Friday has come very quickly. We made our way into work with our trusty assistant, Hemanta. He drove us a new way today to show us some sights, and made a stop from a bicycle vendor to buy grapes for the OR crew. He said most of this fruit comes from India, the neighboring country to the south west.
Excited to take in the new equipment I brought to spiff up the machines. All calibrated and ready to go!
Sadly our patient from yesterday did not have good outflow from her free graft. She had to return to the OR and was given a graft from her radial area (skin and fascia) and after a full day again, it looks beautiful. A difficult thing to have to do, but a very valuable lesson for the team to see and work through with their expert Dr. Megee while he is here to guide them through the process. There will be more failed grafts in the future, but they have been through the fire drill and now are armed with the knowledge to deal with this situation.
For those of us who recycle, if you need to feel discouraged, come to Nepal after an earthquake!
Brick fence down around a compound; razor wire goes up.
It has been a long week and I skipped dinner to go supine. 12 hours later, I feel ready for more!
Excited to take in the new equipment I brought to spiff up the machines. All calibrated and ready to go!
Sadly our patient from yesterday did not have good outflow from her free graft. She had to return to the OR and was given a graft from her radial area (skin and fascia) and after a full day again, it looks beautiful. A difficult thing to have to do, but a very valuable lesson for the team to see and work through with their expert Dr. Megee while he is here to guide them through the process. There will be more failed grafts in the future, but they have been through the fire drill and now are armed with the knowledge to deal with this situation.
For those of us who recycle, if you need to feel discouraged, come to Nepal after an earthquake!
Brick fence down around a compound; razor wire goes up.
It has been a long week and I skipped dinner to go supine. 12 hours later, I feel ready for more!
