The Medical Miracles of Dr. Ryan Lewis

This would be a far more interesting post if I had before and after pictures, but it will suffice to say: Ryan Lewis is the man of medical miracles here in South Africa. Quite seriously, he can work some magic with a first aid kit!

So all the story is, is that I had a wicked bad hangnail that got really sore. Some fluid built around it, so I tried to perform home surgery on it with some scissors. That did not really help the situation. So this evening, Ryan did his own brand of surgery with the kitchen knife and some tweezers (everything was sterilized and disinfected with alcohol, I promise.) First he punctured the blister and then dug the hangnail out. I am now healing quite nicely and will be able to keep my finger.

I should also give a shout out to his very helpful staff, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Johnson. With all the interest this hangnail generated, you would have actually thought that we were performing surgery in our bathroom. If we can get by with this being our only medical emergency, I think this trip will be a success!

Always,

Sarah