Chapter 7
The day of Sara's surgery arrived. Gil and Sara had been informed of the exact details of Sara's surgery. The lump was located on the left side of her neck and after having a scan it appeared to have spread to part of her lymph nodes which the doctor thought might be the case, so she would need to get the lymph nodes in her left armpit removed too. The surgery was going to be quite painful but Grissom was determined to be there for Sara no matter what.
Sara and Grissom entered the hospital where they were shown to Sara's ward by the nurse who would be looking after Sara.
"Hi Sara my name is Ruby and I will be your nurse today. Here is a gown to get changed into and then the doctor will be in to talk about the surgery and then you will be given your pre-med" said Ruby.
"Thanks" said Sara.
She had barely let go of Grissom's hand since they had entered the hospital.
Once Sara had changed into her gown and was sitting on the bed when Dr King entered.
"Good morning Sara and Gil how are we both doing" asked Dr King
"Ok" Grissom said.
"Sara your pre-med will be given to you in about 10 minutes which will make you rather sleepy. During the surgery we will remove the lump in your neck, now depending on the depth of it will depend how far we have to go in and how big the scare will be. We will then remove the infected nodes in your armpit. Now during the operation we will have a baby monitor on you at all times and there will be a OBGYN doctor in the operation too so your baby will be monitored at all times. We will keep the monitor on you for 24 hours afterwards"
"Thanks. Please take care of the baby" Sara said.
"I promise you both are in safe hands" Dr King said.
10 minutes later Ruby entered and gave Sara her pre-med. Grissom and Sara continued to talk until she started drifting off to sleep.
"Honey you still awake" asked Grissom
"Yep" mumbled Sara.
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Sara was taken off to surgery while Grissom phoned the lab to give them an update.
"Gil do you want me to come down and keep you company" Catherine said.
"Thanks Cath but I am fine. Besides I have the rest of my paperwork to do anyway" Grissom said.
After and hour and a bit of paper work Sara was finally wheeled back into her room but still sleeping. Dr King followed behind.
"It all went really well. The lump was a little bigger than we thought so we had to go in rather deep. She will be very sore but we will have her on pain medication for the next 24 hours, don't worry it can't harm the baby. We also took out the lymph nodes so I imagine her arm will be very sore and less mobile for the next few weeks. She should be awake soon".
"Thanks Dr King" Grissom said.
Grissom just sat there listening to Sara's heartbeat as well as their son's. The both were fighters. She also had an oxygen mask over her face and just looked so peaceful but very pale. His heart just ached. He hoped this was some kind of bad dream and he would wake up.
Ruby entered to take her blood pressure and to change her drip as it was empty.
"How is she doing" asked Grissom.
"Really well she should be awake soon. The baby is doing well too" Ruby said.
Grissom just smiled listening to the heart beats.
10 minutes later Grissom felt movement in the hand he was holding. He looked up to see that Sara was awake.
"Hi it all went really well" said Grissom as he kissed her forehead.
Sara tried to move the mask over her face but Grissom stopped. He buzzed for Ruby so she could remove it.
"You finally decided to wake up did you" Ruby said.
Once the mask was removed Ruby left.
"Grissom it really hurts"
"I know sweetheart just try and get some more sleep though"
"Is he ok"
"Yes. Listen to his strong heartbeat just like yours. I will turn it down so you can sleep"
"No it keeps me calm" said a sleepy Sara
2 minutes later and she was fast asleep.
Grissom hoped she would sleep for a couple of hours at least as he knew once she woke the pain would really hit her and he knew she would try and refuse medication.
While she slept Grissom phoned the lab and then fell asleep in the chair beside Sara. He knew he had to look after himself as Sara needed him strong as the next few days would be hard on him but he knew that no matter what he would be there for Sara as he loved her and his unborn son so much…
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