I now had to thank God for making sure I did not wear my scrubs as I had planned to. She told me to avoid our work tables and sit by the patient's bedside if I had to sit down.
I gave the drugs, one of which was an infusion that ran for about 10 minutes. This nurse that the night before that refused to put up my patient's infusion because he had started oral feeds was the one that told me to be careful as I leave she will help me monitor the infusion. Wonders! She had also changed to mufty by then. Omo, it was serious.
A patient relative told me to spend the night since it was unsafe. I was like, no sir, I will be fine. Don't worry.🤣🤣🤣 While walking back I was more vigilant and thankfully did not see anything.

When I posted on my status, I found out who it happened to and was just thanking God for her. It was a case of aggrieved patient relatives trying to fight for their relative. She said the nurses had to let her out through the back door to avoid the patient’s relative. It was not even anyone’s fault.

This showed how my position as the first on call makes me a target. Reminded me of the two times patients relatives threatened to beat me. God will continue to keep us. Patient relatives do not know that house officers are not the decision makers in the team, they simply run the errands. But since we are the ones they see a lot, we are the ones they relate with more easily and also the ones at risk of their violence.
God have massi apanas

Reboot Camp

Inserts multiple agaliaos

My favourite thing about this reboot camp is that I ended being more grateful than sad for the sessions I missed. For someone that has always attended physically since she joined Celebration Church, it wasn't easy streaming with the possibility of my phone ringing at any second- which it did on the opening night. Sad, yeah. But my disposition is joy.

The fact that the opening night is always about salvation. Gosh. Jesus, thank You for saving me.

'The AMBIENCE of God in salvation where even the vilest offenders encounter Jesus and are captivated'- Apostle Iren
'The moment you believe in Jesus, He blots out all your sins and declares you righteous'- Apostle Iren

During Jo Deep's session on Friday afternoon, he sang a song which translates to: God's work cannot spoil. God's work of sanctification in me will not spoil. It's not fried rice

Whoosh!

I serve such an intentional God. A God that sees. Thank You, Jesus.

The mess that is this hospital

Was having a discussion with my chief and complained about the state of things in the hospital. She mentioned how a good leader would make things better and this threw me back to LUTH and how Dr. Osinaike brought visible positive changes to units he's in charge of. So yeah, as much as everyone needs to contribute, a good leader is also important.

Remember the week I posted about having gunshot cases in the midnight. During one of the cases, the blood bag splitted while the anesthetist was trying to connect the blood giving set. It can happen, could have been a manufacturer error. So as per HO nau, na me go return blood to blood bank. Only for these people to tell me they will not collect the blood for me.

I'm like what do you mean? So what should I do with the blood? They obviously cannot use it since it's like this and you are telling me you won't collect it. This was at 4am, I was so so upset. I was carrying it away from my body while I waited for them to collect it and rebag it. So because you want the patient to pay, you won't collect the blood from my hand.

That is so embarrassing. Like are you not ashamed to say that?

Recently, I took blood back to them to rebag again. You know children can’t use all 500mls of blood, they get it according to weight. (You might not know, and that’s fine. Blood usually comes in a blood bag that is 500mls. Adults can take all 500mls but children are given blood based on their weight) Only for the person there to say, 'dont take it from her!'

Ah, egbami! So I should go and pour the blood into the child at all cost. Abi I should drink it. How is it doing you people?

The fact that you don't have blood bags for a paediatric population is bad, but let's not face that one. I already said my patient's parents are coming to pay for rebagging and you still do not want to collect it.

So ridiculous.

She went — we don’t have bags for rebagging they will have to go and buy outside. Shame did not hold your mouth as you are saying that. I told them to take it from me that the patient relative is aware they have to pay or something for the blood before they collected it.

Saying don't collect the blood. Such nonsense.

This same people will say they don't have materials to do PCV. Ordinary PCV oh. Lol, I will be so ashamed to work in the unit. Even writing this, I'm ashamed on their behalf. The whole department should be audited. That's just terrible-- in a hospital people come to as last resort. Shame.

(there’s too many ‘shame’ in this segment, I know. But shame!)

You don’t know what you have until you lose it, bleh!

So my consultant had a lot of great things to say about LUTH (I trained in UNILAG/LUTH) and I totally agree with him. Spoke about how it’s a complete community with multiple supermarkets, school, and houses for doctors. This is really great because as much as doctors have lives of their own, they need to be on ground especially when they are on call.

Here, doctors live outside the compound and do not have good call rooms for themselves here. So if they are issues in the middle of the night, driving down is not safe for them. Dem dey kidnap very well for here. All these made me appreciate LUTH and also made me appreciate myself for taking a step out and experiencing another place.

The consultant said LUTH was the reason he decided to specialise in paediatric surgery. He had a lot of great things to say. Good for him, good for me too.

Some randoms

If you are fat, lose weight okay? I know being fat is sometimes a show of well-being and we are in an era where one can come off as fat-phobic. But it’s for your good, I promise you.
Noone prays to be sick, but carrying out procedures for obese patients can be a hassle sometimes.
I think as a general surgeon, being able to do a tummy tuck will be a handy skill. Just thinking abeg
Doctors give instructions that they don’t follow. I don’t want to dwell on this too much. But the Lord be with your teeth, lungs, liver, kidneys amongst others.
If I have to climb up to this last floor unnecessarily, I'll sit down and cry. Infact, I will not go.

POV: your patient is a smart-mouthed 11 year old

I've got the coolest patient and I'm grateful is better and going home. This boy throws jabs at everyone once he starts to feel fine. He's so funny. This boy told his mom that all she and the nurses do is gossip 🤣🤣🤣

Was trying to site a line for him one time and he was really complaining of pain. I said, please stop making that noise, you are making me feel bad. And he goes, ‘serves you right!’

What a child! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😀

Best in red hair💀💀

I got another comment on my hair again. from a professor in Paediatrics. So, whenever people see my hair, they are just glad that I am not in Paediatrics because paediatrics guys will give me a tough time. However, throughout my stay in paediatric surgery so far, I've not had any issue despite my regular interface with the paediatricians. Until this woman.

Then she asks my consultant why they’ve not corrected me. Lol. He said there’s no part of our evaluation form that talks about hair 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Correct answer, sir!
Looking to go ginger for Paediatrics posting. Let’s see how it goes. It’s too early to worry about that tho.

Another set of randoms

I really want Christmas hair and clothes, God help me.
For the first time in a while, I’ve not been too tired at the end of the day. There’s time for me to talk and just not be tired. And I get to go out late.
Kamaparo, kamajale (Let’s not lie, let’s not steal) this unit can be chilled sometimes.

I hope you enjoy this Christmas. Eat well. Spend time with your loved ones. Christmas is not what it used to be, but make the best out of it.

I’ve not gotten my Christmas cloth and hair yet. But I will still chop the life of my head.