Dia de Mercado

2/22/09

Ok, so the rash is not scabies, but most likely 14 flea bites…that’s right, 14! Yuck!

Apparently, Sunday is the day to be in Julcan. It’s market day. People come from all the surrounding towns to buy and sell their goods. It’s the most people I’ve seen in the town. All the stores are open, there are restaurants open I didn’t know existed, and there is a lot of potato and livestock being sold. I went to Rebecca’s house for lunch, but luckily they had run out of the sheep head soup!

Sunday is also one of the busiest days for the health center. Since people come in from far away for the market they take advantage of their trip to come to the health center. The vast majority of patients are for the midwives and nurses. The consultorio de medicina had a steady flow of patients, but nothing like the other services. My bike accident patient came in for a wound dressing. Besides looking pretty bruised, the wounds like ok, although his mouth looks pretty painful. Anyway, I stressed the importance of cleaning his wound everyday and finishing his antibiotics, so hopefully it’ll look ok when he comes in to have stitches removed on Wednesday.