I am not interested in medicine at all but I am merely asking on behalf of my friends what names to run away from when it comes to dodgy medicine programs. Sorry for not doing my own research because it is just not me, I am expecting nothing but a short reply. So far, I only know of SEGi and the notorious President College. What else should be added to the list?

Apologies for interrupting the discussion.

This post has been edited by Intermission: Jan 4 2013, 06:53 PM

I have already send them the link a long time ago......
But that doesn't answer my friend's question, sorry.

Come on, since there is so many stubborn parents and incompetent students , the least we can do is tell them which school to avoid and which to go. At least that way the good schools can kick them out on your behalf and far less damage is done, save the damaged "face" which they deserve. Well intentioned advice will not deter them but the cold hard truth will. I am just asking for schools to avoid. You don't want to meet them after they graduate from dodgy schools do you?

Grant me my list please, you're not helping everyone by not saying no and I am beginning to feel tired being the mediator of my stubborn friends and fussy online medical students. Don't ask me to do the research because this does not concern me and I am but a mere messenger. Stubborn as they might be, they are still my friends. Treat it as if you are alerting people of a public hazard if you will.

Thanks for your attention.

This post has been edited by Intermission: Jan 4 2013, 08:52 PM

Of course, I am definitely aware that this is not exactly the right place to post about this. I am just intending to bring this to the attention of doctors and doctors-to-be on this thread. If you prefer, you can reply to me on this thread that I created on Health & Fitness.

I recently got injured while hiking a hill. I descended the steep, dry, rocky slope too quickly, tumbling/rolling down a few meters after not being able to control my speed. I hiked another 1km or so down hill with the help of my brother who took me to the hospital immediately after the incident. The wound was a 1 cm-ish deep, 4-5 cm wide cut on my left knee, basically in the region of the knee cap (if it is helpful, I believe it is just before the little bony bump on your knee). While awaiting treatment at the local government hospital(at Jerantut, Pahang) I was able to bend and extend my knee completely with only the pain from the wound, and according to the doctor there was no sign of fracture or broken bones from the X-ray though I have not personally seen the film. There was no mention any other injury on my knee other than the wound by the doctor from the hospital at Pahang. A day later when I see another orthopedic physician from a private hospital in Selangor, he did not tell me anything new. The only thing he did was cover the stitched area with a dressing and told me to replace it regularly.

My wound on the knee was given 5 stitches around 2 hours after the incident, and later that day it swelled slightly with the swelled region feeling somewhat warm. I didn't experience any kind of extreme pain throughout the incident whether it is before, during or after the wound is treated. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'll give 5-6 before it was treated (including the moment immediately after the fall), 2-4 while bending my knee after the anesthesia wore off on that day and 0-1 (mostly 0) while resting my leg(extended fully) and 0-2 (mostly 0) while resting my leg(slightly bend). The wound was itchy from time to time, but not nearly as itchy as a mosquito bite.

I remain at rest mostly throughout the first day, moving a few times only when necessary with the support from my brother as I experience slight pain(4/10) while using my left knee for support(both moving and standing), I took the prescribed antibiotics and 2 painkillers, one during the afternoon and one at night (doctor prescribed 3 per day). The next day, I am able to walk without support from others but I still take 2 more painkillers. The swell is gone(after observing for hours with my untrained eye) during this day.

Now 2 days later, I fell no pain at all almost all the time while walking with a limp, and I can stand for quite a long time, maybe indefinitely, without pain too. And I can bend my knee slightly while walking. But a few things bothered me:

- Immediately after the fall, I recall seeing a very faint white emulsion thingy in the wound which contain the blood.
- Although I experience no pain at all, I cannot use my knee completely normally either, for instance:
i) I cannot bend my knee as much as you do when you walk normally, not without (slight) pain.
ii) I can only bend my knee by a large margin painlessly in the absence of a downward pressure (like when you sit) provided I do it rather slowly.
iii) I can sort of use both knees climbing upstairs, but only use my left knee as support while my right knee(unscathed) does all the work while going downstairs.
iv) I am not sure whether it is just me being reluctant to use my left knee, but I felt that my left knee is rather weak despite not having any other injuries on my left leg!
v) A little blood oozes out from my stitches from time to time throughout this 2 days, but it seemed to have stopped now, at time of writing.

Other, quite possibly irrelevant wounds include skin wounds all over my both arms, my back, my shoulders and my right hip. Miraculously, no broken/fractured bones at all. Other than the above mentioned painkillers and antibiotics, I was given a bottle yellow antiseptic liquid and some pills for gastric pain just in case of some side effects from the painkiller, which I have yet to experience any. I have stopped taking the painkillers today.

Now, I am not too concerned about the wound as I am assured that recovery is a sure thing, but I wonder if my knee is a potential victim of any sort of undiagnosed wear or tear? Will it recover completely in 3 weeks time, as in ready for rigorous physical activity such as distance running? Thanks for reading this rather long narrative, was trying to provide as much detail as possible.

This post has been edited by Intermission: Feb 4 2014, 10:10 PM

Surgeon? That quick? As mentioned in the second paragraph, I've seen a orthopedic physician and he didn't recommend any new treatments to me other than covering the stitched area so I don't need to worry about fabric sticking to it. Thinking about it, perhaps I should see a sports injury specialist.

Well I presume it is a doctor who specializes in that area? I am just describing using layman's term. I saw the word on the door outside along with trauma, and blah blah. A search on google describes such a doctor as an orthopedic physician, so how else am I supposed to describe him?!

I happen to go to a private hospital on that day and was told there were a few doctors who could help me, one of which have "sports injury" alongside "orthopedic" in his title but was not available. Since this injury is a result of a fall during hiking, I think such an action isn't too unreasonable isn't it? Recovery is my priority.

This is my first time seeing a doctor for an injury this serious (stitches on knee). You and your habit of cynical questions again.

This post has been edited by Intermission: Feb 4 2014, 11:22 PM