Our Final Days in Dharan

Today was our final day in Dharan. Our morning was spent giving a few lectures on tissue engineering research, stomal care and stone management. We then completed packing our supplies, visiting our surgical patients, and participating in a farewell ceremony. Over the last few days, our hosts have been giving us an astonishing assortment of foods throughout the day. The quantity of food is definitely much more than we are used to back home, but is commonplace for special occasions and honored guests.




These are pictures from our Thursday dinner taken at the Dharan Kitchen restaurant. Take a look at those tikkas that the ladies on our team were wearing. The Nepali nurses were awesome to work with and extremely gracious. When interacting with them, they are called "sister" as a sign of respect.




On Friday morning, we met with the OT nurses outside the OT suites and they performed a traditional ceremony to thank the IVUmed team for coming to Dharan and for all of our hard work. Everyone received a red dye mark on the forehead and a scarf. The men were given some cool Nepali hats!

Well, it's getting late and I'm completely exhausted from a week of challenging cases and the workload. Tomorrow, we're working our way back home via Kathmandu. Bob has planned out the next few days and it sounds like it's going to be magnificent. I'll keep you posted!