Healthy baby

Phew!
Successfully performed my first Caesarian Section in South Africa yesterday - healthy mother and baby and a very relieved surgeon (...ie me!). I lost about 2kg in sweat during the op i was so nervous and the theatre lights didn't help, i wasn't a pretty sight by the end! That was with one of the other docs and they now say i'm good to go it alone.......whoooaa i said - this is a major operation and i will definately be insisting on some more help before i do it alone.
Then today i was in charge of the Emergency department and Out Patients as we were a little short staffed. That is basically the major problem here - a shortage of doctors, nurses, equipment (the ECG machine is out of the dark ages!!). Still, i'm loving the challenge and am aware of my limitations.

Outside of work i am having my car delivered on Monday (a 2nd hand Vauxhall (Opel) Corsa) which will bring back memories as i passed my test in this little beast 13 years ago.....first time for those of you wondering!! I then plan to scoot around KwaZuluNatal (KZN) at weekends and enjoy some safaris and scuba diving. Plus i'm off to the 20-20 Cricket World Cup in Durban in September....nice!

Its winter here but is still in the early 20s most days. Can get pretty chilly at night as we are up in the hills, and the sun goes down at 6pm so evenings are long and drawn out. Thanks again for the wireless radio as SA tv is abysmal....