Sunday, January 29, 2012
Honduras January 28
Jan 28
Everyone was up early and we got our bags ready. We had breakfast of tortillas with scrambled eggs, refried beans and fruit. We left at 6 am for the airport which was less than an hour away. Even at that early hour on a Saturday morning there were people out, mostly walking or bicycling along the roads. Traffic wasn’t too bad, but it reminded us that most of the other days we saw lots of trucks, school buses and small trucks loaded with people and things. Drivers are aggressive and many times we saw near accidents. We saw people riding bicycles with machetes, kids jumping into the back door of a moving school bus, and people driving vehicles where they couldn’t see in front of them. It is understandable why trauma is such a big part of the disease burden in developing countries. We all realized how bad it would be to have to be a patient in Honduras.
During the week, we did surgery on 52 patients and evaluated approximately 2400 patients! The hospital staff members were all asking when we would return!
Airport check-in was smooth and uneventful. We left most of our extra medical supplies at the hospital, so we didn’t have our many boxes, but we had our big containers which we did bring back to use on future trips. Then we had to pay a tax to leave the country, US $37.80.
Our flight left on time and we were on our way to Miami! We had a smooth time through customs and had time to get lunch before our flight to Philly. We landed a little early in Philly, and all of our bags made it! We were happy to be home, but it was hard to say good bye!
Honduras January 27
Jan 27
It is hard to believe that our week is almost done. Six members of our team left early this morning for the airport. The surgical team went to the hospital, and the medical team did physicals on the students at the school. We had two gall bladder surgeries, two gyn and two orthopedic. Our orthopedic surgeon was constantly bombarded by people with pain, injuries and xrays.
After our OR day was done, we stopped at a souvenir shop and then went to the mall where we walked around and went to Applebee’s for appetizers and beverages. We had traditional Korean Bibimbab for dinner.
We will be leaving at 6 am for the airport tomorrow. We have laughed a lot today and no one really wants to go to bed! Can’t seem to get on line to post pictures, but will do soon.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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