Chapter two
Hot pain fills my back as I feel hands on my shoulders,keeping me still,I'm on my side,meaning they are checking my back. I try to move,away from the discomfort, away from the person who's hurting me,however undelibrately. "Easy Buck honey, stay still for us sweetheart,I know it hurts,hang in there for a little while longer"she murmurs as I feel a hand grip my shoulder tightly,but not too tight,then another wiping some tears that are staining my cheeks,god I can't belive I'm crying,but I'm scared,I'm so scared,I'm hurting,I have no control over anything. "Ow,it hurts really bad,I'm scared"I murmur as I feel someone press down on my lower back, "I know,we're done honey,we're going to get you onto your back now"she murmurs as I feel hands grasp my legs,and they roll me onto my back,putting a pillow against my left side,to help keep me comfortable.
I look up and I can finally see the doctor and nurse,both women, the nurses name tag reads Julie,and the doctors reads . "Your doing really good Buck, I'm going to give you a little more pain meds to keep you comfortable, and then I'll call down for MRI,so we can get a scan of your back,see what we're dealing with"she says softly. "Ok,I'm a bit thirsty,is there anyway I could have some water"I murmur realzing my mouth is really dry. "Yeah,I'll have Julie get you some ice chips,is there anyone you want to come sit with you while we're waiting for the scan"she asks as I feel her pull a blanket up over me,but leaving my feet uncovered for the moment. "Yeah,can you have Bobby come in with me"I ask gently, "we can do that,I'm going to check one more thing alright,it'll feel a little uncomfortable,but I need to make sure everything is working well reflex wise"she says as I feel a hand grip my ankle gently.
"Ok"I murmur as I feel something press against my foot, and my toes automatically curl inwards like they are suposed to, "that's good, that means everything is working right"she says letting go,and at this point I see Julie come back in,and Bobby is with her. She gives me another dose of pain meds,checks my vitals,gives directions to press the button if we need anything in the mean time before the scan,then she leaves. The nurse soon follows,after telling Bobby to give me only a few teaspoons of ice chips every so often. He sits down in the chair by me and faces me directly,giving me a once over. "How are you feeling kid"he asks gently as I feel him card a rough hand through my hair, "been better, I'm just tired,and hurting"I murmur as I see him reach for the ice chips. He grabs those, then uses the remote to sit the bed up a bit,then sits beside me on the bed,careful to not jostle me. I let him spoon feed me a few bites,then he sets it on the table,then sits in his chair. He's turns the tv on low, and we sit in quiet. I doze in and out of sleep for about an hour, waking up enough for him to give me some more ice, then fall asleep again. The next time I wake up the nurse is there,checking my vitals, I hear her say something to Bobby,about the MRI,and then they notice I'm awake. "Hey there honey, it's time for the MRI, we're going to move you alright,you'll be able to stay in the bed for now,we'll have to move you when we get there"she murmurs softly,"Ok"I murmur as I see a new nurse come in. "I'll be here when you come back alright kid"he says gently,squeezing my hand,"ok"I murmur tiredly.
The bed starts moving at this point and before I know it we're at the room with the MRI machine. "Alright,we're going to help move you ok,we'll sit you on the edge of the bed,then I'll grab under your arms,and we'll get you on here"she murmurs as they get me onto the side of the bed,sitting up,and my head is spinning,and I'm going to be sick. "I think I'm going to throw up"I murmur as I feel hot bile come up and it splatters on the tile floor before she get's a bedpan in front of me. "It's alright honey, it happens"she murmurs as she wipes my mouth after I finish. Then they move me,very carefully,and get me on my stomach on the scanning table,head turned to the side. The nurse cleans up my mess after this,as I try to ignore it, it's just not been my day, it's been one thing after another today,and I don't' know how much more I can take of the awkward embarrassing stuff. "Alright honey, we're going to go into the room next door,there's glass so we can see you,we'll be able to communicate too,let us know if your uncomfortable,or can't stay still any longer,we'll try to make it quick"she says softly,hand laying on my shoulder,"ok"I murmur as they leave.
After they leave,I feel the machine start moving,and the table goes inside it. I stay still as I hear a buzzing noise. And before I know it,I'm out like a light,I'm so tired,and just done with everything.