Day 3 - Monday

We had our first clinic day and saw close to 200 patients in about 5 hours!  Phew - we're tired!  

Started our morning with a later breakfast of beans and rice, scrambled eggs, some type of sausage, and lots of great fruit!  We set out for the medical clinic and arrived early and finished our preparations.  We were all set to go - but then we had to wait . . . . for the approval from the government to start our clinic day.  We finally got it about an hour later than we were expected to start - but then our crazy day began!!!

Some of the things we saw today - skin infections, urinary tract infections, lots of allergies and pain.  One of the most common complaints was stomach pains with weight loss so we treated them for parasites (yes - they have worms in their intestinal tract)!  We handed out lots of vitamins, played with the children, and handed out candy too!!

We ended our evening a lot later than planned, but we returned back to the hotel on our giant yellow school bus and had chicken and hot dog shishkabobs (spelling???), more rice, and plantains.  We had a short debriefing of our team and planned for tomorrow.  Headed to bed now to get some much needed rest for another busy day!

Blog you later!
Andrina, Katy, and Michele