Chapter 2
"Your son is doing well after his surgery last night. His vitals are stable, which is a good thing", Dr. Bailey notified Sam Harold's parents, who seemed to be relieved by this news. "However, there is something that we would like to discuss. Mr. and Mrs. Harold this is Dr. Andrew our head of cardiothoracic".
"Mr. and Mrs. Harold I am afraid but your son's latest scans and labs show that is valve is leaking. Dr. Andrew said
"What" Mrs. Harold said panicked. "I don't understand. He had his valve replacement 3 years ago and the doctor said at the time that he is good as new and that he won't need another replacement for at least 10-15 years. She said that she had fixed my boy. And now you are telling us that his valve is leaking"
"Mrs. Harold, there is no need to panic. You doctor was right, usually a valve replacement fixes the problem for a good 10-15 years, sometimes even more. But this is not the case here. In the accident your son sustained severe internal injuries, which put a lot of stress on his heart, this is most likely what caused the valve to leak".
"So what now, does he need another surgery?"
"Yes, Mr. Harold that is exactly what I am here to talk about. As I have already said that his valve is leaking, so he does need another valve replacement. We can schedule it for this afternoon"
"He just had a surgery yesterday. And you are planning to do his valve replacement today?"
"I know Mr. and Mrs. Harold that this very over whelming for you. But he is doing pretty well right now. We can the valve replacement today and I suggest that we do it as soon as possible".
"Ok, well, I guess that its good thing we had already called his doctor. She would be coming today. We would like her to be here for Sam's surgery", Mrs. Harold said
"No offense Dr. Andrew I am sure that you must be a great doctor. It's just that we know her; we have a stable developed relationship with her. And she knows Sam, she knows his limitation. We are very comfortable with her. We would prefer if she could do Sam's surgery. It is possible right?" Mr. Harold asked in a hopeful voice.
"Oh… I don't really think that would be a problem. It does happen". Dr. Bailey said and looked over to Dr. Andrew for conformation.
"Yes, indeed it is possible. But I must remind you that we cannot waste much time. This is something that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible to avoid any further complications. So I suggest that you should check with doctor and make sure that she is coming in today" Dr. Andrew replied.
"Oh, thank you so much for understanding Dr. Andrew. And yes she would be here today. She is very professional. She said that she would be here today, so she would be here today" Mr. Harold said.
"Off course I would be"…
I am not a medical student, I absolutely know nothing about medicine. So forgive me if you find my medical facts lame.
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