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August 15, 2015

Advice (for anywhere)   -

1. avoid knife fights. The knife will win.

2. use that first aid training- clamp down on a bleeding wound and don’t let go until the dr. wants to see it.

Romania does however have excellent surgeons, and common practice is to do the surgery the same day you get to the emergency room, not three appts with specialists later. The hand surgeon (notice it was a specialist) was terrific, and does the follow up himself, accompanied by the second surgeon all the way through. She was also wonderful, and both spoke good English, which was comforting. Nerve reconnected and already feeling tingly, only 4 days later. Profound Flexor Tendon: damage done -70% through cut -- repaired and still moves (though splinted, and I am under serious orders to Not bend it).

Very little swelling, No pain.  Surgeons change the dressings each few days. Wow. And while I seem to have head of line privileges, as a guest of Romania I suppose, the other patients are getting the same high quality medical attention.