Posted by Lieutenant Commander Alexis Kane (Assistant Chief Medical Officer) in Secondary Sickbay- Recovery is a Pain

Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Secondary Sickbay- Recovery is a Pain

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Alexis Kane (Assistant Chief Medical Officer) in Secondary Sickbay- Recovery is a Pain

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“Hmmm,” Alexis moved back around the desk and pulled up her file. “Dr. Solar fixed the features, but you’ve reinjured your scaphoid bone. And the median nerve in the carpal tunnel is pinched. Some minor surgery and a session with the bone knitter will take care of that. You’re over working your wrist.”

Kane, AMO

Dira sighed. “It’s so tight, and feels swollen and hard to move some days. I’m trying to be gentle and keep up with both my exercise and my work.” She blew out a breath. “Also… I don’t always sleep great and I… get these nightmares. Sometimes I find I wake up with my hand in an awkward position.”

Captain Myqian, CO

“You are using it to much,” Alexis said bluntly. “If it is swollen and hard to move then you should not be trying, and should have come sooner.” It wasn’t a criticism or chiding but simple fact. She loaded a hypo while she spoke and then held it up. “Anti-inflammatory. It will help reduce the swelling and help with the pain. After we do the correction, I will set you up with the occupational therapist.”

Dira simply nodded. After all, what else could she say? That there had been no time? She had gone form recovering to acting captain to actual captain in such a short time that she got lost in the whirlwind. It happened.

She sat down and looked at the Captain. “There are medications to help with sleep and even nightmares. There are other aids, like the alpha-wave inducer as well. If the nightmares are the main cause of your lack of sleep, I would not be comfortable prescribing such. I recommend you see Dr. Grayson.” Alexis knew her limits and when it came to patient care she didn’t allow ego to get in the way of saying someone else was the expert. “She can prescribe something for you, and I am happy to over see the dosing and side-effects if she needs me to do so.”

Kane, AMO

“I will speak with her,” Myqian said. “How long will the surgery take?” She knew it was a pretty straightforward procedure but it was best to check. She would adjust her day accordingly, but also she was trying to figure out when to when to bring up another topic.

Captain Myqian, CO

Alexis went back to studying the images. “Maybe an hour all told. I’ll use medical nanites to relieve the compression on the nerve and align it correctly and the bone knitter will take only a few minutes to heal the fracture. We can put you in an old fashioned support brace afterwards until the natural healing has finished.”

Kane, AMO

She nodded. “Alright, that sounds like a plan then.”

Now? Later? What was better? Did the timing even matter? This was overdue but again, things had been so all over the place and she was just trying to catch her breath some days. “Alexis…”

Dira took a deep breath. “I owe you an apology, for that night with Frigga. I shouldn’t have interfered. I didn’t mean to cause harm but I was caught up in my emotions at the time and I didn’t think it through. So I’m sorry. I promise it won’t happen again.”

Captain Myqian, CO