Summer Nightfalls (Completed) [R18]

9 : Blood Typing

Ivana

THE OR is full as of the moment. Palagi naman, wala ng araw na walang OR. Pati Sundays, may OR parin. Hindi na natapos.

Dr. Ibarra started the procedure. Nanood lang muna ako. I've momorized all surgical instruments being used kaya alam ko ang pagkasunod sunod ng mga kailangan niya. Atleast iyun, sigurado ako na tama ang mga instrumento na binibigay ko. It's the brain we're dealing with and not the thoracic or abdominal area.

" I'll do the opening for biopsy."  He said. Tumango naman ako.

" The patient will have another surgery depending on the patient's prognosis." He continued. After the patient was sedated, Dr. Ibarra started with the procedure.

I assisted him the way he usually wants his assistants to do it.

Magaling si Doc Ibarra. Dati naman na kase. Nong binata pa ito magaling na talaga siya. Lalo na ngayon na halos araw araw na niyang ginagawa ang ganitong operasyon.

" Doc vitals going down" Wika nung scrub nurse namin

" Inject some more" He was talking to the anethesiologist.

After a few minutes, the patients vital signs were stabilized.

The operation continued. Tinuturuan din niya ako habang ginagawa niya.

I listened carefully.

The operation lasted for almost four hours. Matagal pero buhay ang pasyente namin.

He did it well. Hanga ako kay Doc Ibarra dahil ang galing niya talaga.

" Next time you'll know what to do. Always remember that the brain is different from the abdomen. A single mistake will render your patient in critical condition." He explained while we were both scrubing out.

" By the way, you did well. Keep up the good work, Doctor" He smiled at me before leaving.

Napangiti naman ako ng patago.

Sumama ako sa patient sa recovery room. We usually monitor the patient after surgery, it's included in our tasks as interns. Buti nalang at stable naman iyung pasyente hanggang sa madala ko sa ICU para masmamonitor pa ng maayos. Doc Ibarra did the talking and explaining to the patient's significant others.

Alas singko na ng mapansin ko ang oras ko. Time to go home. We are allowed to go home on call. But since I have a patient in the ICU, hindi ako puwedeng umuwi. I need to be on call in case something happens. Madali namang tawagan si Doc Ibarra just in case may mangyari sa pasyente.

Saktong night shift naman si Chin ng dumaan ako sa nurses' station.

" Balita ko ikaw daw nag-asist kay Doc Ibarra kanina. Hanep bestpren, mabenta ka talaga kay Doc Ibarra" She said. Napangiti na lamang ako. I took the patient's chart and read Doc Ibarra's latest orders before he went home.

Wala namang bago. Just his usual orders. Memorize ko na mga post op orders ni Doc Ibarra. Noong nurse pa ako, palaging ako nagcacarry out mga orders niya.

Dumaan sa doctor's lounge si Jed pagkatapos ng surgery nila ni Doc Ja. It was successful. Ayun nga lang at for monitoring ang pasyente nila.

" Coffee Love" He gave me a cup of coffee he was holding.

" Kamusta OR mo?" Tanong ko

" Great. Ikaw lucky charm ko eh." He said. Lumapit na naman siya sa akin. He rested his head on my shoulder.

" Sakit ulit ba ulo mo" I asked again.

Tumango ito.

" A little bit." He just said. Inayos ko iyung posisyon niya para masahehin ang kaniyang sintido.