Two Minds One Choice
Chapter 11
...Jonny watched on as he saw Jac wheeled away from him, unknown as to what was going to happen next, Mo wrapped her arms around him, "Everything going to be ok Jonny Mac, she's strong and if your daughter is anything like her mum, she will too!" Mo said reassuring Jonny...
Jonny looked at Mo, thinking about how lucky he was to have a friend like her in his life, with him now, when he needed her the most, "What if they have to deliver the baby? I could lose both of them, I don't think I can do this..." Jonny said, slumping himself down in the chairs outside of the theatre, Mo sat down beside, placing her arm around him, "Jonny's she's in the hands of the best surgeon in holby! Nothing is going to happen to Jac or the baby! Trust me Jonny Mac!" Mo said, wiping away the tears that were rolling down Jonny's face, before he took over, "How do you know that? The baby's chances of survival were slim at full term, let alone at 26 weeks gestation!, Mo what am I going to do, I can't lose Jac, I just can't" Jonny said, breaking down in front of Mo, Mo looked at her distraught friend, her heart tearing apart as she saw how hurt and broken he was and all she could do was console him, try to give him the comfort that he will need to get through the next few hours, until they heard some news.
In theatre...
The three highly skilled surgeons stood there in the little room, all scrubbing in, ready to save the life of their colleague, their friend and her unborn daughter, knowing that her distraught partner sat just metre away from the familiar theatre room, not knowing whether he will see him girlfriend again or meet his unborn child alive. They all came to a standstill, looking through the window as they saw Jac wheeled into the white, empty theatre, her bump of display, showing the severely infected incision site, oozing with pus as they looked, her face pale and motionless, tubes and wires popping up all over her body, her chest moving up and down slowly as the ventilator inflated her lungs.
Serena turned to face the other two, unusually quiet men, speechless at the task that they faced ahead, "Are you ready?" Serena said dropping the damp paper towel into the disposal bin, "As we will ever be!" They both spoke in turn, before making their way into the empty theatre. They were all welcomed by the sound of a steadily beating machine, giving them the indication and slight reassurance that Jac was stable, they all studied the wound, discussing the best plan of action, "Right, I suggest we clean the wound, drain the infection and take it from there, how many weeks pregnant is she?" Sacha said, breaking the silence, Eliot spoke up, his voice breaking up as he did so, "She's erm 26 weeks gone!" he said, Serena noticed the upset in his voice , knowing how close he is to Jac, considering her as his own flesh and blood, knowing that he had built a strong bond and trust with her over the years. Sacha began to clear the incision site, "Scissors and a Robertson drain please" Sacha asked the scrub nurse, who immediately passed the equipment to the surgeon, Eliot stood there quietly thinking about how the infection could affect the baby, "Can someone page Mr Thompson and tell him to meet us on the ward, when we are finished, I need him to check the baby!" Eliot said looking at a sleeping Jac, Serena and Sacha looked at Eliot, agreeing with him before continuing what they were doing.
Serena assisted Sacha in draining the wound as he cut away at the old stitches, releasing the large extraction site. Once the wound was drained Serena cleaned the wound, "Saline wash please!" She requested , grabbing the luke warm bag off of the scrub nurse, "Suction!" Sacha said as he picked up the tube and used it to suck up the blood stained fluid. Eliot looked into the wound, finding several small abscesses, no larger than a bottle lid, lying on the lining of Jac's abdominal wall, "It's peritonitis, we need to drain and remove each one carefully, making sure we don't hit the amniotic sac... scalpel and clamps please!" Eliot requested, passing one immediately to Serena as Sacha sucked up the excess fluid. Once all the tiny abscesses were removed and placed in the kidney dish, Serena began to give the wound a thorough clean, using the luke warm saline wash, before allowing Sacha to close up, "Agreed, all signs of infection gone, Sacha could you close up please?" Serena said in direction of Sacha, who replied with a simple nod, "4 o proline please..!" Sacha said, Eliot took his gloves and scrubs off, "Im going to update Jonny and Mo!" He said as he briskly left the eerily silent room, placing his scrubs in the wash bin as he passed it.
Outside theatre...
Jonny and Mo sat there in silence, for what seemed like hours waiting for some news, hoping for the good news that they wanted to hear. After an hour and a half of waiting restlessly for news, the theatre doors swung open, a serious looking surgeon in the form of Eliot walked out and sat closely next to, who was holding on to a rare picture of him and Jac and a picture of the very first scan picture of his daughter in the other hand. Eliot placed his arm around Jonny's back, "The operation was a success, She's going to make a full recovery!" Eliot smiled, with relief, Jonny looked up at Eliot, clearly displaying that he had been crying, "Do you know what caused it? Is Jac Ok? Is the baby ok?" Jonny said throwing all the questions he had been thinking about for the past hour and a half, in hope for the answers that he needed. Eliot sat there, looking at the floor, thinking about what order he was going to answer the questions in, after a moment he spoke, "Jac is stable, the wound was seriously infected, once we drained it we found small abscesses on her abdominal wall...!" Eliot said before Mo interrupted him, "Peritonitis?" Mo said, looking at the exhausted professor, who nodded and continued, "... Yes im afraid it was peritonitis, all the abscesses have been drained and removed, she may seem groggy and confused when she comes round!" Eliot said calmly, "She's groggy all the time and that's without the anaesthesia!" Mo said trying to lighten the mood, but could see that both men were in no mood to joke around...
I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter, im beginning to get stuck, and cant think of anything else that could happen ive got enough for another chapter or two so if you have any suggestions feel free to leave them in your reviews.
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