Part III: The Treatment
"It's just as I suspected. We were unable to completely remove the Xindi parasites from your brain. Another one of those creatures is in your brain. It's what's causing your blackouts," Phlox told Hoshi as she came out of the imaging chamber, awake once more.
Hoshi shuddered as she remember being tortured at the hands of the Xindi. It was unfortunate that the memories weren't also removed when Phlox took out the parasites. But now it was all coming back to haunt her.
"The good news is that since the peace accord, the Xindi has shared some of their medical technology with us..."
Crewman Randall appeared again, like an apparition, to whisper urgently in Phlox's ear. Phlox looked displeased before he continued.
"Unfortunately S.H.I.T has not approved of the Xindi medical equipment or the treatment due to backlog in their exo-medical accounting division, so if I were to treat you with anything that the Xindi has given to us since the peace agreement, anything that happens might not be covered by S.H.I.T."
Hoshi didn't comprehend. Crewman Randall whispered fiercely to Phlox a bit more. This time it was Phlox's turn for non-comprehension. Nonetheless, he relayed the news to her.
"And it appears that since you were infected with the parasites before the coverage of S.H.I.T began, this would fall under S.H.I.T's pre-existing conditions clause and possibly the coverage gap clause..."
Her eyes were starting to cross. Phlox took sympathy on her.
"Don't worry, surely they will help one of Earth's finest get back to optimal health. I will send the request for treatment immediately."