Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It
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In another few days, the specialist arrived on board for Sisnil’s surgery. The first thing he did was check in with Tessan. Then he wanted to see his patient.

~ Zoi

Dradvia was ordered to page Zoi to sickbay for Cmdr Elbbirt. He’d grilled her thoroughly about what had happened and why he had chosen this options, and gone over everything that was in Sisnil’s file. =/\=Dradvia to Zoi. Report to sickbay.=/\=

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil arrived a short while later. He wasn’t using a support frame anymore, but he was struggling with being blind. Simon was with him, on his shoulder. “What’s up, Dee?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia smiled. She was happy to see him, but the joy was edged with timidity. There was also excitement tempered by worry.

Before she could say anything a human man, older with an air of absolute confidence approached him. “I am Cmdr. Elbbirt Mr. Zoi. I’m here to give you new eyes.” He paused. “The cat has to go. Please give it to En. Dradvia, and we will talk before we get started.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled as he sensed Dee. There was another, unfamiliar presence. He gave Simon to Dee and turned towards Elbbirt. Dee could tell he was nervous, but he was hiding it well. He always did. “What is there to talk about?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia thought hard at Sisnil. She would take Simon to his quarters and be right back.

Elbbirt looked ar him curiously, “I assumed you had questions. How the procedure is done, success rate, rehab, etc.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil shrugged. “I won’t understand how it’s done, and the rest of it you’re likely going to tell me anyway, and either way, I can’t keep being blind, so I don’t have a choice.”

~ Zoi

Elbbirt nodded, “Alright then. I want to do my own exam and double check the measurements. So if you will, up on the biobed please.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil sat on the biobed obediently and waited expectantly for the doctor.

~ Zoi

Elbbirt ran all the same tests and scans that Dradvia had over the last weeks. He came up to the same conclusions.

While he did all of that, Dradvia returned and stood out of the way watching.

When Elbbirt finished he flipped his tricorder closed. “Alright. Ensign,” he looked at Dradvia, “How long will it take to ready the bay for surgery?”

“Half on hour, Sir.”

“Good. I’m going to eat. Get everything ready. We’ll begin in 30 minutes. I suppose,” he said, “you want to observe?”

“Yes, Cmdr. If it’s not a problem,” she tried to sound confident and not intimidated.

Elbbirt nodded and turned to Sisnil, “I will see you in 30 minutes.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Thirty minutes, then...... Sir.” The word sounded so unusual and unnatural coming from Sisnil. He clearly had to force it.

~ Zoi

Elbbirt chuckled. “Just Dr., Mr. Zoi.” He left and the whole medical staff got to work, setting the space up for surgery. Kgnan took Sisnil to change and go through the scrubber. Then he was on the biobed waiting. Dradvia walked over. “How are you feeling?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I’m okay,” Sisnil said, not wanting to worry her again. “It’ll be fine, Dee, promise.” He said and smiled.

~ Zoi

“Of course. Cmdr. Elbbirt is an expert in his field. You’ll be fine.” No one else was in the room at the moment. The staff had converted one of the VIP quarters to a temp sickbay and had left. The other surgical staff were scrubbing. Dradvia leaned down and kissed his cheek. “I love you.”

Sisnil smiled. “I love you, too, Dee.”

Kgnan entered shortly after with the nurse that Elbbirt had brought with him. “I have to go scrub and then I’ll be back.” Dradvia was only gone a few minutes, but she felt better knowing Kgnan was with him. Sisnil didn’t trust anyone, but at least Kgnan was familiar.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil was glad there was someone he was familiar with. He waited quietly and patiently.

~ Zoi

Dradvia was back, in her red scrubs, covered from head to toe. She stood by the bed and helped Kgnan place the surgical frame around it. “Cmdr. Elbbirt is scrubbing. He will be in in just…” the doors opened and she looked up. Cmdr Elbbirt walked in. He too was covered from head to toe in red scrubs. “Alright, you all are welcome to observe, but stay out of the way.” He nodded to his nurse who took up a place beside him near Sisnil’s legs. He looked down at Sisnil. “Any last minute concerns or questions before we get started?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

They were like weird red aliens, all covered up like that. It was unsettling. But Sisnil pushed that away. “No, I’m good.” He said. Empathically he was reaching for Dee, as if holding her hand with telepathy.

~ Zoi

Elbbirt nodded. “Ensign Dradvia, if you would administer the anesthesia.” He set a hand on Sisnil’s shoulder, “You’ll see me in a few hours, Mr. Zoi.” Dradvia squeezed his hand before reaching for the hypo and pressing it gently to his neck. “Count back from 10.”

Sisnil began to count back. He barely reached seven before he was out.

Once Sisnil was out, Dradiva stood across from Cmdr Elbbirt to monitor Sisnil’s vitals and anesthesia medications. He’d never shown any adverse affects to them. She was grateful that Elbbirt had assigned the task to her. It gave her something to focus on.

The nursing staff was a bit put off by Elbbirt bringing his own nurse. As the procedure progressed though, they were grateful. It was extremely complicated. “This part can be disturbing to even the most experienced medical staff. If you think you might become nauseated please step away.”

Elbbirt wasn’t wrong. Minutes later his nurse was holding a sterile tray and Elbbirt was laying one and then the other eye and nerve onto the tray. Elbbirt paused to look at them, and Dradvia did as well. “You said he was poisoned?”

“Yes, Cmdr.” They were… well the imaging didn’t prepare Dradvia for the extent of the damage that was there. It was gruesome.

“By what? I’ve never seen a poison do that.”

Dradvia looked up, “It’s classified, Cmdr. I don’t have permission to say.” Elbbirt nodded with a grunt. “Shrine, left ocular implant please.” The nurse picked up one and handed it over. The rest of the surgery proceeded at a steady pace. Dradvia was grateful that Sisnil didn’t insist she do it. She never would have been able to. Elbbirt was efficient, but even so, the surgery took a while, making sure everything was connected correctly.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

His vitals remained even. Elbbirt had to work around a little remaining damage within the brain, but the healing from the psilosynine procedure was remarkable.

Elbbirt could tell from the way his body reacted that it had been through a lot. He had to be careful, the brain and body seemed overly ready to react to the smallest thing. But he was able to continue and overall the surgery seemed to be going well.

~ Zoi