The Appointment
Breakfast went well with Julie and Kaitlyn and Marissa even met Kaitlyn's boyfriend. He seemed like a really nice guy and Marissa even mentioned it to Kaitlyn while he had his back turned talking to Julie. They both giggled and Marissa even gave some advise about sticking with it even if the relationship seems really bad at the time. Kaitlyn mentioned that she don't think she could ever go through what her and Ryan did. Marissa replied back "You're a lot stronger than you think Kait"
Then Summer turned up and had a quick chat to Julie, Kaitlyn and her boyfriend before telling them they had to go before Marissa was late for her appointment and they left. Now they were sitting in the waiting room. Summer was quite happily reading a magazine but Marissa was nervous. She was shaking her leg and looking at the door each time a staff member walked out. She just wanted to get in there and get out. She wanted to know if all her healing had gone well, how much fainter her scars would get and what she was capable to do. She wanted to go back to the so-called "normal". And she wanted Ryan to not be afraid to touch her and tickle her and do things with her!
Just then someone walked out and Marissa's eyes shot up. It was her doctor who had been with her her whole time in hospital. He had been coming in and out getting different patients. "Marissa Cooper" He called looking around the room and then spotted her. "Ah Miss Coper come right this way" She stood up quickly. "Want me to go in with you?" Summer asked. "Umm I'd rather go in alone but thanks anyway Summ" Summer smiled and replied "Okay well see ya when you get out" And she rushed over to Dr. Peterson and went through the doors to his examining room.
"Okay final examination. You excited to be outta here after this appointment?" "Ohhhh yeah.I felt like I was never gonna get outta here" She joked nervously. "We'll lets get started then" He smiled kindly. He started with the average check-up, checking her pulse and blood pressure. "Now how have you been feeling?" He asked. "Other than the occasional pain around my left side when I strain too much perfectly fine. I've been made to perform only bed rest most of the time" She laughed at how everyone nagged for her to rest and stay in be and not lift anything and so on. "Well you have a very smart, loving family" he replied. "Now how are those scars going? Has the cream been working?" "They're a lot better than when I woke up but they are still noticable" she said sadly. She just wished they were gone never to be seen again. She hated having a constant reminder of her bad decision to be with Volchok and the time her and Ryan looked like they would never be together again...and worst of all, of the car crash. She was supposed to start a new life with her Dad in Hawaii and get away from it all. Though now she had Ryan and it was a new start for her (and for Ryan) but it had been 3 years and coming back to a world were so much had changed wasn't the best way to start it. And if not for all those reasons, she just anted to look beautiful again...especially for her new life with Ryan. She smiled thinking to herself. "Well let's have a look then hey!?" Dr. Peterson implied. She stood up and lifted up her shirt just below her bra so he could see as much of the scars as possible. "Well I am surprised" He expressed. Marissa looked worried "Ahh why?" She asked concerned. "Your scars have improved greatly. Better than most patients. You can barely notice them anymore" "Thanks but I know they're still noticable" Marissa said starting to feel more self-concious. "No I mean it. Most patients are still pink and raised. Yours are flat and just look like new skin. I mean there might be a bit more improvement for them but I have to tell you in nearly 100 of the people that have major scarring like you did will still have a faint scar but it doesn't look much different from your other skin. It's very very faint. Okay?" he explained. "Sure. I think I can handle that" Marissa shrugged and smiled. "So just keep up with the cream for another week and then they should be fine.
Now as for the pain, on a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain when you aggravate it?" "It's not bad...maybe a 2 now" She replied. He walked over to the patient bed "Okay hop up" Marissa lay down on the patients bed and he began feeling her abdomen area. "Any pain here?" Marissa replied "no" he moved and proded other areas of her abdomen. "And here?" "Nope she replied politely." Okay you can sit up now" And she did as he instucted. "Now have you still got some pain killers left from the last script I gave you?" "Ahh yeah a few" The doctor looked up from the board he was scribbling on. "Enough to last you another week?" "I think so". Dr. Peterson checked when he last gave her a script for pain killers. "Okay well take one when you really need one and only if you really need one and then at the end of this week you should be fine to throw them out. By what you say and by the examination I just completed, I believe there shouldn't be much pain after that". She looked up and grinned proudly. Thats great news she thought. "So how is that charming Mr. Atwood doing? You know he was here just about everyday for hours on end. You're a very lucky young lady by the looks of things Miss Cooper" He grinned knowingly. "I know. Umm yer he's good. Working all this week but then he's gunna take a bit more time off" She smiled thinking about how much she loved him and how much he cared for her. "Well do tell him I said hello won't you and let everyone know I gave you the all clear to go back to doing all the normal stuff. All the swelling seems to have gone down, your scars are pretty much healed, you have very minimal pain and all your vitals are average.So they can rest at ease and stop pushing for you to get bed rest. Okay!?" Marissa looked like a 5 year old on christmas. She jumped up hugged Dr. Peterson. "Thank-you, Thank-you. I'll definitly let them all know you said that she laughed. "Well as much as you are all our best patient I hope I don't see you back here" He smiled. "Oh Thank-you soooo much for everything while I was here and afterwards. I can't thank-you enough" She replied happily and sincerely. "It's my pleasure...and my job" He joked as they walked back to the waiting room.
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