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So here I am already to go into surgery! As part of the Africa Mercy crew it is our privilege to view one surgery per field service. This was my day! The man I watched being operated on had a tumour called an ameoblastoma, a rare, usually benign, tumour that developes in the jaw at the site of the third molar. The tumour forms from remnants of cells that, under normal circumstance, develops into tooth enamel. The surgery was called a "hemi mandibulectomy with bone plate reconstrction and condyle. Translation: removal of tumour and half of jaw bone with jaw joint and replacment with a titianium jaw and socket. |
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The sugery was performed by Dr Gary Parker (on the right), an amazing maxillo facial surgeon who has been serving with Mercy Ships for 25 years and also happens to be our neighbour. I stood on a small step for almost the whole sugery which went for about three hours. I was a bit stiff and sore for the rest of the day, but it was worth every amazing minute! |
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