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Had my first full day at the hospital today and it was very interesting. The morning was great, i saw allsorts such asa man with a giant gash in his forehead going through to his skull, a varicose vein treatment, and a man getting cysts taking out of his goolies! Poor bloke. Not only did he have to have that done but he had to endure me and 5 other medical students gawping at his family jewels! I didn't pluck up the courage to ask to help as I feel that since yesterday's glove contamination episode they think that I don't have enough knowledge to help which is a shame. But tomorrow is my last day in mini theatre so I am going to ask to help as I have nothing to loose!
The afternoon was a very different pace and although I only have to work 2 hours it really dragged as there very only a few patients. And the doctor went out for lunch for an hour so they couldn't doing any operations and it was a time to do paperwork. Which obviously I couldn't help with so I did a lot of sitting around doing nothing. As the nursing English is limited it is hard to strike up much of a conversation with them so this doesn't help but we all have a giggle about how short my hair is and they are amazed my tattoo and ear piercings!!! Which is funny. I'm hoping that when I move to another ward afternoons will get more interesting, but Jill is lending me one of her medical books to take in with me and read at quiet times, which I am allowed to do! So that will help.
After work today me and Jill took the bus (what an experience!) into Galle and went to the Fort. It was so beautiful, not how I imagined it as even though it is dutch colonial it has sri lankan charm. I took loads of photos but of course I cant put them up! But there are gorgeous views of the sea and the coastline. We went to a few little shops and then got a tuk tuk back in the rain which was fun! Anyway I have to go for dinner now, I wonder what we will get tonight, last night along with the rice and curry we got pancake type things called Rotti and they are soooooo good. And ice cream for desert. Also, they sometimes give us curd, which we sweeten with sugar and its such a nice dessert! And the tea is to die for!!!! x
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