Pretty Butterfly

Saturday, February 07, 2004

Was actually quite looking forward to Bpharm practical. Events didn't turn out as what i expected sia. Our practical was to adminster drug through 3 routes of administration into white mice. Some were afraid of them while some guys are quite gungho about the whole mice thingy. Handling the mice was ok to me when other group members didn't want to do it. I had hamsters as pets anyway. Anyway, weighing them was quite easy. Next its the intraperitoneal administration, grabbed the mice after a small struggle and injected with drug. However, after injecting...didn't see the mice being sedated, maybe the angle was wrong. Then we move on to the next one for subcutaneous. This mouse is 1 naughty and knotty fella, struggling alot and escaping from my grip. Plus i didn't want to press to hard in case i hurt any of its tiny little systems. Before i know it, that notty mouse just bit into my thumb. I only responded after like 1 to 2 secs before i felt pain. Then blood flowed slightly, quickly rush over to sink and wash the wound. Then the lab technician, Dino, wonder if spelling is right came over and ask me if i was all right. I felt ok for a few minutes and slowly felt my head was light and can feel bit dizzy. Slowly can feel the light darkening around my vision and pitch black for awhile. Even though my legs felt wobbly and soft, i can still hear people talking. Sounds like Chamaine is a ex red cross or st.john member, like qungen...hmmmm....i was rolled to my side with my head resting on my right hand. I was told to rest...blahblah...slowly can feel some parts of my body attacked by "pins and needles". I was better after about like 10 mins....then kind Dino told me to rest int her comfortable arm chair in her office in the lab. She graciously offered to buy a cup of hot drink too. Then Ms Ong and some girls came in to ask about my condition. i smiled back at them. Yanzhen was abit helpful by providing me some sweets. U go gurl! After more resting, now back to doing the practical with the help of Dino! Ok now my thoughts....wah...cannot believe i'll ever faint loh....I nv faint in my life except maybe the last time was very much younger which is like primary school. Its half faint...haha....didn't exactly black out. I can think of some answers to fainting....let's see.... Sijia's theory: water going into the blood vessels and reduce blood volume hence lower bp hence fainting spell Jia Hui's suggested theory: That i was afraid of blood..?! how is that possiable =.=' My theory: Never exercise regularly for like 2 years since secondary school days and body system is not that great as it use to be. Haiz...really missed those ultra fit days, slogging in Kallang Basin....haiz...sigh...Now i wanna to start jogging again...hopefully can be much stronger. Another theory is maybe i was hungry and all the blood concentrated at the stomach and less at the skin hence the fainting spell. Agrhghrh...anyway overall just very malu.

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