Emily is in surgeory. I'm head of her case but I'm not operating. Still I'm up in the gallery with Alvin. They said they didnt need anyone else in the OR. That they had enough people in the OR. I guess they dont need me. Dr. Hunt is in there.
I rip another peice of duct tape and put it over the first one. I'm taping the intercom button so we can hear what going on without having to hold the button. Even for a surgeon, holding down that button for hours is cruel.
I put the tape in my pocket glancing over my handiwork real fast. I turn and sit down in the middle front seat while Alvin is in the back.
They begin her surgeory. I actually like her. You know as a good friend. Even though she is unconcious she's my best friend. I hope she makes it. I really do.
Its been less than a day and I've been in there while Alvin is out three times to talk. I think I'm addicted.
"Remove the lap pads carefully they might stick." Hunt says as they go back into her abdominal.
Dr. Sheperd and Dr. Grey are both sitting. Waiting to see if the brain rebleeds. They dont want to have to go in if they dont have to.
"Are they useing Hephrim?" Alvin said.
"I noticed that too. Christina talked to me about something called the percatanious repair but Hunt and Teddy said no. Said there was too much of a risk with the wire loop formation. It could slice the aorta if your not careful." I said trying to remember what it was that they had said.
"I've read about the percatanious repair. You dont need Heprim so theres no chance of hypothermia. And with the percatanious repair you dont need a loop. By placing an extra stiff wire in the pulmanary artery you aviod that complication." Alvin said I thought for a second "Yeah but even so theres hembalazation and hemalisis."
"Which all can be avoided by meticulous delivery technique. Its genious." Alvin said "I never thought of the meticulous delivery technique. Why arent they doing that then?" I said "Teddy says its too risky. Plus i dont think she knows how to do it." Alvin says informatively "Yeah but Christina does." I say standing up "What are you doing?" Alvin asks confused "I'm gonna tell them to reverse the Hephrim and do the percatanious repair." I say. I was halfway to the intercom when Alvin says "No thats too risky."
"Its the best chance she's got." I say back "But she could puncture the aorta! She's not an attending. Or even close to one. Its too risky! She could make a mistake."
"Theres riskes to every surgeory." I say coming up to the intercom "Teddy step away fromt the patient. Reverse the Hephrim. Christina." I say seeing Teddy's shock and Christina look up at me. "Get ready to do the percatanious repair." I say Just as i finish saying it i feel a fist connect with my cheek. Pain flooded my face. I fell down and looked up to see that Alvin was the one who punched me.
I stand up and say "Mr. Wheeler leave the gallery now."
"You. You are a word that i cannot say. If Emily heard me say it she'd be upset so i'm not gonna say it. But you are deffinately that word." He says seething.
"This is why family isnt allowed in the gallery. Because they react like this at the slightest risk. You have to leave now." I say pointing a finger at him "I am not going anywhere. You deserved that." He said "I did not and as head of this case its my choice." I say "Thats my wife down there! I get a say. I'm not nobody. I'm more than you. You dont even know her. How do you get more of a say than me?" He yells I take the tape of the intercom so that we dont distract the surgeons. "Its because i dont know her that i get a more say than you. Its because i dont know her that i get more say than anybody. Now you need to step back and let me do what you rationally cant. Save her life." I say grabbing my pager from my belt loop to have someone take him out of the gallery.
Alvin is writhing now. He's sweating and pacing and fuming. He's pissed but he cant do anything about it. Its my call. And personally its the right one.
Many things are going on down in the OR. I page security up here to take him away and he knows he cant do anything about it so he's doing all he can do.
He's up at the window that seperates him from the OR. He has his head pressed up against it murmuring something.
Securtiy comes and after having four officers carry him out its finally calm again. I honestly think that he shouldnt have been allowed up here. Things like that dont fly with anyone else, so why should it with him?
That guy and I dont mix. He's fire and i'm gasoline. We dont mix. Yet I like his wife. She and I are like. Well i dont know what we're like. I dont even think theres a we. Its just me being insane and lonely and doing anything to talk to someone without having to put myself out there. Its like having surgeory without the risks.
I spent the whole time during the percatanious repair arguing with Alvin and thinking. I'm pulled out of my daze when I see movement around the room.
