The Sister (2) – Chapter 20
"Mr. Levesque....Excuse me sir." The nurse said.
Paul moved around a little and opened his eyes, and saw a nurse staring back at him. Paul had been sleeping in the chair in my room since they took me into the Operating Room...He was sitting in one chair and had his legs propped up on another one, all stretched out...
Paul said, "How can I help you?" The nurse said, "Dr. Miller told me to wake you when your wife was out of surgery." Paul sat up a little more straight and said, "Okay." She said, "Dr. Miller also told me to let you know, that the surgery went well, and they you're wife has been in recovery for a half an hour and they'll be bringing her down in a while." He said, "Thank you for letting me know." She said, "You're welcome. Dr. Miller will be here when your wife gets here because she has some things to discuss with you."
He said, "Okay, I guess I should stay awake then huh?" She said, "Yea, it would be a good idea." The nurse left and Paul walked over to the bathroom and splashed some water on his face to wake him up, and then peed, and came back out and leaned against the window pane, and looked out the window. When the Doctor walked in the room, Paul was her reflection in the window, he said, "Hey doc. So how did things go?" And turned around to face her.
Dr. Miller said, "Well, it went as good as can be expected, I'm expecting a full recovery from her. She's a tough lady...before we put her under, we talked a little and told me about your son you have together. She wanted to know when she could start picking him up again, cause apparently she loves holding him." Paul smiled and said, "Yea, She loves him to death, he's the reason she will fight for anything." Doc said, "Yea, she seems like she's a great mother."
Paul said, "I'd trust her with anyone's life. Especially our son, more than anyone. Our son has an aunt and uncle, but no one spoils him like Alex does." Doc said, "Did she tell me his name was Xander...isn't that a weird name?" Paul said, "No, it's short for Alexander...I named him after her, she was recovering from an emergency c-section, cause he was 2 months early, so I got to name him. He's 4 now, well almost 5."
The orderlies wheeled me in and I wasn't awake yet, and Dr. Miller said, "No lifting for 3 to 4 weeks. No strenuous activities, no running, working out nothing but resting, whether it's bed, couch or chair...be careful on car rides, don't rip the stitches, they have to come out in a month. The incisions aren't very big, it was microscopic surgery so we wouldn't have to cut her open all the way, and there are 6 stitches on each side. Not too bad. I will release her tomorrow." Paul said, "Okay, thanks a lot Dr. Miller." Dr. Miller said, "You're welcome, if anything comes up in the middle of the night, the nurses will have my pager number." He said, "Okay."
"Mr. Levesque....Excuse me sir." The nurse said.
Paul moved around a little and opened his eyes, and saw a nurse staring back at him. Paul had been sleeping in the chair in my room since they took me into the Operating Room...He was sitting in one chair and had his legs propped up on another one, all stretched out...
Paul said, "How can I help you?" The nurse said, "Dr. Miller told me to wake you when your wife was out of surgery." Paul sat up a little more straight and said, "Okay." She said, "Dr. Miller also told me to let you know, that the surgery went well, and they you're wife has been in recovery for a half an hour and they'll be bringing her down in a while." He said, "Thank you for letting me know." She said, "You're welcome. Dr. Miller will be here when your wife gets here because she has some things to discuss with you."
He said, "Okay, I guess I should stay awake then huh?" She said, "Yea, it would be a good idea." The nurse left and Paul walked over to the bathroom and splashed some water on his face to wake him up, and then peed, and came back out and leaned against the window pane, and looked out the window. When the Doctor walked in the room, Paul was her reflection in the window, he said, "Hey doc. So how did things go?" And turned around to face her.
Dr. Miller said, "Well, it went as good as can be expected, I'm expecting a full recovery from her. She's a tough lady...before we put her under, we talked a little and told me about your son you have together. She wanted to know when she could start picking him up again, cause apparently she loves holding him." Paul smiled and said, "Yea, She loves him to death, he's the reason she will fight for anything." Doc said, "Yea, she seems like she's a great mother."
Paul said, "I'd trust her with anyone's life. Especially our son, more than anyone. Our son has an aunt and uncle, but no one spoils him like Alex does." Doc said, "Did she tell me his name was Xander...isn't that a weird name?" Paul said, "No, it's short for Alexander...I named him after her, she was recovering from an emergency c-section, cause he was 2 months early, so I got to name him. He's 4 now, well almost 5."
The orderlies wheeled me in and I wasn't awake yet, and Dr. Miller said, "No lifting for 3 to 4 weeks. No strenuous activities, no running, working out nothing but resting, whether it's bed, couch or chair...be careful on car rides, don't rip the stitches, they have to come out in a month. The incisions aren't very big, it was microscopic surgery so we wouldn't have to cut her open all the way, and there are 6 stitches on each side. Not too bad. I will release her tomorrow." Paul said, "Okay, thanks a lot Dr. Miller." Dr. Miller said, "You're welcome, if anything comes up in the middle of the night, the nurses will have my pager number." He said, "Okay."