"Hey Monica!" everyone said in unison.
"How's Rachel?" Ross asked concerned.
"Last time we saw her, she was in a coma." Phoebe said.
"She's in surgery right now." Monica said.
"That's great!" Chandler said sarcastically.
"I can't wait to have Rachel back." Joey said.
Five hours pass when Doctor Andrews comes out and tells the gang that Rachel will be out of surgery in a few minutes and be put in the SICU and that they can visit her then.
"Hi everyone!" Dr Andrews said.
"Hello Doctor Andrews!" Everyone said in unison.
"Rachel will be out of surgery very soon. She will be in the SICU and should regain consciousness within a few hours. Rachel will have to be on the ventilator until she can breathe on her own which could take a couple of days. Rachel may become frustrated as she won't be able to speak due to the breathing tube so the best you can do is comfort her and let her know that you love her and that you accept her medical state." Doctor Andrews said.
The double doors then began to open with Doctor Corday wheeling a gurney. Monica rushes up to it. Rachel looked very dreadful, her skin was very pale and was still unconscious. The doctor was also squeezing an ambu bag that was again attached to Rachel's breathing tube.
"Let me get Rachel situated in SICU and I will tell you what happened" Doctor Corday said.
Doctor Corday got Rachel situated in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and came back to tell Monica what happened.
"The surgery went on without a hitch. We were able to get her heart transplanted successfully and should make a full recovery. She is still unconscious but should wake up soon. She may feel groggy and a little frustrated since she won't be able to speak but as long as you comfort her, she'll be fine. As with last time, only two visitors are allowed right now until she wakes up." explained Doctor Corday.
When Monica arrived into her friends room, lots of tubes were coming out of her body giving her PTSD-esque flashbacks of last time. Monica also noticed the breathing tube coming from Rachel's mouth as well. Monica pulled up a chair and stroked Rachel's hair with each friend taking shifts keeping Monica company until they went home. Monica noticed Rachel's eyes were open at around 6:00 PM. Rachel tried to pull out the breathing tube but Monica stopped her.
"That's your breathing tube Rachel. Remember when you had this the last time?" Monica said.
Rachel then remembered the experience and stopped.