Sunday, July 19, 2009
Today began again with hospital rounds. I have 11 patients currently admitted. 1. Cabi is a 14 yo with hepatitis B; I removed her gall bladder on the 15th. She was discharged today. 2. Aletha is a 45 yo post cholecystectomy done on the 17th. 3. Naomi is a 47 yo post hysterectomy and removal of a giant ovarian cystadenoma done on the 17th. 4. Mary is a post hysterectomy done on the 17th. She doesn’t know her age but prob about 40. 5. Gbasen is a 38 yo with profound ascities and a prolapsed uterus. This is likely due to cirrhosis from hepatitis. I have removed 10 liters so far and placed her on diuretics, but I can’t tell much difference yet. 6. Jacob is a 52 yo post left thumb amputation which caused gangrene; he was 3 weeks from injury when he presented and the smell was impressive. Surgery was the 18th and dressing change today, so far so good. 7. Ben is a 23 yo post abscess drainage from tooth infection done on the 16th. 8. Alvin is a 14 yo with unbelievable pressure sores developed after becoming paraplegic from TB. He is here for wound management and nutrition. 9. Benjamin is a 78 yo with urinary obstruction due to enlarged prostate, surgery tomorrow. 10. J.W. is a 76 yo post prostatectomy done on the 16th. And 11. Blessing is a 5 day old with bilateral cleft lip/palate. We are working with her mother on feeding and care, as we believe she will be discarded by the family and village unless a strong bond develops. There is an opportunity for repair in a few months if she survives.
Today we went to church with the chief of Samaritan’s Purse compound; his wife is an interpreter for the deaf in her church and has developed an integrated school for them all the way through high school. The service was interesting, we arrived at 10:15, they had adult Sunday school until 11 in the main Sanctuary. Worship service started immediately after with 30 min of singing and clapping. Afterwards, Mary and I were introduced, and not hard to find as the only white faces in the crowd of about 400. The service was good and biblical, and David will like to know –it went to 2 pm. We went to lunch with our new friends and had a very good grilled fish. Fish is a major part of the diet at least in Monrovia and along the coast.
Not much else for today. Miss everyone. Mark and Mary
Today began again with hospital rounds. I have 11 patients currently admitted. 1. Cabi is a 14 yo with hepatitis B; I removed her gall bladder on the 15th. She was discharged today. 2. Aletha is a 45 yo post cholecystectomy done on the 17th. 3. Naomi is a 47 yo post hysterectomy and removal of a giant ovarian cystadenoma done on the 17th. 4. Mary is a post hysterectomy done on the 17th. She doesn’t know her age but prob about 40. 5. Gbasen is a 38 yo with profound ascities and a prolapsed uterus. This is likely due to cirrhosis from hepatitis. I have removed 10 liters so far and placed her on diuretics, but I can’t tell much difference yet. 6. Jacob is a 52 yo post left thumb amputation which caused gangrene; he was 3 weeks from injury when he presented and the smell was impressive. Surgery was the 18th and dressing change today, so far so good. 7. Ben is a 23 yo post abscess drainage from tooth infection done on the 16th. 8. Alvin is a 14 yo with unbelievable pressure sores developed after becoming paraplegic from TB. He is here for wound management and nutrition. 9. Benjamin is a 78 yo with urinary obstruction due to enlarged prostate, surgery tomorrow. 10. J.W. is a 76 yo post prostatectomy done on the 16th. And 11. Blessing is a 5 day old with bilateral cleft lip/palate. We are working with her mother on feeding and care, as we believe she will be discarded by the family and village unless a strong bond develops. There is an opportunity for repair in a few months if she survives.
Today we went to church with the chief of Samaritan’s Purse compound; his wife is an interpreter for the deaf in her church and has developed an integrated school for them all the way through high school. The service was interesting, we arrived at 10:15, they had adult Sunday school until 11 in the main Sanctuary. Worship service started immediately after with 30 min of singing and clapping. Afterwards, Mary and I were introduced, and not hard to find as the only white faces in the crowd of about 400. The service was good and biblical, and David will like to know –it went to 2 pm. We went to lunch with our new friends and had a very good grilled fish. Fish is a major part of the diet at least in Monrovia and along the coast.
Not much else for today. Miss everyone. Mark and Mary
Yes, David laughed outloud about the service lasting til 2:00pm........jealous, I think! Ha! The diet of fish sounds GREAT to me...I could eat it every meal! Fervently praying for you!
ReplyDeletePraying for you daily. (Laughing just thinking about the responses if our service went till 2:00… fun, fun, fun,) ha.
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