The first day we arrived in Haiti we traveled to the top of the Citadel with Dr. Pearlmutter. If you recall from the earlier blog post it was pouring rain so we decided to visit again. Typically a truck drives about 4-6 miles to a parking lot then drops you off for a 1 mile hike. We decided to get some exercise and walk the 5-7 miles uphill to the Citadel at 5am. When we arrived at 7:30, the front door of the Citadel was locked so we took some pictures and continued on our journey back down. The round trip hike took about 5 hours. Andrew has posted some pictures below.

There were about 35 new volunteers that came to stay the week. Most of them came with a plastic surgeon from the DC area, but there was also a team of pediatricians from Tufts that were here to lead a conference. The plastic surgeon brought along a few anesthesiologists, a few ER docs, a pediatrician, a general surgeon, and a dermatologist to name a few. With all of these new doctors around it was the perfect week to get sick.

That is exactly what happened. Yesterday, just before lunch I didn’t feel so great. Originally I didn’t think twice about it due to all of the stomach issues nearly all of us have suffered at least once. But I soon realized that I probably had some virus that hit another family who came to visit last week. I was given Zofran (anti nausea medication) and an IV that hung from a lamp post. I went through 6 L of fluids over the course of about 7 hours. I can’t say Haiti is the most ideal place to get sick, but I don’t think I will ever have this many doctors checking in on me again.