Monday, October 15, 2007

So Monday was day one of week number 2 for the surgeries, and Sonel got bumped to the first case because of his circumcision and the closing of the sores. We got breakfast and went down to hang with him for a bit. He was really nervous, and enjoyed us being there while they were getting him ready. Since they were taking him in first Erin could not go in and observe this procedure either because she had class, so I went in again to watch and get pictures for Melissa. I only stayed for the circumcision and the beginning of the sore stitching because another gentleman came in and he was going to watch and photograph as well so I let him and I went to take care of other things. Sonel was only in the OR for like a combined total of 3 hours, which was not bad. While he was in I was able to get some photo stuff done for my website and chat with some of the new team members and make sure they did not need anything. Erin and I went down to see the wounds right before they bandaged them and I think they looked really good and am excited to see how they develop. It was now time for lunch, and after lunch some of the fellas and I talked about what is all going on this week and when we can fit it all in. We wanted to go to the Prison and the Brothel, Jody found a 2 bedroom house that is going to get rented for Sonel, his dad, and Folber, and we wanted to get that house ready. We talked about Tortuga on Wednesday, and the biggest topic of discussion was the goat trip scheduled for Tuesday. I will tell you more about that as the time goes on. Of course mixed into all of this discussion was the internet, email, pictures, etc. I was scheduled to be in recovery from 3am-7am so I slept in the OR on the rolling stretcher. It was wonderful for 2 reasons, 1 is so that I am right there if the nurse needs help and number 2 is because it is air conditioned. I slept on the rolling stretcher and it was NOT comfortable at all. Oh well, I got a few hours of comfortable sleep and then it was time to work. I was able to give the overnight nurse a break for an hour so she could take a nap during her busiest time. I spent most of my 4 hour shift with the little baby that is still there from Sunday afternoon, her vitals had to constantly be checked and she needed to be played with to know that people were around. We are sure that she has a little brain damage because she was not breathing for a couple minutes on Sunday, so it was talk and play and monitor all night. It was mostly a quiet night, because most of the patients did not require much attention, we just had to help them pee if they needed it or watch their catheter levels and ivy levels. Peace.