~*~
"Mr. McGarry." a rotund friendly nurse picks up Leos medical chart at
the end of the bed smiling at Leo who puts down the issue of Time that Margaret got for him from the admin area.
"Lets get you hooked up to an IV, get you relaxed with a mild
sedative and then the doctor will be in to explain what's going to happen." Margaret strains to read Mary on the nurses name tag as
she sets up an IV line.
"How's The President doing?" she asks distracting Leo while she
slides the clear patch off his hand and wipes away the remainder of the cream.
"He's good." Leo nods watching the needle sink into his vein.
"All set." Mary exclaims. "Sit back and enjoy the show," she tells
Leo before smiling warmly over at Margaret.
"You'll stop me if this stuff makes my tongue a bit loose and
national secrets go flying like tips at the track on Friday night won't you." Leo smiles over at her.
"Maybe." Margaret smiles going turning her attention back to her
magazine.
~*~
"Mr. McGarry I'm Dr. Shaw." Margaret looks once and then again
because he's young and handsome, she can see Leo trying to get around how he could possibly be out of medical school yet.
"Hi." in the last few minutes Leo has become drowsier, the magazine
he was reading rests in his lap and his eyes have been periodically opening and closing however he's still fully alert, Margaret doubts he's been this relaxed in years.
"We're going to take you into the exam room in a moment." Dr. Shaw
flicks through Leos chart and notices Margaret for the first time.
"We'll get you to lie on another bed on your back and raise your
right hand above your head. The nurse assisting me will mark the outline of your liver and then I'll inject a local anesthetic into
the area. I'll make a small incision in the right side near your
ribcage then insert the biopsy needle and collect a sample." he puts the chart back on the end of the bed.
"He'll be fine." Dr. Shaw winks at Margaret as Mary and Natalie
return, pushing up the side rails of the hospital bed ready for transport.
"At the end of the hall there's a viewing window into the endoscopy
area, you can watch the procedure through or you can wait around at admin, someone will come and get you when he comes out, the procedure only takes about twenty minutes." he tells Margaret as she watches
Leo get wheeled away.
"I'd like to watch." Margaret clutches at her bag.
"This way." he indicates for them to go deeper into the white washed
halls. "So how long have you been married?"
"We're not." Margaret replies politely realizing the doctor's
question is going to create a bit of embarrassment for himself.
"I'm sorry." he blushes slightly showing Margaret to the niche, which
has two chairs and a window that over looks the exam room.
"Thank you." Margaret nods watching Dr. Shaw follow Leo behind the
double doors.
~*~
Margaret watches as Leo rolls himself from the hospital bed onto what
looks like an operating table. His eyes are open but he looks hazy, a blood pressure cuff is wrapped around his arm and a finger clip placed to measure his pulse. The flimsy hospital gown is pulled down, and Margaret watches an ultrasound machine beam back images of Leos inner organs, Natalie uses a dark pen of some sort to outline Leo's liver.
Leo is covered with blue sheets which leave only the outlined area
visible, now covered in the dark antiseptic, he raises his right hand above his head as a small needle is injected into his arm, it's a stronger sedative and another needle, an anesthetic is put into the biopsy area. Margaret turns away; Leo however doesn't seem to mind carrying on a conversation with Mary as the needles goes deeper into him.
The local anesthetic numbs the area so he doesn't notice as Dr. Shaw
makes a small incision in his side and the biopsy needle is inserted to retrieve the sample tissue. Dr. Shaw's voice floats through the thin glass as he asks Leo to remain very still and hold his breathe as the needle goes into his liver.
"Any pain?" Natalie asks checking the machines Leo is hooked up to.
"A dull pain." Leo replies unable to see what is going on.
The needle is making her feel queasy so Margaret escapes to the admin
area before she passes out on the floor, it's not long before Dr. Shaw comes and gets her.
~*~
"Hey." Margaret says quietly as she comes back into Leo's room again,
she doesn't notice at first he's lying on his side facing the plastic visitors chair she was sitting in earlier.
"Hi." he says groggily not bothering to crane his neck to look at her.
"How'd it go?" she asks pulling the chair closer to the bed.
"Almost as much fun as winning elections." he jokes.
"That's a big bandage." Margaret adds trying to ward of any
uncomfortability about the fact he's not wearing a shirt.
"I'm lying on a towel, like a child who still wets the bed," he
grumbles.
"How long do you have to be here?"
"2 hours lying like this and then god knows how much longer before
the sedative wears off." he continues his complaining.
"You should get some sleep while you can." Margaret nods.
"You'll call Mallory while I'm asleep." he shakes his head against
the pillow.
"Don't you think I would have called Mallory while you were in
surgery?" she points out.
"Maybe."
"Sleep Leo, the time will go faster." Margaret says softly.
"You'll be here when I wake up?"
"Of course."
