Today was exhausting, exhilarating, busy, intense, fun, and so much more. We started with a 7:30am breakfast and opened the medical clinic at 8:30. Today we saw 71 patients and we were open from 8:30-3:30 with a short break for lunch. Many of the patients came in with the same conditions as yesterday and again it was hard to not be able to help everyone as much as we would like. There were a couple of hernias that were treated with braces, medication, and education. We also saw a few pregnant women as well as young children. There were countless guys with headaches and backaches as well.
The clinic ended with a women with a complicated cyst that Sally and Laura decided needed to be removed. Laura was prepared and performed the minor surgery with assistance from Sally, Grace, Sharon, and Hannah. The cyst was causing the woman a lot of pain and the hope is that this removal will help her a great deal.
Everyone was amazing today and all of the students filled amazing roles throughout the run of the clinic:
Peyton - pharmacy
Ginny - runner
Cammy - kids
Kaylan - blood pressure
Katrina - in take
Hannah - translator, blood pressure
Jessegrace - blood pressure, asst. to Laura
This has definitely been a great experience for everyone, even though it has been emotionally and physically draining.
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