In Meru we are both listening to a
wonderful presentation on the role of radiology in abdominal trauma. It is now
time for questions and contributions from the listeners, but for me it is
already very late and I need to come back to Chaaria before it rains.
I wisper to Dr Nyaga: “I must take off. See
you tomorrow morning at 7 in Chaaria, as usual”
“Yes, I will come. Just one thing: on top
to the gastrectomy we have to do, I have thought of inviting another patient
who has a very big goiter, but cannot afford the prices of the other hospitals.
Is it ok with you? The tests are already done; she is euthyroid and all the
other lab results are within range”
“Wow, for us it is a great honour to
collaborate with you also on that matter, if tomorrow you have time for 2
operations in Chaaria. To help people who are financially unstable is always
our priority. Let’s hope it will not rain and the patient will arrive in
Chaaria in good time”.
At 6.30 am we are already in theater.
Everything is set. The patient for gastrectomy is being intubated, while the
sterilization staff is about to re-sterilize the set of instruments for the
possible thyroidectomy.
By coincidence, Dr Nyaga, Dr Khadija and
the patient arrive to Chaaria together.
“So she has made to reach here! She was
really serious and motivated to come!”
So we divide the duties: Dr Nyaga and Dr
Khadika start scrubbing immediately, while I open the file and admit the lady
due for thyroidectomy. Soon after I join the colleagues in theater.
We work well on the patient with the
abdominal malignancy: the environment is conducive, calm, full of respect and
cooperation. Mbaabu manages the general anesthesia without any complication,
while Makena is completely in charge of the situation as a scrub-nurse. Time
passes by quickly and we finish the operation in a blink of an eye.
While our staff follows the waking up of
the patient and prepares the theater for next procedure, we have time for some
tea: we spend few minutes together sharing our ideals and our dreams for our
patients, and we realize that we are driven by the same goals.
It is soon time for the thyroidectomy: Dr
Nyaga performs it perfectly, quickly and with no blood loss at all. For Dr
Khadija and me it is a very important occasion for learning more about the
operation.
The patient had reached Chaaria at 7 am,
and at noon she is already operated and awaken in her bed.
“God bless you Dr Nyaga, for the great job
you are doing for our patients. Words cannot express fully what we feel, but we
wish you to know that we are extremely grateful and moved”
Bro Dr Beppe Gaido
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