Beginner's luck?

So the past week has been a blur of events. Orientation week for new interns. It was overwhelming; with zillions of forms to fill in, wrapping our heads around the system, organizing salary packaging and ID cards etc. Upside is we get paid though. So am not complaining. Heh.

Today marks my first day working as a doctor. An orthopedic intern, to be exact. Gosh, I am still getting used to having the title Dr in front of my name. Signing patients' charts, ordering bloods and scans... For one, it felt so strange that suddenly my signature became of so much value. Everything I write becomes an order that people would actually care to follow.
To think of the responsibilities!

I have to say, it was exhilarating.

Waking up at 5.30am to turn up at work before 7am wasn't much fun though. Dear me, I am never a morning person! Strangely enough, I wasn't dozing off at work. (much.) Guess it's the adrenaline rush that sustained me.

At the end of the day, all I hope is that I made the right call for my patients. That Cephalexin I started; that Tramadol I ceased...

So I survived the day. And hopefully that'll be the case for the many more days to come. Tomorrow is yet another new day; with new challenges, new unknowns, new opportunities to make or to break.

Till then, I pray with all my might that I won't kill anyone.