Today was another good day. We had a much shorter clinic day today so we could be here for the maintenance guys to fix our washer. The short clinic went well and I got to do the knee injection this morning. It went well but I really am mot sure how mich relief the guy is going to get. In the states he would definitely be an operative candidate to resolve his pain but that just isn't an option here for both technological and monetary reasons. Min, the only female in our group traveled back to the States today for family reasons but will be back in a week. I think ultimately it will be a good thing, she was handling the majority of the women's health issues, so now that will be a bit more evenly distributed.
I got an email from Cabarrus today with the application for my North Carolina training license. As excitig as things like this are it is equally as terrifying. As July rapidly approaches the more real everything gets. It is a really odd feeling to think that in a few months I am going to be making real suggestions and recommendations for patients. I know how hard I have worked and how much I have learned but the thing I am most aware of is how little I know in the grand scheme of things. I know it will come with hard work and time and that it is going to truly be a lifelong effort but it is a scary thing to think about the responsibility I am going to have! That's not to say I don't have confidence in myself but it definitely serves as a great means of motivation to learn as much as I can in every situation.
Tomorrow is going to be amazing. I think we are going to work our tails off, which is what I was hoping for when I decided to come on this trip. We are traveling a couple of hours north to Chalatenango to do a rural medicine clinic. I hope it will be a fruitful day because we are really running short on medicines and resources. There has been a huge miscommunication between VCOM and the providers here and we either haven't had or have had very limited quantities of many of the medications we need. I am worried we are going to have literally hundreds of patients tomorrow and very little to treat them with. Hopefully we can be resourceful and do the best we can with limited resources. I will be sure to take some pictures and post them tomorrow.
Missing home more and more each day! Christina has a ridiculous amount on her plate right now between work, the animals and preparing for a more permanent living situation for us in the next few months. I really feel guilty I am not there to help her out but am very thankful to be married to an amazing woman who is also my best friend and for the support and help she has to ease her burden.
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