MARRY ME HELLARY

Chapter 10

Yncse POV

11 PM.

Gusto ko mang matulog pero hindi ako patutulugin ng isip ko. I still remember what he said. Hindi ko alam kung seryoso ba sya o nagbibiro lang sa akin.

Pagkatapos niya iyong sabihin ay mabuti nalang at dumating si Caren at Justin. Hindi ko na alam ang dapat kong gawin sa harapan niya. I am not used to it, madalas ay ako yung nagbabara ng usapan but kanina ay para akong na trap na impossible ng makalabas. Urgh!! kainis! Makatulog na nga lang. Bahala na to bukas....

Kinabukasan

7 AM akong pumasok ng hospital kahit wala akong maayos na tulog kagabi. May tatapusin pa akong paperworks sa office ko at may operation schedule ako mamayang 10:30 AM saka 4PM kaya dapat ay matapos ko to agad.

Mag a-alas nuwebe na ng kumatok si caren sa office ko ngunit hindi ko ito pinansin dahil sa daming ginagawa. Hindi ko naman maaaring patulungin si Caren dahil may sarili din siyang routine na trabaho. I checked every forms of patients, concent and records nila. Trabaho namin ng mga doctors yun bago e submit sa main office.

"Yncse" tawag nito sakin.

"Yeah?" sagot ko habang na sa mga papel ang tingin.

"Kumain ka na ba ng umagahan?" aniya.

Napaisip naman ako. Minsan kasi ay nakakalimutan kong kumain lalo't wala akong maayos na tulog saka maraming iniisip.

"Uhm, yeah. Kumain ako bago pumunta sa hospital" sagot ko.

Hindi kasi kami pwedeng mag o-opera ng pasyente kapag wala kaming kain. And one hour before the operation ay dapat may kinain kami or else responsibilidad namin na hindi ma-operahan sa scheduled time ang pasyente namin and deduction iyon sa sweldo and count of suspension. Kaya importanteng kumain bago ang operasyon, number 2 rule iyon ng hospital namin.

"Okay then, I'll just bring some snacks and juice. Is it okay to you?" aniya.

Tumango lang ako bilang pag sang ayon saka pinagpatuloy ang ginagawa.

Madami kasi ito. Lahat ng patients sa department namin ay ako ang nag handle ng papers since head doctor ako. My permission and signature is needed before delivering these to the main office.

Saktong 9:40 AM ay tapos na kaming kumain ni Caren at tapos na rin ang paperworks na pinagkakaabalahan ko.

"Natapos mo nang e check ang mga pasyente natin?" tanong ko kay caren habang nagliligpit kami ng pinagkainan.

"Yep, tinapos ko na lahat para tuloy-tuloy na tayo" aniya.

Sasagot na sana ako ng biglang tumunog ang phone ko. May nag text.

From: Doc Ian

Goodmorning Dra.Hel Meet us on laboratory, we're here already. Thanks!

"Caren, let's go. Na sa lab sila ngayon" nakangiting sabi ko.

Tumango naman ito saka sumunod sakin palabas.

"Hindi naman siguro mag cause ng possibility of unsuccessful operation ang patient natin doc? Ano sa tingin mo?" biglang saad nito.

"No one knows Caren, everything is possible so let's try our best" nakangiting sagot ko.

Pagkarating namin sa lab ay nag usap-usap sila tungkol sa patient.

Nandito ang anim na nurses, ang anesthesiologist at iba pang tutulong samin.

Si Doc Ian rin ay nandito para e guide ang ibang nurses sa mga possibleng mangyari at mangyayari.

Brain tumor ang sakit ng pasyente namin and she's 24 years old. She's young to suffer this painful disease.

To remove a brain tumor, a neurosurgeon makes an opening in the skull. This operation is called a craniotomy. Whenever possible, the surgeon attempts to remove the entire tumor. If the tumor cannot be completely removed without damaging vital brain tissue, your doctor may remove as much of the tumor as possible.

So as what I've said to Caren, it's still possible for unsuccessful surgery.

Matapos ang usapang iyon ay dumiretso na kami sa washing area para mag linis and proper sanitization before operating the patient.

