7 months later
Alex's P.O.V
"Ow!"
"I know, i'm sorry" Today Simbi decided to switch my cast for a specially designed brace to hold my leg in place for the last part of my recovery. However, after nearly a year my leg should not be hurting like it is. Right now Simbi is examining my leg outside of the cast, the pain is horrible. I'm trying not to think about it but failing. My arms are crossed over my face trying to conceal the pain, Simbi just placed my leg down on the bed ready for a scan, when she did she said
"You okay"
"Mmm-hum"
"Are you lying?"
"Mmm-hum"
"Do you want some painkillers?"
"No i can't rely on them all the time"
"Alright, the scan will be about 10 minutes so just try to relax" i nodded and a few minutes later i heard the scanner start. Anyway I stayed on Genesis for about 3 weeks before coming back to Akillian. It was a good 3 weeks with everyone but it didn't change the fact that my nightmares got worse when i was there. I've been speaking to D'jok everyday, He's now in a relationship with Mei and they've been traveling from planet to planet after the GFC win. He keeps asking me when i'm going to come back, but i don't know what to tell him. I mean physically i'm basically healed but mentally, that's a whole different kind of injury.
I was snapped out of my thoughts when Simbi came back into the room. She moved the scanner away and then i sat up despite the pain in my leg. This is the first time i've seen my leg out of the cast and it was a bit of a shock there were multiple long scars across the leg, the skin is so pale but also has visible bruising on it. I took a breath before saying
"So, how's it look"
"Do you want the good news or the bad?"
"Bad news first" she looked at the tablet and said
"Good news is that the fractures in the Fibular have healed"
"And the rest"
"only 4 of the fractures in your Tibia have healed properly. The other 3 are in the very bottom part of your leg. To fix it, i can put a plate in your leg but that in itself can have complications" i let that sink in for a second before saying
"That's not the bad news, is it?" she hesitated before saying
"No. It seems without the constant physical activity your body is used too, it seems that your knee has deteriorated. Which means you now have a condition called Knee Osteoarthritis. It's gotten the the stage now where a Knee arthroplasty needs to be performed to replace the knee joint with an artificial one" i sighed before closing my eyes. After a moment of silence i said
"Can you do both surgeries at once?"
"It's possible but i'm not sure whether your lungs will be able to cope under the anesthetic for the length of time needed"
"OKay, if i leave it"
"The fractures won't change, they'll just grow and stay in the position they are in. The pain in your knee will get worse and you knee will get weaker. For you to walk we'd need to make a new brace one that can support both your knee and leg"
"How long until the new brace?"
"Alex, i highly recommend…" i cut her off by saying
"How long?"
"A couple of weeks but in the long run a decision will have to be made"
"I want the brace"
"Alex.."
"I want the brace" she nodded before saying
"Until it comes in i recommend wearing the boot and staying off your feet" i just nodded, just put my leg into the boot before bringing over a wheelchair. She helped me into the chair before letting me go off to my room in the Academy. When i got to my room a climbed onto my bed, that's when the severity of this hit me. I cried and couldn't stop. I received multiple video calls from D'jok but ignored them, i couldn't stop crying. That night i cried myself to sleep.