So as promised, we had a long day in clinic today—we only saw a total of 24 patients (that won’t sound like much to full-time docs at home!), but you have to keep in mind that most are brand-new patients and we are doing a full history and physical, our own urine testing, vitals, glucose testing, decision-making, often ultrasound, counseling, and dispensing of medicines! It can take a while—especially when you are working in a second (Spanish) or even third (the Mayan Quiche language)!
The morning actually started with a brief devotional service
that the hospital staff do every morning, which is beautiful. Today, another Doctor and the Medical
Director for the hospital preached/spoke briefly on Isaiah 40:29-31. There could not have been a more perfect
passage for us today!
“29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
We definitely needed that before diving in—we went to the
hospital around 8 this morning and didn’t finish until around 7 tonight, with
about 1 15 minute lunch break. Eeesh,
right? The worst part was that, of the
24 patients, we only scheduled THREE for surgery so far! Usually by now we have scheduled at least 6
or 8, so we will see what the next days bring…
Our favorite story from clinic—and our biggest prayer
request!—is a patient who came in after being treated/followed by me for a
little over a year now for infertility—She was sporting a suspiciously
pregnant-looking belly, and totally joked with us when she saw the
expectant/questioning look on my face that she “has been drinking a lot of beer”!!! LOL—She, of course, is totally PREGNANT with
a little BOY (which she just found out today)!!! So. Very. Exciting! However, I’m pretty worried that she likely
has preeclampsia at about 31 weeks, so please be in prayer that she can stay
healthy enough not to deliver too prematurely or run into bigger problems
here! We will see her again on Saturday…
I can’t really top that, and there really weren’t that many
other good stories from today. We did
have a mother-daughter pair who both are convinced they have vaginal infections
because they itch all the way from near their vaginas all the way down their
legs—Pretty sure it’s just dry skin/eczema, ladies. Why do the lady parts get blamed for
everything?!
We did get a few pictures today to share, so here you go—I’m
otherwise signing off for BED now, after a nice team dinner that we could treat
our fantastic nursing help to this evening!
Actually, it may just be this group shot until I can
download Kathryn’s pictures a little later:
From left to right: Mica, Kathryn, Heidi, Naomi, Alicia
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