"Is everyone ready?" tanong ko sa mga kasama ko sa OR.

"Yes doc" sagot naman nila.

Dra. Yncse Hellary. A professional licensed general surgeon. My skills are flexible as my hands. I studied and graduated as the most skillful and intelligent doctor in my university, not being humble, yeah...

I have knowledge in many ways of a person's illness or deseased. That's the reason why the chairman trust me alot.

I can operate and be the lead inside the operating room. My closest doctors called me genius as I can distinguish the condition of a patient. If it is a curable or incurable And I never been wrong...throughout my journey as a doctor.

-CHART-

Patient: Sofia Steinberg

Age: 24 years old.

Operation: Left side frontal lobe.

This tumor symptoms has difficulty of walking, problems with your sight and speech, weakness on one side of the body and changes in personality or behaving in a way that you wouldn't normally.

"Craniotomy is ready to be performed" pagbibigay alam ko sa lahat.

"Scalpel" ani ko saka inilahad ang kamay at inabot naman ito ni caren agad.

Caren is my assistant nurse right now and she's beside me to give me the tools that I needed. As well as the other nurses who must operate the tools ready and my anesthesiologist to look out the usage of anesthesia and monitor the patient's heart rate in the machine.

Cutting the bone flap is lifted and removed to expose the protective covering of the brain called the dura. The bone flap is safely set aside and will be replaced at the end of the surgery.

"Drills" saad ko saka ko binigay ulit kay caren ang scalpel.

Ready to make holes of both sides.

Makakatulong ang drills to have a guide of holing the

skull.

"Dissectors"

To open the inner shield of brain I must use dissectors.

"Laser"

It can help to destroy the tumor to your brain.

"Ultrasonic Aspirators"

This devices are commonly used for resecting intracranial tumors, as they allow for internal debulking of large tumors, hereby avoiding damage to adjacent brain tissue during the dissection.

"Suction" ani ko nang makita kong may dugong nagkalat na sa area ng tumor. Hindi talaga ito maiiwasan sa bawat operasyon.

"Doc, would it blow out the blood or irrigation fluid? It's bleeding so much doctora. The patient's blood pressure is dropping too fast" ani caren.

"Just focus" saad ko habang inoobserbahan ang pag agos ng dugo sa microscopic machine.

It takes two minutes to dry the blood at successful namang nakuha ang lahat ng tumor sa ulo ng pasyente.

Ginawa ko na ang mga dapat kong gawin hanggang sa natapos ito ng dalawa at kalahating oras pa lang.

The minimum time of operating this kind of tumor is 3-5 hours long.

The last thing to do is to attach the titanium plates and screws in the last layer of her head in which we used to open the head for the beginning process.

The plates and screws remain permanently to support the area, and they sometimes can be felt under your skin. A drain may be placed under the skin for a couple of days to remove blood or fluid from the area.

Tinapos na namin agad and thanks it's a success. We're all worn out but it's worth it!!

Pagkalabas ko ng operation section after washing my hands ay nakita ko na agad ang guardian ng patient.

They're her parents, crying and praying.

Napansin lang nila ako nang lumapit ako sa harapan nila.

"Doc" pagsusumamong sabi ng ina nang patient.

She look helpless and worried.

I wonder how it feels to have your family in operating room. Fighting for their life.

I never experience such a tragic scenary. But I experienced the most tragic one.

My mom and dad was dead on arrival due to the car accident. I wasn't given a chance to have hope of them being alive for the second time. I wasn't given a chance to wait outside the operating room and praying for their lives. After they left in this world, I was alone in a dark place where I used to walk with my own shadow, nowhere to go. And no one to rely on.

"How is she doctora? How's my daughter?" tanong ng ama. Nabalik ako sa katotohanan nung marinig ko ang boses na yun.

Wala ka mang maririnig na pag iyak niya ay makikita mo sa mga mata ang pag aalala at takot para sa anak nila.

Kung nabiyayaan ba ito ng pangalawang buhay paglabas ng kwarto o mananatiling nakahiga at nakapikit ang mata sa pang habangbuhay.