Saturday Rounds

Before going to Lake Baringo on Saturday, the team rounded on previous surgery patients in a ward reserved for this ENT Camp. Patients include those who are recovering from surgery and those who are awaiting surgery. Unfortunately for those waiting, many will not get surgery this week because the team is essentially out of both time and money. Most of the funds we have to pay the hospital for using their operating rooms, instruments, and tests, were donated by Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. We also had donations from Synthes Corporation and private individuals. Everyone in our group paid their own way so all of the donations are used for patient care. But the need is greater than both the money and time we have scheduled here. The team is prioritizing the most urgent cases every day and doing as much of those as they can, but many people will eventually be sent home without having their needed surgery being performed.

Pictures here include:

• A boy who had a hemangioma removed.
• Dr. Moore with a woman suffering from Graves Disease who had her thyroid removed. You can see mosquito netting in this picture. The nets are used to protect the patients from mosquitos at night.
• A woman with an extremely large goiter that is pushing against her airway. She is waiting for surgery but unfortunately may not get it for reasons mentioned above.
• Pictured with Dr. Weisberger, a woman who had a huge tumor removed. Her picture from clinic was posted previously. She was very thankful to us when making rounds.
• Dr. Matthews with two patients sharing a bed (typical here). One recovering from surgery and one hoping to have surgery.
• Susan and Dr. Weisberger looking at a patient who hopes to have a nasal tumor removed.