More Surgery and Preparation
They walked away so Kendall couldn't hear. "I'm just really worried about him, Lucas. What if this hit to the head causes another seizure? I just know it will."
"We won't know that until the scan."
"I know, but-"
They were interrupted by Kendall screaming and his machines beeping like crazy. "AHHH! AHHH! AHHH!" He was thrashing around the bed, holding his head in pain.
Kendall was holding his head in pain. "AHHH! AHHH!"
Dr. Mitchell quickly ran over to him, followed by Mrs. Knight and Katie. "Kendall! What's wrong, baby?! Tell me!" Kendall couldn't speak. It was just too much pain. He couldn't take it.
Katie hugged her mom and hung onto her. "Mom, I'm scared."
"I know, honey, I know."
"I'm sorry, but until I get him to calm down, you'll have to go wait with the others."
"OK, come on, Katie." She felt bad for Kendall. She didn't want to leave him, but she didn't want him to suffer either, and she had no choice, so she followed her mom.
He checked Kendall's vitals again. "Kendall, can you tell me what's wrong?"
"My head really hurts badly now!"
"Don't worry, we're gonna get a CAT scan right now." Another doctor was passing by. "Dr. Carter!"
"Yes, Dr. Mitchell?"
"Can you help run a CAT scan on Kendall Knight?"
"Sure can."
"Thanks." He went back over to Kendall. "Kendall, we're gonna do a CAT scan and look inside your head to see what's wrong, OK?" Kendall just nodded. Dr. Mitchell pulled the handles up on the bed and Dr. Carter helped wheel him to the CAT scan room. When in there, Kendall was placed on another bed, where his head was put inside a cylinder tube and they began the scan. Kendall was nervous because he never had a CAT scan before and this was his first one. Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Carter were in the booth, looking at the special computers that show scans of a person's brain.
Dr. Mitchell said, "I don't see anything."
"Wait…" started Dr. Carter "What's that?"
He took a closer look, and what he saw horrified him. "It looks like…bleeding," Dr. Mitchell replied.
"But how?"
"Well, Kendall did hit his head hard, but that shouldn't cause bleeding in the brain too, can it?"
"It shouldn't. Why is he bleeding in the brain?"
"I…don't…know. Unless…"
"Unless what?"
"He has a condition called Tirexia, as well as Epilepsy."
"Yeah, I know. Why?"
"Well, I gave him the medicine, Axeine, to help with his Tirexia, and Neurontin, to help keep his seizures under control…"
Dr. Carter put her arms straight down to her sides and lifted her head up to look at him. "Uh-oh."
"'Uh-oh' is right, Lucas. You do not let him mix those medications. It can cause bleeding in the brain. He probably did, and now he's in danger."
Dr. Mitchell rubbed his head stressfully and mumbled "God, I didn't even think of that!" He got louder. "I didn't think of that!"
"What're we gonna do now, Lucas?"
"Well, there's only one thing we can do…operate."
"That's such a big risk, though."
"I know, I know it's risky, but if we don't, Kendall could die. I caused him the damage, the least I can do is help him. I'll go tell his family. Can you get Kendall?" Dr. Carter nodded and Dr. Mitchell went to break the news to them.
In the waiting room, Logan, Katie, and Mrs. Knight were in the chairs while James and Carlos were playing with the toys like they always do. They might be grown boys, but they still were little kids, and they act like it too. Logan said "Guys, will you stop playing? We're waiting to see if Kendall's alright."
James said "We can't help it. We love playing with toys!"
Carlos continued. "Do you wanna play too, Logie?"
"No, I just wanna know if Kendall's alright."
James held up a toy boat. "Come on. You know you wanna play too."
"Yeah, you're right." He got down on the floor with them. "I do."
He started playing with them. Katie asked her mom "Are we the only mature ones here?"
Mrs. Knight just nodded. "I think we are."
Dr. Mitchell came in and Mrs. Knight was the first one to stand up and say "How is he?"
"Well, I have some bad news" They all waited to hear what's happening with Kendall. "He has some bleeding in his brain."
Everyone gasped and Mrs. Knight asked "How?"
"Apparently I made a mistake with the medicines I gave you."
James asked "Meaning?"
"Meaning that they're not meant to be mixed. Did they get mixed together?"
She replied, "I don't know…maybe they did. Maybe he mixed them. Again, I don't know."
"Well, if he did, he shouldn't have because he put his own life at risk."
Katie then asked "How come?"
"Because if they get mixed together, the implements in them get into your brain and creates bleeding. They're basically toxins to your brain."
"How does it get fixed?" asked Carlos.
"We'll have to do surgery to repair the damage."
"Is he gonna be alright, Dad?"
"I don't know. We'll have to see. Kendall should be back in the E.R. You can see him for a minute and then we're taking him down. Come with me." Everyone followed Dr. Mitchell to where Kendall was, and sure enough, he was back, laying there, dazed and confused.
Kendall turned his head from left to right to be greeted by his mom, Katie, and three friends. Mrs. Knight asked while caressing his cheek "How you holding up, sweetie?"
"Mommy, my head hurts!"
"I know, but Logan's dad is going to fix that."
Mrs. Knight went to talk to Dr. Mitchell. "Jennifer, I know what you're going to ask me. Did I give Kendall something beforehand? The answer is, yes I did. We're gonna start the surgery in a few minutes, so…"
"I know, we'll go and wait. Come on kids" She placed a kiss on Kendall's head. "See you later, baby."
"OK." He yawned. "So sleepy." They left and he was completely asleep. Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Carter unlocked the breaks from the bed and wheeled Kendall to the operating room. He had his right arm straight down and his left on his chest.
In the waiting area, everyone was silent until Mrs. Knight spoke. "I can't believe this is his third surgery. I mean, first his tonsils, then his appendix, and now his brain. Hopefully this is it. I don't know how much more Kendall can take. I know he's strong, but he can only take so much."
Logan said to her, "I'm sure he'll be fine. Like you said, he's strong. He'll pull through."
"You're right. We just gotta think positive."