My first surgery . . .

Here our some pictures from our second day of clinic. We travelled to another remote and very dry area to set up our clinic. In this village we saw 97 patients and I did my first procedure. One of my patients was a 25 year old man who had a granuloma just below his knee that he requested be removed. As this appeared to be a good learning opportunity for me, I was provided instructions for helping to remove the mass and place my first set of sutures. Pretty cool . . . It was also an awesome experience to see the immediate effects of our care. After receiving a pair of reading glasses, one woman sat outside and worked on her cross stiching for the first time in many months.