Preparing for the trip to Malawi Africa with Operation of Hope.

I spent most of Wednesday packing for a trip to Malawi. We will be doing cleft lip and palate surgery at the CURE hospital in Blantyre. It will be a long trip, with an over-night in Johannesburg South Africa on Friday. 

Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames IA,  donated most everything you see in the picture. I bought the children's Advil and acetaminophen suppositories on-line.

My plan is to use pre-op acetaminophen, an infra-orbital nerve block during surgery and Advil in PACU. I hope to minimize the use of narcotics, avoiding nausea, vomiting and respiratory depression.