Isaac's First Clinic Day

Today was Isaac's first day in clinic and for the first hour or so, we thought we had made a grievous error. All he did was scream for the first seven or eight patients. Matt had him in a Baby Bjorn while working the computer and Heidi was doing consults. He had just eaten before clinic, but apparently it wasn't enough. We gave him two more ounces by bottle and he calmed down quite a bit. Go figure.

All of our patients thought he was very cute (especially after he stopped screaming), though they were all convinced that we're freezing him to death. Guatemalans believe in their hearts that it's cold here. They wrap their babies in so many layers of clothing that we often encounter babies soaked in their own sweat. Isaac is dressed more appropriately for the weather, causing every one of our patients (and local friends) to think he's freezing.

Anyway, clinic went well, with us seeing many of our chronic patients for the first time in two months and even several new patients. Included in our day today was our patient with the really bad psoriasis (we hope). We had gone out looking for him last month and couldn't find him, but he came back today. We were able to get some biopsies which we hope will help with diagnosis and treatment (picture 3).

The first two pics are of Isaac in his first clinic day. Note that in the second pic he's wearing a completely different outfit. Experienced parents will be able to guess why...