Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Primary Sickbay- Private Consultations

Posted by Lieutenant John McCandless (Head Nurse) in Primary Sickbay- Private Consultations

Posted by Captain Dira Myqian (Commanding Officer) in Primary Sickbay- Private Consultations
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John blinked at the bluntness of Solal. Straight to the point. John looked at Solal and then at the Captain and frowned slightly wandering why the need for discretion and secrecy. But he trusted the Doctor and Captain.
“Of course. As always, patient confidentiality is the highest priority Doctor.” He replied.

Lt John McCandless, Head Nurse

Dira drew in a long, steady breath and nodded to McCandless. “It’s personal,” she said softly. “Dr. Solal has agreed to look into some symptoms I’m having and I would rather keep this very quiet. And I mean from everyone outside of this room until I am ready to say anything, if there is anything to tell others at all.”

Captain Myqian, CO

John swallowed and looked over at the Captain. What am I getting into? he thought and then worried about what was causing Dira so much concern.
“Of course Captain. My word is my bond, I won’t say anything to anyone unless you give permission.” He replied meaning every word. He then looked over to Doctor Solal.
“What tests what you have me assist with Doctor?” He asked.

Lt John McCandless, Head Nurse

“A panel of blood tests. Complete blood panel, white cell count, standard hormone levels. Check for common cancer markers. I’d order antibody tests, but we’d be testing all week without specifics. I need to know which to test for.” Solal looked at Dira, “Ideally, there won’t be anything to look for. But as you said, caution is best for an officer in your position.”

~ Solal

Myqian sucked in a breath and nodded. It was one thing to have suspicions, but quite another to have them all laid out as checklist items. “Whatever we need to do. I Have time today, so let’s make the most of it.”

Captain Myqian, CO

John listened to the list of tests that Solal wanted to complete and nodded. It made sense and those were all generic. From this, John gathered that the symptoms were somewhat vague and the Doctor wanted to cover his bases.
“Very well Doctor. I’ll run those tests myself and have the results sent over to you in an encrypted file.”
“Captain, if you’ll follow me?” He asked trying to keep the concern out of his voice.

Lt John McCandless, Head Nurse

She nodded and rose from the chair, following John out, giving Solal a nod of appreciation. “I know you probably already intended it, but I’d prefer a private exam room. The less people see of me here, the less questions they will ask, and hopefully the less gossip will start to circulate,” Dira said, an edge of bitterness in her voice.

Captain Myqian, CO

John nodded and pointed to a secluded exam room out of the way of most of primary Sickbay.
“We’ll use that one over there Captain. It’s out of the way enough to avoid unwanted attention and prying eyes.” He sated. John knew full well that nothing stayed secret for long, especially not on a medical shop like the Owie. He’d already heard about how the Captain had been kidnapped!
“Hospitals are the worst for gossip, I can guess that it’s even worse on a medical ship.” He replied with a tone of sympathy to his voice remembering when he was in ICU on Earth.

Lt John McCandless, Head Nurse

She chuckled. “It’s definitely been more than I expected and I’ve served in a variety of situations. It doesn’t help that I’ve been in command roles here and so it’s harder to slip under the radar. You’re just always under scrutiny of some kind.” It wasn’t a bad thing all the time but it made this situation more complicated than it might be otherwise.

John smiled nodding, he knew all too well about gossip. It was partly why he had been shipped off to his previous posting, no one had really trusted him after things with the Doctor had ended.

She stepped into the room and unzipped her jacket without preamble, draping it over a chair. She slipped off the command undershirt as well, adding it to the jacket before immediately slipping up onto a biobed. She had a thin sleeveless tank left and simply sat there with a determined expression on her face.

“Do what you need to,” she said softly. “And ask what you need to. No point being awkward about this, especially if only a couple people will be involved I this.”

Captain Myqian, CO

John nodded again feeling relieved, he was glad the Captain felt the same. He had found people were often on edge around him as a male nurse. The Captain however seemed much more open minded. He walked over to a table with a spare hypospray on it- modified slightly for the use of taking blood. He picked it up and walked over to the Captain.
“I’ll just take a few drops from your arm, fortunately we won’t need much for the tests Doctor Solal needs. I’m sorry if you’ve already been asked this, but what are your symptoms Captain?” He asked as he waited for the go ahead.

Lt John McCandless, Head Nurse