Patients in Ibn Sina Hospital in Mosul and death of my colleague

Who said studying medicine is easy? Oh it is very hard, when I see those patients in the Ibn Sina Hospital in Mosul and what they suffer from, I feel so sorry for them, Its this health that they lost, which is the most important thing we own. Most of the patients in Ibn Sina Hospital are from low social state, they need special care and attention, and as I study there I always see new faces comes in and I have seen more than 3 patients died in front of me, but nothing I can do I am still a student (but more than half a doctor).

To you Israa , Allah 

A couple weeks ago a colleague of me (Israa) died when she had a terrible accident, she was full of energy and just like a flower in spring, but she died and I cried and cried. It is not easy to accept death of someone you know whether she/he was close to you or not, it reminds me of death and that one day I will die and this makes me want to cry but my faith in Allah brings me back to life again and remind me to work hard and to keep on my praying five times per day and to commit to Allah orders.

I will always remember you Israa (Allah mercy for her)

Medical books for lower prices in AbeBooks !! FREE shipping to Canada Now take the offer

I found this great online book store AbeBooks which is now offering FREE shipment to Canada, Here I found (OSCEs for the MRCS: Pt. B: A Bailey and Love Revision Guide) book for only $51 with free shipping to Canada also ! all you need to do is enter to AbeBooks then enter book title or keyword then choose your book, you will be so glad as I was when I decided to buy my medical books from AbeBooks for lower prices.

This is so great I also find (Your Best Medicine) (ebook version) only for $3 !! really i couldn't believe my eyes.

Surgery, Medicine Courses in Medical college 2011

Surgery, then Medicine and now gynecology these are the courses that I'm studying here in Medical college in the fourth year. Surgery was totally new to me but i like it and i enjoyed every day in the course because the patients were very cooperative and they didn't annoy us (the students) with too many questions thinking that we are doctors) but in fact we were still studying to become DOCTORS. 

Medicine course was short and very annoying with too many systems to study (Respiratory system, Cardiovascular system, Abdomen, Central nervous system, and General examination of the patient) plus general informations about medical conditions , medicine course i had to get to the 5th floor to reach the ward in which i do my study, and because the elevator was always filled with patients and 'bodies' some times so i was forced to claim all the stairs on feet!! and i can tell this is not fun and not easy at all and very exhausting !!!!! sometimes i see 'House' and think about if there is one like him in the reality, he is so wierd and nut but brilliant.

In medicine course i saw three patient dying because of their complicated diseases at first i was fulled with emotions of saddness but next time i felt nothing !!!??? didn't know why ! this is horrible when i think about it now.

In gynecological course (now) i found some hards because its totally new thing to me but i can tell that newborn babys' voices are not the same !! hahaha .. I always hear newborn babys crying and they have annoying voices but when i look to them i find my self very happy and full with pleasure .

I'm not going to talk any thing about the political changes that happened are are happening now in many countries because this make me feel so sad.

At the end i would like to ask if any one of you had seen someone dies infront of you? and how you dealt with the condition?

My tonsillitis and cup of hot tea and the stethoscope problem!!

Hello everybody .. Autumn had entered from the door in Iraq and I feel sick and cold and my larynx hurts me. I stayed awake in bed all night because of tonsillitis, and when I woke up my voice was gone. I tried using antibiotics but it still not working on me. Its good that I still can speak through writing and sign language and because I'm very talkative person (only in house) this is not good situation at all !!

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Being in the Ibn Sina hospital and relieve patients in Mosul

I have good news about Dr. Muzahim Al Khayat dean of mosul medical college had recovered but he still have some complaints ( to know about whats happened to Dr. Muzahim Al Khayat visit this post and see the comments )This week was amazing I went to Ibn Sina hospital in mosul (General hospital) to take history from some patients and communicate with them. I needed to go to the 5 floor and saw young girl has renal failure and she is only 16 year old, she lives in small village, when she was 4 years old she lost both of here kidneys due to polluted water and she got new kidney from here mother, but now her body is rejecting the kidney and she has to do dialysis every week.

I asked her if has ever gone to school and she said that she had been left the school when she was 11 years old because of her disease. Also she had hypertension due to her renal failure because the kidney isn't functioning well. I tried to make her smile anyhow and to make her feel better.


I met another old woman (80years old) who suffer from her heart, she had angina from 3 months and she was refusing to come to the hospital because she afraid from needles, I was with my friend and we were talking to this old woman and she was very welcoming.

I had also bought new stethoscope from MDF by 20$ and it is really good one.

this is my new MDF stethoscope

and this is the Macleod's clinical examination book, it 21$ only

this is the pathology laboratory it is old and needs reconstruction

this picture taken by me in the last spring in mosul medical college 2009

Success .. and study for next year

I'm happy these days because I succeed in college and I will be in 3rd stage next year . I'm so happy and I want to study from the summer to understand the lectures more and be able to get higher and higher marks next year to get more experience and more knowledge , I'll study alone with no teacher no doctor to explain to me anything but I'll be on my own and try to explain every thing with aid of books and try to make every thing clear till the beginning of school ..

see you with my next post