Nonsense Blog Entries: Suplado Daw

Nasa Computed Tomography (CT) scan room ako at nag-aayos ng mga gamit. Katatapos lang na mag-perform ng head CT scan, at alas-4 na. May patient pa kami for whole abdomen CT scan waiting outside. Just then, tinawag ako ng tech namin. May ipapagawa daw, kailangan ko daw lumabas. So, as an intern, I went outside, only to find out na may ipapakilalang babae, yung nurse na kasama ng next patient namin. Sabi ng tech ko, tinatanong daw yung pangalan ko. He knows the woman, and as usual, caught in surprise, I blushed. That's my ultimate weakness (and asset as well) - blushing. Kapag kinabahan ako, halatado na just by looking at my face. Kapag I'm overly excited, or get angry, or nervous, or ashamed, you got it - just look at my cheeks and you may guess what I am feeling. 

As usual, hindi ako naniwala. Palagi namang ganun eh. Sasabihing may nagtatanong daw about sa'kin. Babae daw. And I will always ask, "'Di nga, Sir?" It all started when a girl patient who is an 8 in my rate, being 10 as the highest, looked at the name on the ID I am wearing. Nagre-release ako ng X-ray film ng pasyente, and the patient and the mother was infront of me, with a small, narrow cabinet in between me and the patient as well as the patient's mother. 


"OK lang ba ang X-ray niya? May lungs pa ba siya?" the mother asked. 

"Meron pa naman po, 'yung doktor na lang po ninyo ang magsasabi kung ano yung findings," I answered back. 

"Sabihin mo na, doktor ka naman eh," the mother replied. 

"Hindi po, Rad Tech lang po ako. Hindi po kami pwedeng magbigay ng findings. Doktor na lang po ang magsasabi sa inyo kung anong nakita." 

But, of course, hindi pa ako Rad Tech, just a graduating intern student. Out of the blue, the patient looked down into my ID and asked, "Ano'ng pangalan mo?  (My name)?" 

My techs concluded na nagkainteres yung babae sa'kin, kasi nag-effort pa talagang alamin ang pangalan ko. Tapos ayun na, nabalitaan ko na lang na yung isang orthopedic doctor daw (from my previous post) eh nagtatanong about sa'kin. And later on, nalaman ko rin sa mga techs ko na yung isang co-intern kong babae eh nagtanong din daw about sa'kin nung na-rotate siya sa CT/MRI section ng ospital. That was third week of our internship nung napunta siya dun, at kahit na same school kami, hindi ko pa siya kilala nun kasi ibang batch siya (na-late ako ng isang taon due to sickness). I was on duty in that section for my first 2 weeks. 

As I went out, it was awkward on my part. Kausapin ko daw, sabi ng tech. The nurse was morena, maganda (although hindi ko na-appreciate nung unang tingin ko). She said "Hi" and waved a hand to me. I don't know kung nag-smile ako or what, pero I'm sure nag-blush na naman ako. I asked myself, "Is this some kind of a joke?" Looking at the nurse, her facial expression seemed genuine naman. Pero, hindi pa rin ako naniwala. So, I asked my tech, "Ano'ng pag-uusapan namin, Sir?" That was sometimes the dumb of me, kapag I'm caught in a surprise, nagkandagulo-gulo na yung composure ko. "Bahala ka," my tech replied back. I didn't spoke back, nor converse with the nurse. I went inside thinking na niloloko lang ako ng tech ko. As I opened the door, my tech said, "Hindi ka ba nagagandahan kay (name of the girl)? 'Wag mong sabihing choosy ka pa? Kunin mo na yung number." But, still, I entered. Sakto naman na lumabas yung nurse assigned in the CT/MRI section, si Ms. P, and gave instruction to the patient na nagkataong sinamahan nung nurse na pinakilala sa'kin ng tech ko. Out of respect, sumama na rin ako kay Ms. P para hindi naman sabihin nung nurse na choosy ako hindi namamansin. After Ms. P instructed the patient with the procedures, she gave the patient her one of three Sprite in cans na may halo nang contrast media. Then, tumalikod na ako with Ms. P. I said to Ms. P, "Lagi na lang ako yung pinagti-tripan." She elbowed me, and I was thinking that time while we enter the room na dahil yun sa sinabi ko, only to find out na na-goodbye pala sa'kin yung nurse, kaso hindi ko na narinig o napansin. 

Nung nasa loob na kami, sinabi ng tech ko at co-intern kong lalaki na suplado daw ako. Kung i-a-assess ko naman kasi yung nangyari, nagmumukhang suplado nga ako. Sabi pa nila, choosy pa raw ako. Quoting from my fellow intern, "Hindi pa nangyayari sa'kin na tanungin yung pangalan ko ng isang babae, palaging ako yung naghahabol." Sabi ko na lang, babawi na lang ako kapag bumalik na yung nurse para sunduin yung pasyente.

Nung bumalik yung nurse para sunduin yung pasyente, kinausap ko siya.

"Maam, sorry po kanina ha?"

"Bakit?"

"Suplado po kasi ako." Then I laughed just to dismiss the awkwardness building inside me.

"Ano po palang pangalan ninyo?" I asked.

"(Her nickname)."

"I mean, ano pong complete name ninyo?"

Tumungo siya at tumingin sa ID niya. Damn, that's awkward. Nakaipit yung ID niya sa bulsa on the right part of the chest in her uniform. So, I looked at her ID, flipped it, and looked at her complete name. Nang makita ko na, bad timing naman na andun si Ms. P at pinapunta na ako sa loob kasi nga may pasyente na kami. Reluctantly, pumasok na rin ako.

Nang matapos yung scanning sa patient, inilabas na yung pasyente. I assisted the patient na nakasakay na sa kanyang wheelchair. The nurse was waiting outside. 

"Maam, OK na po," I said as I parked the wheelchair outside.

"Pwede bang ihatid mo na rin hanggang 1300?" the nurse asked.

I just smiled back. 

Nang makalayo na yung nurse together with the patient, I answered her question jokingly with, "Ayoko nga!" 

Ms. P, who was beside me, laughed. I'm really not into the nurse, although maganda siya (at mas napatunayan ko yun nung na-search ko yung FB account niya). Actually, nahiya lang ako nung una kasi sinupladuhan ko nga. Bumawi lang ako kaya kinausap ko na rin. Minsan kasi, suplado talaga ako. :P 'Yun yung sabi nila.

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