~*~
"Mr. McGarry." a rotund friendly nurse picks up Leos medical chart at
the end of the bed smiling at Leo who puts down the issue of Time that Margaret got for him from the admin area.
"Lets get you hooked up to an IV, get you relaxed with a mild
sedative and then the doctor will be in to explain what's going to happen." Margaret strains to read Mary on the nurses name tag as
she sets up an IV line.
"How's The President doing?" she asks distracting Leo while she
slides the clear patch off his hand and wipes away the remainder of the cream.
"He's good." Leo nods watching the needle sink into his vein.
"All set." Mary exclaims. "Sit back and enjoy the show," she tells
Leo before smiling warmly over at Margaret.
"You'll stop me if this stuff makes my tongue a bit loose and
national secrets go flying like tips at the track on Friday night won't you." Leo smiles over at her.
"Maybe." Margaret smiles going turning her attention back to her
magazine.
~*~
"Mr. McGarry I'm Dr. Shaw." Margaret looks once and then again
because he's young and handsome, she can see Leo trying to get around how he could possibly be out of medical school yet.
"Hi." in the last few minutes Leo has become drowsier, the magazine
he was reading rests in his lap and his eyes have been periodically opening and closing however he's still fully alert, Margaret doubts he's been this relaxed in years.
"We're going to take you into the exam room in a moment." Dr. Shaw
flicks through Leos chart and notices Margaret for the first time.
"We'll get you to lie on another bed on your back and raise your
right hand above your head. The nurse assisting me will mark the outline of your liver and then I'll inject a local anesthetic into
the area. I'll make a small incision in the right side near your
ribcage then insert the biopsy needle and collect a sample." he puts the chart back on the end of the bed.
"He'll be fine." Dr. Shaw winks at Margaret as Mary and Natalie
return, pushing up the side rails of the hospital bed ready for transport.
"At the end of the hall there's a viewing window into the endoscopy
area, you can watch the procedure through or you can wait around at admin, someone will come and get you when he comes out, the procedure only takes about twenty minutes." he tells Margaret as she watches
Leo get wheeled away.
"I'd like to watch." Margaret clutches at her bag.
"This way." he indicates for them to go deeper into the white washed
halls. "So how long have you been married?"
"We're not." Margaret replies politely realizing the doctor's
question is going to create a bit of embarrassment for himself.
"I'm sorry." he blushes slightly showing Margaret to the niche, which
has two chairs and a window that over looks the exam room.
"Thank you." Margaret nods watching Dr. Shaw follow Leo behind the
double doors.
~*~
Margaret watches as Leo rolls himself from the hospital bed onto what
looks like an operating table. His eyes are open but he looks hazy, a blood pressure cuff is wrapped around his arm and a finger clip placed to measure his pulse. The flimsy hospital gown is pulled down, and Margaret watches an ultrasound machine beam back images of Leos inner organs, Natalie uses a dark pen of some sort to outline Leo's liver.
Leo is covered with blue sheets which leave only the outlined area
visible, now covered in the dark antiseptic, he raises his right hand above his head as a small needle is injected into his arm, it's a stronger sedative and another needle, an anesthetic is put into the biopsy area. Margaret turns away; Leo however doesn't seem to mind carrying on a conversation with Mary as the needles goes deeper into him.
The local anesthetic numbs the area so he doesn't notice as Dr. Shaw
makes a small incision in his side and the biopsy needle is inserted to retrieve the sample tissue. Dr. Shaw's voice floats through the thin glass as he asks Leo to remain very still and hold his breathe as the needle goes into his liver.
"Any pain?" Natalie asks checking the machines Leo is hooked up to.
"A dull pain." Leo replies unable to see what is going on.
The needle is making her feel queasy so Margaret escapes to the admin
area before she passes out on the floor, it's not long before Dr. Shaw comes and gets her.
~*~
"Hey." Margaret says quietly as she comes back into Leo's room again,
she doesn't notice at first he's lying on his side facing the plastic visitors chair she was sitting in earlier.
"Hi." he says groggily not bothering to crane his neck to look at her.
"How'd it go?" she asks pulling the chair closer to the bed.
"Almost as much fun as winning elections." he jokes.
"That's a big bandage." Margaret adds trying to ward of any
uncomfortability about the fact he's not wearing a shirt.
"I'm lying on a towel, like a child who still wets the bed," he
grumbles.
"How long do you have to be here?"
"2 hours lying like this and then god knows how much longer before
the sedative wears off." he continues his complaining.
"You should get some sleep while you can." Margaret nods.
"You'll call Mallory while I'm asleep." he shakes his head against
the pillow.
"Don't you think I would have called Mallory while you were in
surgery?" she points out.
"Maybe."
"Sleep Leo, the time will go faster." Margaret says softly.
"You'll be here when I wake up?"
"Of course."
~*~