Poseidon's PoV
I woke up to a screaming Percy, and I hoped out of my bed running to his room. He threw up all over his bed and was holding his stomach. I pick him up and bring him to the bathroom to clean him up. He cried out in pain whenever I touched his lower abdomen.
"My tummy hurts."
"I know buddy." I dried him off and put him in his favorite pajamas. I carried him downstairs to check his fever. I immediately called the doctor when I saw that he had a 104 fever.
"Sir I think it is best to go to the emergency room right away since we don't know what the problem is."
"Alright thank you."
I texted Hestia and grabbed Percy to go to the car. Percy was crying all the way to the hospital. Once I got there, they already had everything ready for us since Hestia had some connections. One of the nurses took us back to one of the examination rooms and started checking Percy's vitals.
"He has a 105 fever, and blood pressure look good." Whoa, his temperature isn't supposed to be that high. "All right I will have a doctor come in and see if we can get this little guy feeling better." She put on Disney Jr.
Right as the doctor came in Percy threw up all over the floor and a little on his shoe. "Oh, gods I am so sorry he stopped throwing up for a while." I quickly tried to apologize.
He laughs "It's alright I have dealt with this and now expect it. I am Dr. Hernandez so what has been going on?"
I explained what was going on and he listened to everything I said. I didn't like the way his expression was, and it only made me worry more.
"Well let's just take a look and see what is going on." He laid Percy down and started pushing on his stomach. He got to his lower abdomen, and Percy started to cry. "Does it hurt here?" Percy nods his head. "Well, I am going to run some tests and then go from there."
"Um Percy was abused by his stepfather before I knew about him and well he was sexually abused so, some tests may be a little difficult with getting him to cooperate with you."
He nods his head "I have dealt with kids like that so I will do anything to make him comfortable with whatever I need to do before I do it."
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After doing several tests, the doctor finally came back in "I am afraid that it is his appendix so I think it would be wise just to remove it now if it hasn't exploded yet."
I sat quietly "so he will have to have surgery?"
He nods his head "it would be the best option, and I have time now."
He hands me the papers for the surgery. I take a deep breath and sign the papers. As soon as I finished, Hestia texted me saying she brought the boys home today and will see us at the hospital tomorrow.
I handed the papers over. "Alright, we will get him ready for surgery and get him in as fast as we can."
Nurses started coming in and getting Percy ready. I held him, not wanting to let go but knowing I had to. The doctor came back in "are we ready?"
"Daddy where am I going?" Percy looks up at me.
"Well, they are going to give you a really cool mask to wear and then you're going to take a nap."
His little pale face lit up "I am tiwrd." I smile and put him on the hospital bed.
The doctor laughs at Percy's comment "Alright let's go." They pushed him to the surgery room and out of my sight. I was lead to the waiting room to sit. My phone started ringing "Hello?"
"Poseidon! How is Percy?" Hestia asked.
I sigh "he is in surgery to remove his appendix."
"How are you holding up?"
"I am nervous, and I wasn't expecting crap to happen yet. How are the boys? I thought you didn't get to pick them up until another week."
I could hear the smile in her voice "well I pulled some strings to have my sons and they are wonderful! Not a dull moment with them."
I laugh "I am so happy for you sis."
"I know you are. Now if anything happens, you better call me! Poseidon I mean it and if you don't, I will kick your butt."
I smile "oh I know you will."
There was noise in the back round "Boys lunch is ready! I have to go to Poseidon, I will see you tomorrow." She hung up. I sighed and got up to get some coffee while I wait. This is going to be a long day.
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They really need to make the waiting rooms a little more fun or something because the wall is only interesting for so long. The silence makes all my thoughts worse and time move slower. I even bought coffee and some lunch before Percy's surgery was over. The door opened, and the doctor walked over to me.
"Well we removed what was left of his appendix, and we are starting him on antibiotics since his appendix did explode. The other thing we need to worry about is what caused his appendix to swell."
I nod my head "so what could have caused it?"
He thought for a moment "well he had an infection and that was why he was so tired all the time. We put him on the antibiotics for his infection and to rid the toxins released from his appendix. He should be fine in the next two weeks or so."
I sighed in relief "thank gods. So am I able to go see him?"
He smiles "yes you can. I will show you to the recovery room." I followed him to where Percy was. I walk by all the other children who just had surgery, and they were either crying or sleeping. I walked over to Percy's bed, and he was playing with a stuffed dolphin that I never saw before.
His eyes were puffy from crying, but when he saw me he smiles "daddy! Wook I got a dowphin!"
"Yes, you do little guppy. What its name?"
"Nemo!" After he said that, his eyes got a little droopy, and he yawned.
I laugh and sit next to him "I should have guessed."
The nurse laughs "all he talked about was Nemo, so I had to give this little guy a toy for being my favorite patient."
I look back down at Percy his pale little face and an I.V. in his hand. His eyes were slowly closing "go to sleep Percy."
"Okay daddy but will you stay here?"
I nod my head "yep I wouldn't leave you. Aunt Hestia is going to come with some friends tomorrow so get some rest." He nods his head and falls asleep.
The nurse turns around "we will be moving him into a room now, and there's a couch and a bathroom that you can use." I nod and follow them as they push Percy into a room on the third floor. I can't help but think of how much Percy has changed my life in only one or two months that I have had him and I never want to go back to my old life.
The owner of this idea of Percy having appendicitis was Bianca Selena Jackson. Please review I would love to know what you think!
