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February 05 Medical ChallengesSo each week it seems as though I have a new challenge on my hands. Which is very good. Last week when I got back in Haiti I started caring for Fritznel who is a 13 (we think) year old boy who has had a lot of rouble breathing. His lungs are full of gross, smelly, stickey, thick fluid. Gavin was able to put in a chest tube - Praise God and it was draining well. However the chest tube site (the site where the chest tube goes into the skin) was very infected - not a good thing! Over the past week, there has been no more signs of infection, the drainage at the site and in the tube is minimal and now draining clearish fluids. Praise God. So therefore,we know our treatmen and his healing process is now going in the right direction.
Before leaving Haiti in Jan, our X-Ray machine was broken, we brought back the part with us and hope to get the machine up in running in the next few days. It'll be exciting to see the new x-ray of Fritznel's lung.
Yesterday I ws brough in to consult a 2 year old little darling girl. Her house had been burnt down Jan. 2 2007. Yes, over a year ago. 3 times a week she had been going to a hospital in town to get her dressings changed. When I took off her dressing yesterday, there was really no dressing. Her arm looks absolutely horrible. Her fingers have fallen off and her skin is so tight that it will be permently in a flexed position. There are open wounds on her arm which should have healed by now. Each time I have to remove the dressings and re-due them (3 times a week) will cause extreem pain. Please pray for this little girl. Each time she sees me she will scream. Pray for healing wisdom and patience as I treat her each week. |
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