Today I sent in my RESP documents and so I should know if I'm eligible to
receive my funds by Monday August 10th. I'm kind of concerned because
these RESP companies only profit when students 'default' and don't pass their
year level. I did pass my year level, but of course I've failed courses so
hopefully that doesn't become an issue. But we will see.
My pain in the side of my shins still hasn't gone away and actually seems to
be worst, so I saw a sports medicine doctor today. I actually thought he was a
GP because I assumed all the doctors at UBC student health were GPs, but when I
ended my concern to ask if he could refer me to a sports medicine doctor, he
promptly smiled and said "I am a sports medicine doctor". That was
convenient because it saves me time by going to one less appointment. He
examined me and said that I have early signs of a stress fracture. I believe
that was the term he used. Basically I did too much too fast and my bones in my
shin couldn't keep up, because they haven't worked that hard in a long time. My
good intentions to lose as much weight ASAP have backfired on me. The positive
is that the doctor said for me to try running again in a week, but to SLOWLY
incorporate running. For example do 30 seconds of jogging followed by 4 minutes
of walking. I assume I can do that for like 20 minutes or 10 minutes. Hopefully
once I start icing my leg and stretching, that will help me heal faster. Also
the doctor in the meantime said I can go swimming or do the exercise bike at
the gym. So I’ll be doing both of those to try to keep up with my cardio. My
future for the track team for this September is up in the air right now. But
I'm just praying that I can join the team later, in say January. If I'm fast
enough, I don't see why not. Although there might be regulations in the league
that they compete in, because I know there are academic requirements to be in
full time studies in their league, but I'm also wondering what other
requirements they have in terms of when new recruits can join the team. But I'm
still going to aim for January if September is no longer a possibility.
Injuries are just such a wild card, it's really annoying.
Another thing that happened today was that I saw an altercation with a guy
bicyclist and a guy in a truck near my house. That got me thinking about what
would happen if I got into an altercation like that, not now, but when I'm
older and say I had a prominent medical position within the community. The guy
in the truck and the male bicyclist were stopped at a crosswalk activated
intersection light, and I guess they were very close to each other on the road,
with neither one of them giving each other space. The guy in the truck rolled
down his window and the biker said "why are you not giving me enough space"
I couldn't hear what the guy in the truck said, but they then both went
straight when the red light had traffic stopped in the perpendicular road, and
then the biker hit the guys truck with his hand and then kicked the truck with
one foot as he was on the bike. The guy in the truck then cut off the biker and
got out of his truck and pushed the biker and then threw one punch that didn't
really connect. The biker comically made a lot of noise so that people would
stop and help him from getting beat up, although I'm not sure what he was
expecting when he decided to try to damage the other guy's truck and be very
disrespectful to him. The guy in the truck just drove away after he threw one
of the punches. Now I don't condone violence unless it is to defend yourself or
someone else. But as a man, I'm not sure if I would react differently from the
guy in the truck. I mean I wouldn't try to knock someone out because if they
fall and hit their head they could get brain damage or die. But I mean, if
someone clearly disrespects you and your property, at what point do you say
enough is enough? I mean you can't just let people walk all over you. The
analogy I like to make is with Germany and England pre WW2. Germany was
invading all of the smaller countries as well as committing other atrocities
and England finally said enough is enough. I think getting physical has a time
and a place. But here's where things get tricky, what if I have a very prominent
position within the community? Let's say I'm the chief of surgery at BC
Children's Hospital? That obviously wouldn't look good if I basically assaulted
another man. I mean it could easily get in the news and there could be public
backlash if people didn't know the whole story. I also wouldn't want my
patients to think that I intentionally hurt someone else. But on the flip side,
I would want everyone to know, including my patients, that I will stand up for
myself and others when I am "wronged". So I don't know? I'd love to
hear people's opinions, and maybe enlighten me if this sounds like it might be
extreme. I just want to get a better sense of what to do in these situations. I
grew up in a semi rough neighbourhood, so the 'old me' is saying to stand up
for myself. But the new educated me and future physician and hopefully
'prominent member of the community'-one-day-me is telling myself to just stay
calm and think of my career and reputation. Is it better to stand up for
yourself even if no one was harmed simply because they disrespected you? Or is
it the old saying to be the bigger and better man and to just walk away? I'd
love to hear people's opinions, just because as I said, I am probably very bias
because of the way I was raised (by mostly men) and also the rougher than
average environment that I'm from. So please enlighten me everyone! Leave a
comment or email me at premedpostfailure@gmail.com
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