"What exactly are we doing, Doctor?" I asked curiously. "Reggie was bitten yesterday evening, on the arm." he told me. I automatically realized what that meant. "So, you are suggesting that we perform an amputation?" I asked. The patient automaticly shuddered at the word. The doctor nodded, and picked up a nearby saw. "Honestly, anyone can do this. There's no need for a doctor. I guess Carver and the others don't want to get their hands dirty." he exclaimed. I smiled. "Are you sure the saw is clean? Couldn't the arm get infected?" I asked. "Do you have a better plan?" he shot back. I nodded my head no. "All I need you to do is monitor his blood loss. Make sure that he does not bleed out on me. Are you ready?" Carlos asked. I stood for a minute, took a deep breath, and said, "Just in case you haven't noticed, I have been shot! Aren't you concerned about me bleeding to death? It hurts terribly too!" I told him. "You can wait an hour. This is more important now. If we don't cut off the arm right now, it might be too late." he shot back. I nodded grimly.
"Aggghhh!" the patient screamed when the saw entered his flesh. I could not help but wince. The doctor kept sawing away at the arm. More screams. More blood curdling screams. Blood started gushing from the patient's arm, to the ground. "Ok, let's take a break. Lilly, help the patient." the doctor said. "No, just get it over with!" the patient yelled. "If we don't take care of the problem now, you may bleed out before we can even finish the operation!" Carlos replied. I don't really know how, but I got it to where the patient was still bleeding massively, but not fast enough to kill him.
"Okay. One, two...three!" came from the doctor as he again started sawing off the arm. More screams fill the room. Eventually when the arm did fall off, I almost fainted. The smell of blood was so atrocious, I almost began to vomit. The patient screamed a few more times, before collapsing onto the ground. Immediately, the doctor checked for a pulse, and found that he was still alive. "Bandage him up." Carlos said. I quickly grabbed the tin of bandages, and began to apply them to the nub of the patient's arm, as I gagged. The doctor noticed. "A nurse terrified of the sight of blood. I've never seen that before." "A little blood does not bother be. But if you fill a room with enough blood to take a bath in, it does disturb me. I would be terrified if it didn't." I replied. Carlos smiled.
I finally finished bandaging the patient up, and he started to come to. The patient automaticly began to wince. Eventually, when he gathered the strength, he muttered a quick "thank you", and, once again, fainted.
"We should get him to his bed. The pain will wear off in a few hours. It will still be a bit painful, but the worst will pass. In a few days, he won't even feel a thing." Carlos said. We began to pick him p, when the pain in my shoulder multiplied, and I let out a cry of anguish. "Right, sorry. I forgot about your shoulder. I will get someone else to help me carry Reggie here. Lie down on the table. I will get to you shortly." he said. I smiled and nodded, and did as the doctor instructed. The smell of blood still filled the room, but I started to get used to it. I sat there waiting for the doctor to extract the bullet, and for my pain to melt away. I guess I will have to wait until he finds someone to help carry the patient. I just hope that he arrives soon…
Author's Note: I'm sorry guys that the amputation might not be very realistic. Trust me, I'm no doctor. I just made an educated guess on what it would be like to perform an amputation...in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. So I am sorry if that's not really how you perform one. Same thing applies to all the operations that have been featured in this story so far, which is like one, and the future operations.
Songs-
1: The Classic Crime - The Coldest Heart
2: The Classic Crime - Cheap Shots
3: Three Days Grace - Gone Forever
4: Ben Folds - Heist
5: Ben Folds - Lost In The Supermarket
6: Linkin Park - Until It's Gone
7: Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
8: Twenty One Pilots - Car Radio
9: Twenty One Pilots - Holding On To You
10: Twenty One Pilots - House Of Gold
Also, school starts in a few days, so I won't be able to update once a week or so like I've been doing. It may be once every two weeks. Or maybe I'm just lying, and I'll update even more. There's no telling. Anyway, just wanted to give you guys a heads up.
Hope you guys enjoyed!