Blogs & Stories
Jun 07, 2011
I have performed my seventh laparotomy case in Teme in this morning. It’s another case of gun shot wound at the back, on right side of spine. The bullet stayed at left side of abdominal wall, just beneath the skin. Judging from the course of the...
Jun 05, 2011
It’s the fourth time in this week I was called back to hospital for emergency operation. Luckily, it was 8 o’clock on Sunday morning after my early morning run ( 37 minutes for 5 laps ) and breakfast. We start working at 9:30 on Sunday, so I may...
Jun 01, 2011
It has been crazily busy in last three days. I had to return and perform emergency operations in two consecutive nights. One laparotomy was performed for a Gun-shot wound (GSW) case with liver injury and the other was GSW in neck with emergency...
May 30, 2011
Hurrah! I had my first run in Port Harcourt this evening. It’s a Sunday afternoon. It’s the Nigerian Presidential Inauguration Day. It has been quiet so far. Last night, I received my first time call from Emergency Room at night. We could have three...
May 29, 2011
It’s a Saturday evening. It rains almost everyday during the week. It’s rainy season in Nigeria from June to September. Port Harcourt is in the Niger River Delta. It has one of the most rainfall in Nigeria. We finished operation theater at 6pm today...