In Sickbay, Roman’s heart’s rhythm was returning to normal. Grat’s treatment to restore typical electrical impulses was working and the heart’s sinoatrial node was taking over natural pacemaking. The erratic heartbeats were becoming more organized and regular.

The deep tissue repair to the heart had repaired a lot of the damage to the heart’s muscular walls, but it still wasn’t strong enough to pump enough blood to the body without the support of the pulmonary support unit. When they tried to wean him off the support, his heart began to struggle under the strain. But he was stable as long as he was on the support, so they were just waiting for the heart to heal a little more so it could handle the demands of the body on its own.

The dermal regenerator had healed the damage to the muscles in his arms. The muscles in his chest would take another round. The electrical burns on his palms needed another couple of rounds to fully heal.

They were going to wait a few more hours before trying weaning him off the support unit again. By the time Morgan escorted Rand back, they were about ready to try again.

~ Roman