Posted by Commander Brad Walker (Chief Of Staff/Second Officer) in Sickbay - Iyun’s Medical evaluation

Posted by Ensign Iyun Riani (Scientist) in Sickbay - Iyun’s Medical evaluation

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Brad Walker (Chief Of Staff/Second Officer) in Sickbay - Iyun’s Medical evaluation
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Riani turned to face the person who had spoke. “I’m here for my physical evaluation.” the petite Bajoran officer replied. Her thick, long hair was tied back into a French braid that fell down to her butt, leaving her earring clearly visible. Realizing that she hadn’t even introduced herself, she blushed slightly and added hastily, “Ensign Iyun Riani. I just got assigned to the USS Ogawa.”

~Ensign Iyun, Science

“Science division?” Brad asked, since unless the notification was buried on his desk, he wasn’t aware of any new arrival in his department by that name.

Still, handling her physical would be a welcome distraction from the administrative trivia that made up most of his daily routine, so he walked fully out of the office suite and crossed the room to stand next to a biobed, beckoning her over.

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“Yes, Sir,” Iyun replied as she walked further into sickbay and then towards the biobeds. “Thank you for taking the time to take care of my physical evaluation.” After moving her braid s that it would fall over her shoulder and down the front of her body instead, she gracefully hoisted herself on the biobed. And there she sat meekly; back straight, hands folded in her lap and eyes mostly cast down.

~Ensign Iyun, Science

“No problem, it’s good to get out of the office now and then,” Brad said as he started the scan.

“So what’s your specialty?”

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Looking briefly up, Iyun said, “I’m an astrophysicist, but I also have a minor each in mathematics and theoretical physics.” A small smile tugged at the corners of her lips and eyes as she mentioned her field of expertise. Meanwhile the tricorder would show a few - long healed - fractures: her big right toe, right pinkie and index finger and left wrist. But those fractures were already listed in her medical file. What was new was the partially healed fracture of the smallest toe on her left foot. Walker would also notice a number of bruises in different stages of healing. From their positions and Iyun’s height, he might be able to guess - correctly - that she seemed to bump into things a lot. But otherwise she seemed in good health.

~Ensign Iyun, Science

“Hm,” he said, mostly to himself as he read the results. “How’s your left foot feeling?” Having broken a few toes of his own in self-defense classes, it couldn’t be entirely fun for her to be walking around in regular footwear.

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“My left foot, Sir?” Ria asked, but before he could answer she continued, “It’s been hurting some after I caught one of my toes on my desk a few weeks ago. Not always though. Mostly when I’m walking, but that doesn’t surprise me. It got bruised quite a bit, why?” While she wasn’t stuttering for once, her voice was still very hesitant and she seemed to literally radiate uncertainty and insecurity. For while she assumed that something had shown up on the scan - after all it was’t the first time she’d walked into something absentmindedly and thus slightly injured herself - she started to worry that it might have been more than a simple bruise and that she would get told off or even reprimanded for not seeing a doctor earlier.

~Ensign Iyun, Science

“Well, you actually managed to break that toe,” Brad said. “Well, not break per se, but fractured. Any particular reason you didn’t get it looked at before now?” He tried not to sound particularly condescending, especially since he didn’t know this young woman, but was also ready to hear a disappointing excuse.

Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

The colour drained from Ria’s face at his words. “I-” she started and for a short moment actually looked Brad in the eyes. Her breathing had become very shallow and she noticed her vision become blurry around the edges. Why are you panicking? she asked herself, while trying get more oxygen into her lungs. After all, the last thing she needed right now was to pass out. Placing one hand on her chest and the other on her stomach, she managed to take several deep breaths with her eyes closed. Eventually she opened her eyes again, but kept them cast down as she tried answering the doctor’s question once more. “I thought it was just bruise,” she whispered sheepishly. “It didn’t feel at all like the time I broke my big toe. And …” she paused, biting rather hard on her lower lip. “And if I come to see a doctor every time I walk into something … I’d never leave sickbay again,” she concluded in a barely audible whisper. She could add that it happened towards the end of her finals. But of course that was no reason not to take care of one’s health. So she didn’t mention that part.

~Ensign Iyun, Science

Brad watched as the biobed monitors started lighting up with alarm as they registered her panic attack, though he noted that she also registered it and took steps to calm herself down.

“Hm,” he said. “Have you also, per chance, been diagnosed with anxiety?”

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

At first Ria merely nodded, not sure if she should elaborate or not. After a moment of silence that felt like eternity to her she, said, “It’s usually not that bad. Uncertainties and new people … aren’t my strength. It will get better once I’ve settled in.” There was conviction in her voice, yet it also sounded a little as if she tried to convince herself just as much as Dr. Walker.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist