Hello!
Well today is my 6th trip to San Jose. I was already mentally prepared for an excruciatingly long day because it starts at 7:00am when I wake up, to the clinic by 8:30, Class all day, go to work, MCAT class from 6-10 and home by 11:00pm. However, even though it seems horrible, the less you think about it the easier it is. Today at the clinic seemed very quick. Maybe that was because my mind was somewhere else. The whole time I was going over our cell presentation since I had to present right after being at the clinic. However, during my time at the clinic, I was able to see one patient (whom I did not need to translate for) but he was in the early stages of diabetes. This seems to be a very prevalent disease at this clinic and the majority of patients I have seen have some form of it. This patient however has not really been put on medications for it since he is not fully diabetic yet and they are hoping to keep him healthy a little longer by him losing weight and exercising, which he has been doing. He lost 20 pounds since his last visit. The doctor said it is inevitable they are just hoping to prolong the full onset of it. The clinic yesterday was kind of slow so I was only able to see that one patient. I also was with a nurse practitioner this time. She is amazing with the patients and she is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She genuinely cares for her patients and gets to know them. All her patients speak very highly of her. Hopefully next time I get to see more patients.
Until next time!
