Tuesday - almost done!

Maksim. He goes back to surgery tomorrow.

1st case. Ivan needs a chest tube. His incision started bleeding into his lung overnight and we need to drain it.

Adult patients waiting to be seen in clinic.

Cath lab. Only one of 4 in all of Ukraine. Dr. Igor said "it is made by very famous Ukrainian company. Do you know Phillips?"

Lunch break!

Vika, a doctor working with us from Minsk giving my patient a breathing treatment. She is staying in the same apartment as me.

Sterile supply area.

Vlad, working hard as usual.

Monday Recap

Ukraine Recycles!

Children's Motrin

Hospital Issue shot glasses

Stella!

Ivan, 5 mo. Love the hair.

Whoops!

Olga, the Ukraine Cardiac Surgeon

Lunch!

After work, Dan, the RT, and I went to the big market on the far side of town.

It's Huge!

Subway map. We made it back safely. Kind of tricky.

Late Entry - Evening Activities on Friday

Friday night, we went to an Orphanage to see a kid who had surgery in November.

The orphanage staff.

Getting tour.

Valleid, a 2nd year cardiac resident holding Kirill.

Play ground at orphanage. It was a very nice place, but sad.

All your vices. Beer and cigarette stand.

"Mirror Stream" famous statue at night.

The opera house. Everyone says you should see the opera in Kharkiv so we went. It was okay.

Trying to do laundry in Russian is hard.

Sunday walking around Kharkiv

Meat stand. Pork parts, belly, feet, and something else?

This guy is throwing live fish into that tank for people to buy.

Famous statue of Nationalist poet.

Everyone rubs the toe for good luck.

the 50th parallel

No smoking, dogs, or alcohol in the restaurant.

Laurie washing her hands before we eat. They should get these in the US.

Lunch at the Ukrainian cafeteria.

The boys, Jerome, RN from Pittsburg, Yves, doctor from Paris, and Dan respiratory therapist from Spokane.

Back to the monastery. There's not a lot to do in Kharkiv if you don't disco.

Nesting Matryoska dolls out side at the market.

Apparently this is the other London Bridge.

Riding the metro.

Scary steep escalator.

Train!

Crazy soviet era light fixtures.

Saturday Day Shift

Dan the respiratory therapist is sure we can extubate Stella!

Lunch! Ukrainian borsch, it is beatless. Very yummy.

Stella is almost ready.

The Ukrainian version of a sputum culture and blood culture.

Stella extubated! Tonya and Ira, ICU nurses in Ukraine, with her.

Dinner at work! Chicken balls, potatoes with dill, and pickled tomatoes.

Dan's CPAP set-up for Stella.

My big beer after work. Much needed.