The surgeory is over. And she's still alive. She made it.
I smile and stand up. Walking out the room i think Theres alot to talk about.
I rip another peice of duct tape and put it over the first one. I'm taping the intercom button so we can hear what going on without having to hold the button. Even for a surgeon, holding down that button for hours is cruel.
I put the tape in my pocket glancing over my handiwork real fast. I turn and sit down in the middle front seat while Alvin is in the back.
They begin her surgeory. I actually like her. You know as a good friend. Even though she is unconcious she's my best friend. I hope she makes it. I really do.
Its been less than a day and I've been in there while Alvin is out three times to talk. I think I'm addicted.
"Remove the lap pads carefully they might stick." Hunt says as they go back into her abdominal.
Dr. Sheperd and Dr. Grey are both sitting. Waiting to see if the brain rebleeds. They dont want to have to go in if they dont have to.
"Are they useing Hephrim?" Alvin said.
"I noticed that too. Christina talked to me about something called the percatanious repair but Hunt and Teddy said no. Said there was too much of a risk with the wire loop formation. It could slice the aorta if your not careful." I said trying to remember what it was that they had said.
"I've read about the percatanious repair. You dont need Heprim so theres no chance of hypothermia. And with the percatanious repair you dont need a loop. By placing an extra stiff wire in the pulmanary artery you aviod that complication." Alvin said I thought for a second "Yeah but even so theres hembalazation and hemalisis."
"Which all can be avoided by meticulous delivery technique. Its genious." Alvin said "I never thought of the meticulous delivery technique. Why arent they doing that then?" I said "Teddy says its too risky. Plus i dont think she knows how to do it." Alvin says informatively "Yeah but Christina does." I say standing up "What are you doing?" Alvin asks confused "I'm gonna tell them to reverse the Hephrim and do the percatanious repair." I say. I was halfway to the intercom when Alvin says "No thats too risky."
"Its the best chance she's got." I say back "But she could puncture the aorta! She's not an attending. Or even close to one. Its too risky! She could make a mistake."
"Theres riskes to every surgeory." I say coming up to the intercom "Teddy step away fromt the patient. Reverse the Hephrim. Christina." I say seeing Teddy's shock and Christina look up at me. "Get ready to do the percatanious repair." I say Just as i finish saying it i feel a fist connect with my cheek. Pain flooded my face. I fell down and looked up to see that Alvin was the one who punched me.
I stand up and say "Mr. Wheeler leave the gallery now."
"You. You are a word that i cannot say. If Emily heard me say it she'd be upset so i'm not gonna say it. But you are deffinately that word." He says seething.
"This is why family isnt allowed in the gallery. Because they react like this at the slightest risk. You have to leave now." I say pointing a finger at him "I am not going anywhere. You deserved that." He said "I did not and as head of this case its my choice." I say "Thats my wife down there! I get a say. I'm not nobody. I'm more than you. You dont even know her. How do you get more of a say than me?" He yells I take the tape of the intercom so that we dont distract the surgeons. "Its because i dont know her that i get a more say than you. Its because i dont know her that i get more say than anybody. Now you need to step back and let me do what you rationally cant. Save her life." I say grabbing my pager from my belt loop to have someone take him out of the gallery.
Alvin is writhing now. He's sweating and pacing and fuming. He's pissed but he cant do anything about it. Its my call. And personally its the right one.
Many things are going on down in the OR. I page security up here to take him away and he knows he cant do anything about it so he's doing all he can do.
He's up at the window that seperates him from the OR. He has his head pressed up against it murmuring something.
Securtiy comes and after having four officers carry him out its finally calm again. I honestly think that he shouldnt have been allowed up here. Things like that dont fly with anyone else, so why should it with him?
That guy and I dont mix. He's fire and i'm gasoline. We dont mix. Yet I like his wife. She and I are like. Well i dont know what we're like. I dont even think theres a we. Its just me being insane and lonely and doing anything to talk to someone without having to put myself out there. Its like having surgeory without the risks.
I spent the whole time during the percatanious repair arguing with Alvin and thinking. I'm pulled out of my daze when I see movement around the room.
The surgeory is over. And she's still alive. She made it.
I smile and stand up. Walking out the room i think Theres alot to talk about.